- Aug 21, 2011
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It's really disgusting what commercial cat and dog foods will allow into their products--including euthanized dogs and cats.
The FDA really doesn't regulate pet foods. They say that as long as the ingredients listed are considered safe such as "meat, poultry, and grains" then it does not need to be pre-market approved. Meat can mean anything.
WARNING: Very graphic video. It censors nothing and shows the process starting from the vet's clinic to the meat processing plant.
This doesn't mean that every label that says "meat meal" or "bone and meat meal" is necessarily of dead cats and dogs, but it doesn't mean that it is not.
Please read the labels on the back of the food you choose for your pets or animals. Even if buying good food costs a little bit more, it will save you a lot of money in the long run by avoiding many health problems in the future. Most commercial dog food is the equivalent of a corn husk with flavored gravy on it. Iams, Purina, Pedigree, Beneful, Eukanuba and Hill's Science Diet are all terrible quality food. The bulk of them are filled with corn product, various grains, by-products (beaks, feet, etc), even propylene glycol which is close to antifreeze. You really can't find any good food at grocery stores or Walmart and even most pet stores and vet clinics don't keep any good quality food stocked.
I buy my pet food at Tractor Supply or I order offline.
Good quality food to look out for: Acana, Innova, Hollistic Blend, Orijen, Wellness Core, and Canidae to list a few.
Check out http://www.dogfoodadvisor.com/ to learn more about comparing brands and what to look for in good food.
TL;DR:
Read dog and cat food labels so you don't feed your pets dog and cat meat or corn and chicken beaks with meat flavoring.
The FDA really doesn't regulate pet foods. They say that as long as the ingredients listed are considered safe such as "meat, poultry, and grains" then it does not need to be pre-market approved. Meat can mean anything.
WARNING: Very graphic video. It censors nothing and shows the process starting from the vet's clinic to the meat processing plant.
This doesn't mean that every label that says "meat meal" or "bone and meat meal" is necessarily of dead cats and dogs, but it doesn't mean that it is not.
Please read the labels on the back of the food you choose for your pets or animals. Even if buying good food costs a little bit more, it will save you a lot of money in the long run by avoiding many health problems in the future. Most commercial dog food is the equivalent of a corn husk with flavored gravy on it. Iams, Purina, Pedigree, Beneful, Eukanuba and Hill's Science Diet are all terrible quality food. The bulk of them are filled with corn product, various grains, by-products (beaks, feet, etc), even propylene glycol which is close to antifreeze. You really can't find any good food at grocery stores or Walmart and even most pet stores and vet clinics don't keep any good quality food stocked.
I buy my pet food at Tractor Supply or I order offline.
Good quality food to look out for: Acana, Innova, Hollistic Blend, Orijen, Wellness Core, and Canidae to list a few.
Check out http://www.dogfoodadvisor.com/ to learn more about comparing brands and what to look for in good food.
TL;DR:
Read dog and cat food labels so you don't feed your pets dog and cat meat or corn and chicken beaks with meat flavoring.