All Natural Dog Food

Bad Dog Food Ingredients to Avoid
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What really is used as fillers in cheap dog food

Used in low quality cheap commercial dog foods fillers are basically put in the dogs food to save the manufacturer money not to increase nutritional values. These include inedible and hard to digest products such as: cereal byproducts cottonseed hulls crushed peanut shells straw corn and crushed corncobs weeds and feathers.

A cheap dog food filled with corn fillers listed as corn corn meal and corn gluten meal should be avoided as this is used as substitute for higher quality animal protein sources.

These fillers are not just unpalatable but can be dangerous to your pet. They can cause digestive problems allergies and in immune deficient puppies or older pets can cause severe medical problems. .

What is a byproduct

Found in cheap dog food meat byproducts are euphemisms for parts of animals that wouldnt be considered edible by any smart consumer. Meat byproducts actually do not contain meat. Byproducts are part of the animals that are left over after the meat has been stripped away from the bone. This disgusting cheap dog food mishmosh would then include heads feet entrails hoofslungs spleens kidneys brains stomachs (still with undigested food inside) bones blood (some with hormones and medications included) intestines and loads of other carcass parts that are not fit for human consumption.

Also the boiled down flesh of road kill zoo animals and 4D (dead diseased disabled dying) livestock is considered okay with these manufacturers. This also can include dogs and cats that have been euthanized. Avoid dog food with blood meal which is an inexpensive protein booster. The animal source is usually not stated and the blood can be contaminated with residues of hormones or medications.

What is a nonspecific meat source

If the main protein source is listed as meat this is to be avoided It is always mystery meat such as: spoiled rotten meat from the grocery store (Styrofoam wrap and all) Road kill that has been rotting on the roadside heads feet skin hair feathers carpel and tarsal joints and mammary glands are used from the slaughterhouses. Animals that died are used cancerous tissue and all tumors and worm infested organs are also rendered. Injection sites are rendered blood clots and all. Stomach and unclean bowels are rendered. Contaminated material including blood is rendered. Carcasses with high levels of drugs or pesticides in excess of limits prescribed under the FDA (not fit for human consumption) are rendered.

Everything is pitched into large vats and slowly ground then cooked at low temps till the grease rises to the top. And consider that this is what is listed on the ingredient list as animal fat. The leftovers are put raw into a press where the moisture is squeezed out and this is the meat used in the cheap dog food brands.

Why are artificial colors preservatives and flavors used

Flavor is added because most pets wouldnt eat the finished product without some sort of cover up for the horrible smell. These additional flavors are usually from rancid restaurant grease. This grease sometimes sits in dumpsters out in the sun for weeks. This is what the pet food manufacturers buy to add as flavoring which is sprayed onto the kibble. Also sugar or corn syrup is used to cover up the bad taste of the inferior kibble.

Different dyes are used to make the food look good to us the pet owner. Dyes are known carcenogenic causing additives and Im quite certain my pet or yours does not care what color their food is.

Artificial preservatives are used to extend the shelf life of the dog food. The main ones to avoid are: BHA (butylated hydroxytolulene) propyl gallate propylene glycol (also used in automotive antifreeze and is suspected of causing red blood cell damage) and ethoxyquin. These are all potentially cancer causing agents that your pets are eating every day.

This all sounds pretty grim but rest assured there are many extremely excellent ultra premium organic dog foods now being manufactured without any of the above crap in them. These highly reputable and conscientious companies have philosophies aimed at providing you and your pet the best of the best when it comes to nutrition and peace of mind.

A lot of pet owners are also now making their own all natural dog food at home and this is always better than the junk the commercial pet food manufacturers are feeding our pets. It is easy and comparable in price to buying the premium organic dog food brands as long as you use a proper nutritionally balanced dog food recipe. There are many all natural healthy dog food recipe books for sale and also readily available on the internet are all sorts of high quality dog food recipes Ebooks and websites featuring home cooked pet food.

Whatever you choose for your pet remember we speak for them and choose the best for them that you are able to give.

I have a dog food rating scale here that your can use to find out if you are feeding a good or bad food to your pet. It gives you a concise clear mark from A+ down to F. This way you will be able to determine what you are giving your pet.

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