After a long day at work, you sit back, relax, and start flipping through channels. You look at the clock and it’s 5 p.m. Then you notice your best friend sitting patiently by his food dish. He is ready for dinner! You walk into the kitchen and put two big scoops of his favorite grocery dry dog food into his bowl. He is not a picky eater and eats his dinner right up. You love this about your dog because you can buy whatever food is on sale at the super market. Did you ever wonder what is in the food you feed your dog? Out of curiosity, you pick up a bag of food and the first thing you see on the ingredients is ground whole corn followed by chicken by product meal. Can this be healthy for your dog?
When you go into the supermarket and you see bags of dog food with pictures of juicy meats and wholesome vegetables and then you read the ingredients and you see “meat by-product, meat and bone meal, chicken by-product, and beef by product.” This is not the best part of the meat. Instead, in that food will be the left overs that considered unfit for human consumption. What is really in that meat is: chicken heads, feet, feathers and intestines. For the choice of beef is, cow brains, tongues, esophagi, fetal issues (which is high in hormones) and cancerous meat.
Pet food scientists have made it possible to take left over meat, fortify it, add preservatives, and artificial vitamins and minerals and this grocery will stay good on the shelf for a year. This garbage meat can also come from other sources, such as, spoiled rotten meat (including the Styrofoam and plastic wrap), road kill, the 4 D’s of cattle (which are dying, dead, diseased, and disabled), rancid restaurant grease, and the most disturbing of all, euthanized pets.
When dead animals are picked up, they are not rendered until a week or so after they have died. This is because 50% of the meat contains E. Coli. The rendering process does destroy the E. Coli, but does not eliminate the endotoxins found in the meat when the animal has died. These endotoxins, once consumed, can cause sickness and diseases are not tested by pet food manufactures. |
At the rendering plant, road kill, dead carcass, dead live stock and euthanized pets are put into a large grinder. After it has been shredded and chipped, the meat is cooked at 220 – 270 degrees F. for approximately 20 minutes to an hour. The grease and tallow rises to the top and it is removed from the mixture. Then, the mixture is squeezed and dried and now we have “meat and bone meal” which is in most of grocery foods today.
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Animals in the wild would not eat this food. So why do our domestic pets eat this food with no issues? Pet food manufactures have created a way to attract our pets to eat. It’s all in the flavoring. They’ve taken old, used restaurant grease (yes, the same kind that sits out in the dumpsters, for who knows how long being exposed to weather conditions, wild animals, and bacteria.) They add powerful, artificial antioxidants, to avoid further spoilage, and sell it to put into dog food. These preserved fats are the number one reason for your dogs to get digestive upset, diarrhea and bad breath.
Animals provide joy, companionship, and laughter to our lives. For a lonely little girl, they are the friends she needs so urgently. For the elderly or shut-ins, an animal may be their last remaining friend on earth. Animals will always be an intricate part of life. Where once you did not have human friends to play with you were fortunate enough to have animals. Addressing people who are not animal lovers, I would say it is very difficult to explain what joy an animal can bring to one's life. Seeing-eye dogs and other trained animals for handicapped individuals perform services by assisting their masters in their daily activities, from carrying large objects to directing a blind person through traffic.
Animals save our lives in many ways. Furthermore, animals give their lives for the advancement of science. Lab rats are poked, prodded, injected with chemical substances and operated upon, all so that we may find new cures for the many diseases that threaten our quality of life. There are good arguments to support this line of research, especially if it means an animal's sacrifice saves the life of a human being. There are also good arguments to support the argument that much of the research done on animals is without justification. For example, rabbits were once sprayed in the eyes with perfume merely for the testing of
cosmetic products.
cosmetic products.
So the question is, why feed your loving, charming, friendly dog horrible dog food? As important as dogs are too many individuals why would you want to feed your dog the best you possibly could! There are many people out there feeding their dogs food that they personally believe is known as a “good brand” but are they wrong. Some of the most popular foods are the worst. Some of the worst dog foods out there right now are: Alpo, Abady, Bill jac, Diamond, Good life, Good Life, Ol’Roy, Beneful, Eukanuba, Science Diet, Iams, Kibbles n bits, Pedigree,Proplan, Dog Chow, and Purina One. These select brands are foods that are advertised constantly to promote themselves persuading consumers how great they are.
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These select dog food brands are not food for dogs simply because they include by product in the ingredients. By product is not good for dogs to digest. Non-specific animal source is also an ingredient listed on these dog food bags. Why would you want to feed your loving dog something that you don’t even know what it is? These select dog food brands also include BHA, BHT or ethoxyquin. Having meat as one of the 1st five ingredients is very important, and surprisingly these brands don’t have that. Corn is something that is not goodfor dogs at all, it is a food that they can’t digest, all those brands includeis. There are many different long term side effects for dogs that are continuously eating these “bad” dog food brands. Smelly ears, bladder and ear infections are one of the more common and noticeable signs. Many dogs will start getting sores, scabs, and black and red skin. Is feeding your dog cheaper, unhealthy dog food worth it? Dog owners wouldn’t want to have all this happening to their bodies, so why hurt your dogs! Shedding is a very common thing for large breed dogs, but even more shedding is a sign of feeding “bad”
dog food. Arthritis and low energy levels can be caused by dogs eating food with tons of fillers and by products. Owners need to know everything that is going into their dog’s food. Health issues that include food allergies, cancer, gum disease can all be caused by these dog food brands because owners don’t know exactly what they are even feeding their animals. Body odor, itching, rashes, diarrhea, and dry skin, bad breaths are all very common for dogs to receive. Grain based food converts into sugar and yeast & fungus live off of sugar. So after reading all these disturbing facts about dog food.. are you going to reconsider what YOU feed your dogs???
dog food. Arthritis and low energy levels can be caused by dogs eating food with tons of fillers and by products. Owners need to know everything that is going into their dog’s food. Health issues that include food allergies, cancer, gum disease can all be caused by these dog food brands because owners don’t know exactly what they are even feeding their animals. Body odor, itching, rashes, diarrhea, and dry skin, bad breaths are all very common for dogs to receive. Grain based food converts into sugar and yeast & fungus live off of sugar. So after reading all these disturbing facts about dog food.. are you going to reconsider what YOU feed your dogs???
WORST DOG FOOD BRANDS
Best Dog Food Brands |
So, what can you do to start changing the way your dog
eats? The answer is simple. Start buying dog foods with better and healthier ingredients! A dog's diet is just as important as a human, therefore you must select dog food carefully. There are many dog foods that are great for your dog. Some of the best brands are available at Petsmart. The best brands are Arthemis, Back to Basics, Blue Buffalo, Fromm, Natures Variety, Merrick, Organix, Orijen, Taste of the Wild and Wellness. |
What makes these dog food brands the best? There are several reasons why. They are all natural and contain human grade dog food ingedients. The dog foods are hormone and antibotic free and also contain no by products. These brands are high in protein, and have meat as the number one ingredient. There are quality grains and lastly and do not have harmful chemicals, preservatives or additives. All of these things are important to keep in mind when reading the ingredients in the dog food.
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When you start feeding your dog the better brands, their health improves greatly. The overall life of the dog increases in all areas. The effects are wonderful! It will help to stop the premature aging of the dog. Also, another great benefit of feeding your dog healthier food is that it can help save you money! For starters, you can forget about all the expernsive vet bills. Since your dog will be eating healthy, the negative side effects that your dog was facing due to bad nutrition will be gone! You will no longer need to spend an endless amount of dollars on medications to help with the allergies and immune disorders. Some of the allergies noted are itchy skin, inflamed ears, licking feet, indigestion problems such as gas and diarrhea. When you see your dog licking its back end and scooting their bottom around on the floor, this also has to due with the allergies. These dog foods may be a bit more money, but you will end up saving money, because your dog will not eat as much. The good ingredients fill up your dogs stomach faster than the bad brands.
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At the end of the day, the decision is ultimitely your decision. I can not change your mind on what to feed your dog, but try and inform you on the healthier choices. As a dog lover, I would not feed my own these terrible dog foods. When I see my dogs, I see them as children. You want to love and nuture them and take care of them the best way that you can. That is why it is so important to start with their diet! Once you start there, the quality of their life improves! The dogs will remain healthy and they will live a longer, happier, healthy life. Next time you go to the store, look for these healthy brands! Your dog will greatly appreciate it!
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