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Originally Posted by guccilvr
cat != dogs
they have very separate and unique diet needs.
Buying a high quality dog food that is free of allergens is perfectly fine for your dog. Eukanuba and Royal Canin are the best IMO.
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I used to think like you, but not any more.
There is no such thing as "high quality" dog food - at least not the mass marketed stuff. I am aware that there are small niche market guys in the market, but they are usually local and I can't comment on them.
There are about 2 or 3 pet food manufacturers in North America. One of them is Menu Foods here, outside of Toronto. They make Eukanuba (along with about 100 others). They recently had to recall millions of dollars worth of pet food due to contamination of the product. They had used wheat gluten (something neither dogs or cats should be fed in the first place) purchased from China. In order to meet spec for protein, the Chinese were adding antifreeze to the wheat gluten (cheap and easy way to increase protein numbers)
Problem was it killed thousands of pets. They got sued. Lots of animals were killed or have been injured and they can't tell their owners so.
Here's a link with an overview. (Oh, and it seems Royal Canin is also being sued for killing animals)
CBC News - Canada - Ontario pet-food company faces $60M lawsuit
You can google more on Menu Foods yourself. You'll find they make Eukanuba.
Different names on the bag - same crud inside.
Don't be deceived by the hype. It's all marketing bullshit. Pet food is designed to be:
1. A means of disposing of crud they can't sell to humans
2. Convenient to humans. 5 seconds, one scoop, Rover is fed
3. Cheap to make, expensive to buy.
You might think me a tree hugger, but I'm actually a Professional Engineer. I design bridges for a livlng. I'd call myself a small c conservative, small l liberal. But I worked in the so called corporate world for 20 years. I know how it works. You are always aiming to improve the bottom line. There is only 2 ways to do that. Sell more, or cut costs. Better yet both. How do you cut costs with Pet Food? Simple - find cheap ingredients.
Anyway, think about it.
Here's an interesting Documentary about Pet Food:
Try eating kibble for a week and see how you feel. People laughed and agreed with "Supersize Me". Try eating kibble and see what happens to you.