I knew when I began to research the types of ingredients in
commercial pet foods that I would probably be shocked, but
it really is a lot worse than that. In many cases it is
down right disgusting, not to mention harmful and unhealthy
to our pets. Many foods that have been declared unfit for
human consumption are trucked off to pet food companies.
Here are 10 common ingredients that could very well be in
your pets dinner tonight if you are feeding them a
commercial pet food product.
1) Euthanized cats and dogs (including collars, I.D. tags
and flea collars, the fur is not removed)
2) Diseased animals
3) Hydrolized poultry feathers - pressure treated feathers
from slaughtered poultry
4) Hydrolyzed hair - pressure treated hair from cattle,
horses, pigs, and other slaughtered animals
5) Animal blood
6) Dried poultry waste
7) Dried swine waste
8) Ground almond and peanut shells
9) Various leftover parts from slaughter houses such as
lungs, spleen and brain, just to name a few
10) Stick marks - the chunk of flesh cut from an animal for
human consumption that has been injected with hormones,
antibiotics and other drugs
The scary thing is there is a lot more that I have not even
listed. Even some commonly added vitamins and minerals
have been proven harmful. Quite often the ingredient list
is misleading. It's hard to know what we should feed our
dogs if we can not trust what we read on the label.
Do you know what a rendering plant is? According to Ann N.
Martin author of Food Pets Die For, "Renderers accept the
waste and leftovers from our society. This includes
animals picked up by dead stock removal companies; dead zoo
animals, road kill to large to be buried at the side of the
road; restaurant and grocery store garbage, including the
styrofoam trays and plastic wrap; and hundreds of thousands
of euthanized cats and dogs." Rendered product is quite
common in pet foods. In fact the rendering facilities are
often located near the pet food companies. Did you really
ever expect it to be that bad? This is truly, truly
disgusting.
But you know what? That's not all. In order to have an
almost limitless shelf life, commercial pet food is quite
heavily laden with harmful preservatives. Many of these
preservatives have been banned from use in human food
because they were found to be unhealthy.
A wonderful alternative to commercial pet food is making
your own pet food at home. There are hundreds if not
thousands of recipes for pet foods and snacks that you can
make in your own kitchen. Many of these homemade pet foods
can be made in bulk, frozen and stored for ease of use.
Considering all the unconditional love we receive from our
pets don't we, at the very least, owe them a healthy
dinner? They'll be happier, healthier and live longer.
Besides we'll save all kinds of money on vet bills.
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About the author:
Anita Hamasaki is first and foremost a mother. She has
three fabulous children to her credit. In addition to the
kids, she also has a blue heeler by the name of Darwin and
a beagle who goes by Bartley. Each are happy and healthy.
For an outstanding recipe book for homemade pet foods,
please visit http://www.HealthyDogFoodHomeMadeRecipes.com
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