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Is commercial dog food bad for your dog? The answer is yes - most of them are. It seems more than 95% of the U.S. pets get their nutritional needs from one source, processed pet food. Pet food is one of the world's most synthetic edible products.
Most people think that is chicken, good cuts of beef and fresh grains but it usually is what is left from slaughtered cattle, chicken and other animals that aren't used for human consumption. This can be intestines, lungs, feet, etc. Sometimes, diseased carcasses and euthanized animal are included.
Have you heard of the 4 D's? They are the kind of cattle that are sent to rendering plants.
<ul><li>Dead<br>
<li>Dying<br>
<li>Diseased<br>
<li>Disabled<br></li></ul>
After this material is shredded, cooked, cooled and the grease is skimmed off which makes animal fat. The rest is pressed and dried which results in by-products or bad dog food.
The whole grains have had the starch removed to use for corn starch and other uses. The grains can also be contaminated and can cause your dog to become sick. Fat is sprayed on the food so your pet does not smell the rancid odor. Additives add color and flavors but no nutritional value.
Bad dog food that cause your dog to have diarrhea, vomit and have loss of appetite.
There are certain standards set by AAFCO for pet food but pet companies use obscure terms to describe the ingredients that go into their products. All this makes it impossible to really know what is in your dog's food.
These chemical additives and low quality ingredients can result in diseases in your pet from skin allergies to cancer.
There are six deadly chemicals that have been banned as unfit for human consumption that is in commercial dog food. They cause kidney disease, stomach cancer, liver dysfunction, blindness, leukemia skin (fur) loss and skin cancer.
There are other things that may go into your dog's food like coloring agents, lubricants, drying agents and flavoring agents.
If you dog food says it has no preservatives that is not necessarily right. The manufacturers do not have to list any preservative that they do not put in the food. Most of the time it is added at the rendering plant before the manufacturer gets it.
One of the most widely used preservative and most toxic is ethoxyqauin. If humans are exposed to this they can get cancer and other diseases.
There are certain standards set by AAFCO for pet food but pet companies use obscure terms to describe the ingredients that go into their products. All this makes it impossible to really know what is in your dog's food.
The bottom line is that you need to inform yourself about commercial dog food and decide what you want to feed your dog.
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