Would you scrape up roadkill from the side of the road and feed it to your pets? I would hope not, but this
isn’t even close to the horrors that lie in that bag of dog food you buy from your local store. Glance at the ingredients label…You might see Meat By-Products, Animal by-products or Bone meal. These titles allow the pet food companies to use almost ANY product from ANY animal in their foods while disillusioning us to believe it is actual meat. The sources of this meat is appalling, and frightening.
Most commonly this will consist of Slaughter house rejects, or the animals that can not be consumed by humans due to cancerous tumors, dealth upon arrival, or many other repulsive reasons. Grocery store meats that have expired are also quite commonly found in these “meat mixtures” right along with all the plastic packaging they where in to begin with.
Worst are the Millions of Euthanised dogs and cats that are added to this mix along with the plastic bags, id tags, and any flea collars that may have been on them when they arrived at the factory. Thats right your pet is actually ingesting the same substance vets use to treat pesticides and humanly kill animals! As if this wasn’t unacceptable enough this mixture must then be denatured so it is not used for human consumption! This process of spraying an approved denaturing agent over the remains which may be kerosene, fuel, oil, or citronella just to name a few! Its simply outrageous!!!
This is just one of the reasons I will only feed a raw foods diet to my dogs, and will always continue to do so… The following two books where a godsend when I first learned of these atrocities… Hope they help you as well!!
Commercial Dog Food Secrets!
What’s really in the bag of dog food? Horrific facts you wont believe. New ways to feed your dogs, to both keep them healthier longer, and save you money
Healthy Food for your Dog: 245 Dog recipes
Great book and ITS on sale too! Hundreds of USEFUL recipes to keep your dog healthy. My dogs utterly adore them, and are so much healthier. Best part he Guarantees Great Results.
I recently finished The Monks of New Skete’s Novel “How to be your Dog’s Best Friend”. Sequel to their book “The Art of Raising A Puppy”. I found it greatly intriguing, the book is not only a training manual for obedience, and solving common problems, It is a sneak peak into the lives of both the monks, their German Shepherds, and how they relate to each other. Making it an interesting read, as well as educational. I think the thing I hate most when reading a book on canines is being lulled to sleep on the history and theory of training and losing interest in the book all together. This book wonderfully mixes both lessons on training and many humorous stories about the dogs and people that have found their way to New Skete for help. It was a Spectacular read, that kept my interest through its entirety. I was surprised to learn many new techniques for not only my Dobermans, but also my little Chihuahua, Finn. I would highly recommend it especially to those considering bringing home a new dog or puppy.
