What’s Really in Pet Food? Stop Poisoning Your Dog!!!

Did you know?

cancer in dogs

will likely affect 50% of our canine

companions by the time they reach their

senior years?

Friday, September 13, 13

The statistics on cancer in dogs is

alarming!

Higher in dogs than it is in humans you

know...


According to recent stats from VPI Pet Insurance, dogs are:

2X4X

8X

35X

as likely to develop leukemia than humans.

more likely to suffer from breast cancer.

more likely to develop bone cancer.

more at risk for developing skin cancer.


When does a dog ever really stop sniffing?

Dogs regularly inhale unseen cancer causing materials.


carcinogens

Some of the chemicals used to preserve pet foods have been revealed to be cancer causing agents. Sadly, mouth cancer is actually the fourth leading cause of cancer deaths in dogs.

in my food?


Are YOU Willing To

Play Russian Roulette

Each Time YOU Feed Your Dog?


FDA Regulations?

There is NO requirement that pet food products have pre-market approval by the FDA.

HOWEVER, FDA ensures that the ingredients used in pet food are safe and have an appropriate function in

the pet food.

If there is NO REQUIREMENT - how can

they ensure anything?Friday, September 13, 13

Treatment of cancer

in dogs estimated costs range from $2,000 to $6,000+ per patient

While the above provides approximate direct medical costs, it does not include indirect non-medical costs (care givers and travel costs) and intangible costs (suffering of patients due to complications associated with treatments and distress of the pet owners).


Huh?

Why not be proactive?

Treatment?

$$

who’s making money at who’s expense?Friday, September 13, 13

Dogs Are Omnivores OmnivoreFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Jump to: navigation, searchAn omnivore, meaning 'all-eater' (Latin omni, vorare: "all, everything", "to devour"), or polyphage ("many eater") species is a consumer of a variety of material as significant food sources in their natural diet. These foods may include plants, animals, algae and fungi.[1]

Omnivores often are opportunistic, general feeders with neither carnivore nor herbivore specializations for acquiring or processing food, and are capable of consuming and do consume both animal protein and vegetation.[2] Many omnivores depend on a suitable mix of animal and plant food for long-term good health and reproduction.[citation needed]

"omnivore" means "eater of everything"


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latin_(language)

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http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/polyphage

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consumer_(food_chain)

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plant

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algae

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fungus

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fungus

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generalist_and_specialist_species

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generalist_and_specialist_species

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnivore


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbivore

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Feral dogs are primarily scavengers, with studies showing that unlike their wild cousins, they are poor hunters, having little impact on wildlife populations.

However, feral dogs have been reported to be effective hunters of reptiles in the Galápagos Islands, and free ranging pet dogs are more prone to predatory behavior toward wild animals.

Despite their descent from wolves and classification as Carnivora, dogs are variously described in scholarly and other writings as carnivores[150][151] or omnivores. Unlike obligate carnivores, such as the cat family with its shorter small intestine, dogs can adapt to a wide-ranging diet, and are

not dependent on meat-specific protein nor a very high level of protein in order to fulfill their

basic dietary requirements.

Dogs are Scavengers!

Dogs will healthily digest a variety of foods, including vegetables and grains, and can consume a large proportion of these in their diet.

Compared to their wolf ancestors, dogs have adaptations in genes involved in starch digestion that contribute to an increased ability to thrive

on a starch-rich diet.


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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnivora

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omnivore

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omnivore

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obligate_carnivore

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obligate_carnivore

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felidae

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felidae

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_intestine

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_intestine

More than 95% of pets derive their nutritional

needs from a single source- processed pet foods.


The Fat Kid Always Will Go For The Cake!


What would you feed your baby?


Meat Industry Story...

Animal excrement and pathogen pollution

Nitrate pollution from agriculture

Antibiotic water pollution

Growth hormones and water pollution

Arsenic pollution from farms

...just look it up!Friday, September 13, 13

Pet food manufacturers go to any length to fill their foods with the cheapest sources of protein they can find, you probably won't be surprised to find out that the other ingredients in pet foods aren't much better!


euthanized cats and dogs often end up in rendering vats along with other questionable material to

make meat meal, and meat and bone meal.

The current FDA feed rules are primarily concerned with efficiency and utility, not public health. They allow cattle to be fed pigs, pigs to be fed cattle, cattle to be fed

poultry, and poultry to be fed cattle. They allow dogs and cats to be fed dogs and cats.

Pet foods are NOT just processed grain!!!

WHAT?Are you

kidding me?


pentobarbital, the euthanasia drug

so-called “4D” animals (dead, dying, diseased, disabled) were only recently banned for human consumption and are still legitimate ingredients for pet food.

Because of persistent rumors that rendered by-products contain dead dogs

and cats, the FDA conducted a study looking for pentobarbital, the most

common euthanasia drug, in pet foods.

They found it!


dog food rendering plants accept everything from road kill, dead zoo animals and euthanized pets

from both shelters and veterinary clinics. One such plant was found to have rendered 11 tons of dogs and cats in one week! Another plant in California

reported processing an average of 200 tons of dogs and cats per month.


no wonder 50% of us get CANCER!

"Unfortunately, harmful chemical

preservatives and other artificial

additives are the norm in

most pet foods. Some are intentionally added by the manufacturer, while others come from the herbicides, insecticides, and pesticides used by

farmers to boost crop yields.


Chemical Bad Guys...

Butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA)Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT)

The World Health Organization openly names both BHT and BHA as suspicious cancer-causing compounds.

The State of California now identifies BHA as a probable “carcinogen”, too.

With their troubling reputations for causing such serious disease you’d think these two nasty preservatives would be

intentionally shunned by the pet food industry.

But, sadly enough, both BHA and BHT can still be regularly found in a number of commercial dog foods.

Common Chemical Additives…

Propylene GlycolEthoxyquinBHABHTTBHQPropyl Gallate


http://www.dogfoodadvisor.com/red-flag-ingredients/bha-in-dog-food/

http://www.dogfoodadvisor.com/red-flag-ingredients/bha-in-dog-food/

http://www.dogfoodadvisor.com/red-flag-ingredients/bht-in-dog-food/

http://www.dogfoodadvisor.com/red-flag-ingredients/bht-in-dog-food/

Dog Food Preservative… or Dangerous Pesticide?moisture preservative: propylene glycol

You may recognize propylene glycol by its more infamous use in certain types of non-automotive anti-freeze.

Now, to be fair, this chemical is considered far less toxic than its more dangerous cousin, ethylene glycol.

However, due to its proven risk of blood toxicity, propylene glycol has been banned by the FDA for use in cat food.

It is still used as an artificial preservative in dog food!


canine liver and kidney cancer...

Ethoxyquin

is not only used as a dog food preservative but it’s also used as a pesticide… and a hardening

agent in the manufacture of synthetic rubber.

Ethoxyquin has been under investigation by the FDA as a possible cause for certain types of canine

liver and kidney cancer.

Yet to this day, it’s still commonly found in many popular brands of dog food.


The Pet Food Recall of

2003 is STILL going on today!

FDA website...


1995: Nature’s Recipe recalled almost a million pounds of dry dog and cat food after consumers complained that their pets were vomiting and losing their appetite. The problem was a fungus that produced vomitoxin contaminating the wheat.

Many recalls have been widely publicized, quite a few have not...


1999:Doane Pet Care recalled more than a million bags of corn-based dry dog food contaminated with aflatoxin. Products included Ol’ Roy (Wal-Mart’s brand) and 53 other brands.

Toxin killed 25 dogs.


2000:Iams recalled 248,000 pounds of dry dog food distributed in 7 states due to excess DL-Methionine Amino Acid, a urinary acidifier.


2003: a recall was made by Petcurean “Go! Natural” pet food due to circumstantial

association with some dogs suffering from liver disease; no cause was ever found.


2005a similar recall by Diamond Foods was announced; this time the moldy corn contained a particularly nasty fungal product called aflatoxin. 123,000 pounds of

cat and dog treats were also recalled due

to Salmonella contamination.


2006:more than 5 million cans of Ol’ Roy, American Fare, and other dog foods distributed in the southeast were recalled by the manufacturer, Simmons Pet Food, because the cans’ enamel lining was flaking off into the food.


2006:4 prescription canned dog and cat foods were recalled by Royal Canin (owned by Mars). The culprit was a serious overdose of Vitamin D that caused calcium deficiency and kidney disease.


2007:The most lethal pet food in history was the subject of the largest recall ever.

(the FDA received more than 17,000 reports)

Menu Foods recalled 100+ brands including Iams, Eukanuba, Hill’s Science Diet, Purina Mighty Dog, and many store brands including Wal-Mart’s.

Thousands of pets were sickened and an estimated 20% died from acute renal failure caused by the food.

The toxin was initially believed to be a pesticide,

RAT POISON “aminopterin” as one of the ingredients.


2007: A Bad Year!April: scientists discovered high levels of melamine in wheat gluten and rice protein concentrate imported from China. It was added to the ingredients to falsely boost their protein content. Tests revealed it used in feed for cows, pigs, and chickens.

Thousands of animals were quarantined and destroyed!!

This is still ongoing as of May 2007. Be sure to check the FDA website for the most recent updates.

May: scientists identified the cause of the rapid onset

kidney disease that had appeared in dogs and cats as a reaction caused by the combination of melamine and cyanuric acid, both unauthorized


http://www.fda.gov/oc/opacom/hottopics/petfood.html

http://www.fda.gov/oc/opacom/hottopics/petfood.html

What most consumers don’t know...

Pet food provides a convenient income for slaughterhouses... grains considered “unfit for human

consumption,” and similar waste products to be turned into profit.

This waste includes intestines, udders, heads, hooves, and possibly diseased and cancerous animal parts.

The pet food industry is an extension of the human food and

agriculture industries.


What’s Left After Human Processing...

However, about 50% of every food animal does not get used in human foods. Whatever remains of the carcass — heads, feet, bones, blood, intestines, lungs, spleens, livers, ligaments, fat trimmings, unborn babies,

and other parts not generally consumed by humans — is used in pet food, animal feed, fertilizer, industrial lubricants, soap, rubber, and other products. These “other parts” are known as “by-products.” By-products are used in feed for poultry and livestock as well as in pet


Slaughter House Bacteria!

Antibiotics used in livestock production are also thought to contribute to antibiotic

resistance in humans.

Slaughtered animals, as well as those that have died because of disease, injury, or natural causes, are sources of meat, by-products, and rendered meals.

An animal that died on the farm might not reach a rendering plant

until days after its death.

more than 50% of

meat meals are

contaminated.

Pet food manufacturers do not test their products for bacterial endotoxins.


The U.S. pet food market is a $15 billion a year industry and rapidly

expanding into foreign markets.


The “With” Rule:Allows an ingredient name to appear on the label, such as “with real chicken,” as long as each such ingredient constitutes at least 3% of the food by weight, excluding water for processing.


The “Flavor” Rule:This allows a food to be designated as a certain flavor as long as the ingredient(s) are sufficient to “impart a distinctive characteristic” to the food. Thus, a “beef flavor” food may contain a small quantity of digest or other extract of tissues from cattle, or even an artificial flavor,

without containing any actual beef meat at all.

Chemical analysis, however, does not address the palatability, digestibility, or biological availability of nutrients in pet food.

Thus it is unreliable for determining whether a food will provide an animal with sufficient nutrients.


The pet food industry loves...

...to say that it’s more highly regulated than human food, but that’s just not true. Pet food exists in a bit of a regulatory vacuum; laws are on the books, but enforcement is another story.


Just buy better food right?


Premium Food Brands

The small amount of meat left on the bones is the meat in the pet food.

On the label, you’ll see one or more named meats among the first few ingredients, such as “turkey” or “lamb.” These meats are still mainly leftover scraps; in the case of poultry, bones are allowed, so

“chicken” consists mainly of backs and frames—the spine and ribs, minus their expensive breast meat.

Even with this less-attractive source, pet food marketers are very tricky when talking about meat.The better brands of pet food, such as many “super-premium,” “natural,” and “organic” varieties, do not use by-products.

Premium brands use animals killed specifically for pet food, thereby providing far greater financial support for these industries.


The Only Thing That’s Not There Is What Should Be!

Anticaking agentsAntigelling agents

Antimicrobial agentsAntioxidants

Color additivesCondiments

Curing agentsDrying agents

EmulsifiersEssential oils

Flavor enhancersFlavoring agentsGrinding agents

HumectantsLeavening agents

LubricantsPalatants

Pelleting agents & bindersPetroleum derivatives

pH control agentsPreservativesSeasonings

SpicesStabilizersSweetenersTexturizersThickeners

Additives in Processed Pet Foods

Many chemicals are added to commercial pet foods to improve the taste, stability, characteristics, or appearance of the food. Additives include emulsifiers to prevent water and fat from separating, antioxidants to prevent fat from turning rancid, and artificial colors and flavors to make the product more attractive to consumers and more palatable to their companion animals.

A wide variety of additives are allowed in animal feed and pet food, not counting vitamins and minerals. Not all of them are actually used in pet food. Additives can be specifically approved, or they can fall into the category of “Generally Recognized as Safe” (GRAS).

Additives provide no nutritional value!!!


Toxins:

This is a carcinogenic compound formed at cooking temperatures of about 250°F in foods containing certain sugars and the amino acid asparagine (found in large amounts in potatoes and cereal grains). It is formed in a chemical process called the Maillard reaction.4, 5 Most dry pet foods contain cereal grains or potatoes, and they are processed at high temperatures; these are perfect conditions for the Maillard reaction. In fact, the Maillard reaction is considered desirable in the production of pet food because it imparts a palatable taste, even though it reduces the bioavailability of some amino acids, including taurine and lysine.6 The content and potential effects of acrylamide formation in pet foods are unknown.

Toxins from mold or fungi are called mycotoxins. Modern farming practices, adverse weather conditions, and improper drying and storage of crops can contribute to mold growth. Pet food ingredients that are most likely to be contaminated with mycotoxins are grains such as wheat and corn, and fish meal.

Mycotoxins. Pesticides and fertilizers may

leave residue on plant products. Grains that are condemned for

human consumption by the USDA due to residue may legally

be used, without limitation, in pet food.

Chemical Residue.

Genetically modified plant products are also of concern. By 2006, 89% of the planted area of soybeans, 83% of cotton, and 61% of maize (corn) in the U.S. were genetically modified varieties. Cottonseed meal is a common ingredient of cattle feed; soy and corn are used directly in many pet foods.

GMOs.

Acrylamide.


Fortifying What’s LeftWhat Happened to the Nutrients?

Cooking and other processing of meat and by-products used in pet food can greatly diminish their nutritional value, although cooking increases the digestibility of cereal grains and starchy vegetables.

To make pet food nutritious, pet food manufacturers must “fortify” it with vitamins and minerals. Why? Because the ingredients they are using are not wholesome, their quality may be extremely variable, and the harsh manufacturing practices destroy many of the nutrients the food had to begin with.

Proteins are especially vulnerable to heat, and become damaged, or “denatured,” when cooked. Because dry foods ingredients are cooked twice — first during rendering and again in the extruder — problems are much more common than with canned or homemade foods. Altered proteins may contribute to food intolerances, food allergies, and inflammatory bowel disease.


What’s That Smell?Animal and Poultry Fat

There’s a unique, pungent odor to a new bag of dry pet food — what is the source of that smell?

For example, used restaurant grease was rendered and routed to pet foods for several years, but a more lucrative market is now in biodiesel fuel production.

These fats are sprayed directly onto extruded kibbles and pellets to make an otherwise bland or distasteful product palatable.

The fat also acts as a binding agent to which manufacturers add other flavor enhancers such as “animal digests” made from processed by-products. Pet food scientists have discovered that animals love the taste of these sprayed fats. Manufacturers are masters at getting a dog or a cat to eat something she would normally turn up her nose at.

It is most often rendered animal fat, or vegetable fats and oils deemed inedible

for humans.


Final step in processing...

food is sprayed with fat, digests, or

“other compounds”

food is sprayed with fat, digests, or

“other compounds”


Do not mix dry food with water, milk, canned food, or other liquids!!

Although the cooking process kills bacteria in the ingredients, the final

product can pick up more bacteria during the subsequent drying, coating, and

packaging process. Some experts warn that getting dry food wet can allow the bacteria on the surface to multiply and

make pets sick.


Other problems may occur from reactions to additives. Others are a result of contamination with bacteria, mold, drugs, or other toxins. In some diseases the role of commercial pet food is

understood; in others, it is not. The bottom line is that diets composed primarily of low quality cereals and rendered meals are not as nutritious or safe as you should expect for your cat or dog.

Nutrition-Related DiseasesThe idea that one pet food provides all the nutrition a companion animal will ever need for its entire life is a dangerous myth.

Urinary Tract Infections

KidneyDisease

Dental DiseaseHumans do not floss with crackers, and dry

food does not clean the teeth.

Obesity

Chronic Digestive Problems

Bloat

Heart Disease

Hyperthyroidism

inflated amounts recommended to sell more food!

high-carb, high calorie dry food causing diabetes

intolerance to food ingredients

deficiencies of the amino acid taurine also causes blindness


Veterinarians are busierthan ever before!

In 2010, there were 61,400 jobs in this occupation and it will

expand 36% by 2020.http://www.healthcaresalaryworld.com


http://www.healthcaresalaryworld.com

http://www.healthcaresalaryworld.com

...it’s great business

to make our pets sick!

www.aavmc.org

veterinarians in privately owned clinics can make well over $140,000 per year.


http://www.aavmc.org

http://www.aavmc.org

The influence of the pet food industry on a veterinary practice is

extreme!

Many vet schools rely on food-sponsored grants and scholarships to relieve them of the financial burdens of running programs in animal health. Surgery, neurology, internal medicine, dermatology, etc. are more tantalizing to new vets and they choose to neglect the field of nutrition. Pet

food manufacturers lure new vets into selling their products in their offices - keeping nutritional education at a lack in veterinary schools. Research into pet nutrition and the lack of safe and convenient alternatives are factors too.


Not only does the modern vet practicebelieve in the science behind the bags offood, it has come to rely on the income (“unique retail agreements”) these foods provide.

They are trained to trust in these products and want to continue to sell them—and to make a profit from it. Maybe they feel they deserve that income as much (or more) than any retailer does. After all, they recommend it based on their unique and specialized knowledge of animal physiology.

Money, Money, Money!

Vet-Only Brands


Pet Pharmaceutical Sales Rep’s make a base salary, commission, company car, and benefits. Total compensation ranges between $59,122 and $119,826*.

Securing a job in this field is not easy, as competition is keen for a limited number of positions. The Bureau of Labor and Statistics predicts a (6%) increase in positions in the pharmaceutical and medical manufacturing field.

It’s Also Great Busine$$ To Make Our Pet’s “Well”!!!

*payscale.comFriday, September 13, 13

http://www.bls.gov/oco/cg/cgs009.htm




What About that “Better Food”

Claim?


However, some companies are adept at evading the intent of both of these rules. For instance, the name of the company or product may be intentionally misleading. Some companies use terms such as “Nature” or “Natural” or even “Organic” in the brand name, whether or not their products fit the definitions. Be aware that the term “organic” does not imply anything at all about animal welfare; products from cows and chickens can be organic, yet the animals themselves are still just “production units” in enormous factory farms.

“Natural” & “Organic” Claims...

“Natural”: adopted by AAFCO is very broad, and allows for artificially processed ingredients that most of us would consider very unnatural indeed.

“Organic”: has a very strict legal definition under the USDA National Organic Program.


This is a completely meaningless term — which is why the pet food companies get away with using it. The

same applies to “USDA inspected” or similar phrases.

The implication is that the food is made using ingredients that are passed by the USDA for human consumption, but there are many ways around this.

Pet foods claim they contain “human grade” ingredients.

For instance, a facility might be USDA-inspected during the day, but the pet food is made at night after

the inspector goes home. The use of such terms should be viewed as a

“Hype Alert.”


Is a raw food diet ok?


Threats to human and dog health from bacteria in raw meat. Bacteria can be deadly if your dog is suffering from an immune condition such as cancer.

An unbalanced diet that may damage the health of dogs if given for an extended period. Make sure you supplement with veggies too!

Potential for whole bones to choke an animal, break teeth or cause an internal puncture.

Where is your raw food coming from? You still run the risk of unsafe, GMO, and or pharmaceudicals showing up. Did you see the animal it came from? Maybe best to buy from a butcher and prepare yourself?

Potential Risks of a Raw Meat Diet:


What Can You Do?


STOP FEEDING

DRY FOOD!!!

Most dry foods contain a large amount of cereal grain or starchy vegetables to provide texture. These high-carbohydrate products also provide a cheap source of “energy”. Gluten meals are high-protein extracts from which most of the carbohydrate is removed. They are

often used to boost protein percentages without expensive animal-source ingredients. Corn gluten meal is the most commonly used. Wheat gluten is also used to create shapes like cuts, bites, chunks, shreds, flakes, and slices, and as a thickener for gravy.

A recent fad, “low-carb” pet food, has some companies steering away from grains, and using potatoes, green peas, and other starchy vegetables as a substitute. Except for animals that are allergic to grains, dry low-carb diets offer no particular advantage to pets. They also

tend to be very high in fat and, if fed free-choice, will result in weight gain. Canned versions are suitable for prevention and treatment of feline diabetes, and as part of a weight loss program, as well as for maintenance.


Go Meat Free!

Many dog food companies are trying to scare us that’s it’s not healthy, yet many are now using veggies as cheap fillers in their foods!

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