Many owners consider this a more natural option, and with a few high profile
commercial pet food recalls in recent years, raw food has continued to gain in popularity.
Not exact matches
Rex
recalls huddling with his master by the fireside, Boss remembers being a mascot for a sports team, and King reminds everyone that he was once a
commercial star who promoted Doggy Chop
pet food.
With what feels like a constant stream of
pet food recalls makes
commercial foods seem less attractive but the debate...
With a large number of
commercial dog
food recalls in recent years, many owners are looking to alternative diets for their
pets, including the BARF option.
After the melt down that occurred with the massive 2007 melamine
pet food recall, consumer confidence in
commercial pet food dropped like a rock.
Despite our harrowing experience with the
pet food recall of late, name - brand
commercial pet -
foods are going to be a lot better balance of nutritious ingredients than what most dogs would pick out for themselves foraging.
When asked if they believed «
commercial pet food is better or worse than ten years ago» (the melamine
pet food recall was in 2007), 63 % of
pet owners and 76 % of veterinary professionals reported
pet food in 2017 was «better.»
Many AAFCO certified
commercial pet foods have been
recalled for endangering the lives of many
pets over the years.
A recently published review highlights the risks associated with heat - processed
commercial pet foods: «There were 11 major
pet food recalls in the United States between 1996 and 2010 that were due to chemical contaminants or misformulations: 3 aflatoxin, 3 excess vitamin D3, 1 excess methionine, 3 inadequate thiamine, and 1 adulteration with melamine and related compounds and an additional 2 warnings concerning a Fanconi - like renal syndrome in dogs after ingesting large amounts of chicken jerky treat products.
Thanks to several recent
pet food recalls — including the one in 2007 involving China's illegal use of melamine and cyanuric acid to mimic increased protein —
pet owners remain anxious about what's really in
commercial pet food.