Not exact matches
Dog food manufacturers have
begun using them in place of corn.
The shocking pet
food recall
beginning in May 2012 sent waves of fear through pet parents in the U.S. Thousands of pounds of
dog and cat
food were recalled by their
manufacturers due to Salmonella toxicity.
The reason this can be problematic is because
dog food manufacturers have
begun using peas, pea protein, pea starch, and pea fiber as a filler ingredient (and protein booster) in
dog foods in place of corn.
Remember the thousands of pets that died
beginning in 2007 from tainted
dog foods coming from these
manufacturers who stated they had the best
dog food?
Even as other pet
food manufacturers began to move in this direction, however, Dr. Morris remained steadfast in his previous formulations, stating that, «when I remember in wartime thousands of
dogs in this country were kept alive and healthy on diets of cooked cereals and vegetables fortified with soybean meal, the effort to lure the American public into feeding pets an all - meat diet consisting of meat by - products is ridiculous».
According to Ron Jackson, assistant to the president of Hi - Tek Rations,
manufacturer of the Leonard Powell Signature Series
Dog Food, «A number of manufacturers have begun to offer protein sources that are outside of traditional proteins in the manufacture of their cat and dog foo
Dog Food, «A number of
manufacturers have
begun to offer protein sources that are outside of traditional proteins in the manufacture of their cat and
dog foo
dog foods.
We
began by collecting every grain - free
dog food currently sold in the US, with two exceptions: We excluded products that failed to list their ingredients and any
manufacturer without a working website.