We're bombarded with commercials and blogs basically telling us we're terrible pet owners if
we feed meat byproducts, corn, wheat or kibble to our dogs.
Not exact matches
No
meat or animal
byproducts are permitted in
feed.
Many types of
meat, organ
meats, fish and foul are eaten, but they are humanely raised on their natural diets or wild caught, and have not been force
fed grain, gobs of soy, animal
byproducts, antibiotics and hormones to obtain maximum growth in minimum time.
AFFCO, or the Association of American
Feed Control Officers, explains that chicken
byproducts can refer to any «non-rendered, clean parts, other than
meat, derived from slaughtered animals...» Even though the term «
byproducts» does not refer to hair, teeth, or horns, it applies to intestines, feet, and parts of the head.
Feeding dogs a higher quality of meat ingredients that are rich in protein versus feeding them fillers like meat byproducts is one major way to increase canines» quality o
Feeding dogs a higher quality of
meat ingredients that are rich in protein versus
feeding them fillers like meat byproducts is one major way to increase canines» quality o
feeding them fillers like
meat byproducts is one major way to increase canines» quality of life.
Avoid
feeding your pet commercial pet food, and if you must, you should ensure that the food is high quality commercial food that's free of fillers such as wheat, corn or
meat byproducts.
The primary ingredients in pet food are
byproducts of
meat, poultry, and seafood,
feed grains, and soybean meal.
Here's the legal definition of «
meat byproduct» from the Association of American
Feed Control Officials (AAFCO):
One of the things I find frustrating as a veterinarian is that some people — some great pet owners — tell me they want to
feed things like chicken feet, tripe, or organ
meat to their pets, but then they also tell me «no
byproducts»!
These mystery
meat ingredients go by vague names like «
meat meal,» «
meat and bone meal,» or «
byproduct meal,» which we don't want to risk
feeding to our puppy.
Beyond cage - free, there are other options, such as organic (they're
fed only organic
feed), vegetarian (they're
fed no
meat or
meat byproducts), free - range (they get to spend some time outside) and pasture - raised.