Sugar gliders are cute but they take a lot of specialized care - starting with their diet which should consist mostly of fresh fruits and
other human grade foods.
Not exact matches
Scientists use only
human grade foods to produce the cat
food there are no eggs, wheat, soy or
other products in the
food, these items often cause allergies in cats.
They're not officially
human grade and are less transparent about the process than The Honest Kitchen (but then who isn't), but are much more open about the manufacturing and sourcing of products than a large majority of
other pet
food companies out there.
I've recently seen a really nice
food with some organic fruits and vegetables, «
human grade» meats, a nice oil blend (olive, salmon and evening primrose) and many
other appealing ingredients, but when I looked at the ingredient list closely, I saw that salt ranked higher on the list than eggs, yeast supplement and any of the fruits and veggies (listed: fresh whole garlic, fresh whole sweet peas, fresh whole sweet potatoes, fresh whole carrots, fresh whole green apples)- that is pretty scary.
But here are a few things to keep in mind: organic dog
foods often use
human -
grade protein sources and generally have fewer fillers (corn and wheat and their by - products) and no synthetic preservatives, pesticides,
food coloring, or
other additives, thereby reducing the number of potential allergens in your Frenchie's diet.
From what I understand, cosequin is a drug and the
other supplements are all natural
human grade food supplement.
Other terms to watch out for are «made in a USDA - inspected facility» and claims of a dog
food containing «
human -
grade ingredients.»
It has more difficulty regulating
other claims that pet
food companies may make, such as «organic» or «
human -
grade ingredients.»
Food grade Diamotaceous Earth can be safely ingested by pets, livestock and
other animals as well as by
humans.
If the ingredients come in contact with any
other ingredients that are animal feed
grade, the
food is no longer
human grade.
«At The Honest Kitchen, we believe that our selection of fresh wholesome,
human grade foods are much better than the cooked mixture of by - products, fillers and
other processed ingredients being served to many unfortunate pets, day after day.»
«At The Honest Kitchen, we believe that our selection of fresh wholesome,
human grade foods are much better than the cooked mixture of by - products, fillers and
other processed ingredients being -LSB-...]
Others may start with «
human grade» ingredients, but at some point they become «
human inedible» or «pet
food grade» (usually the minute they leave the slaughterhouse in an unsterilized, unrefrigerated truck).
The
other is to purchase a
human grade pet
food.
Unfortunately, since they are more of a discount pet supplies store, they don't carry the quality,
human -
grade and
other quality pet
foods that I've come across.