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Many nutritional problems appeared with the popularity of cereal-based commercial pet foods. Some have occurred because the diet was incomplete. Although several ingredients are now supplemented, we do not know what ingredients future researchers may discover that should have been supplemented in pet foods all along. Other problems may result 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 meat meals are not as nutritious or safe as you should expect for your cat or dog.
SOURCE: The Animal Protection Institute
www.api4animals.org
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The Dog Food Report
DO YOU KNOW WHAT SUPERMARKET PET FOODS REALLY CONTAIN?
As I mentioned in the introduction, reading pet food labels is very revealing if you know what all the terms mean.
How many of the ingredients words listed on the package sound like, look like, words that describe or explain nutritious, flavorful and healthy FOOD? This country spends more than $20 billion annually on pet foods and treats and pet related items and yet most of us do not know how to read pet food labels. Most people don't realize that most supermarket per foods contain chemical preservatives and meat "by-products" which are UNFIT for human consumption.
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