COMMERCIAL PET FOODS - COULD THEY BE HARMING YOUR PETS?

Recent studies show that many commercial pet foods may contribute to pet disease because of their poor nutritional value. But, by reading and understanding the labels, you can decide what is best for your pet.
Did you know commercial pet food also can contain condemned parts of animals that are not fit for humans to eat? These foods may contain moldy or spoiled food that is full of carcinogens. Some pet commercial foods can contain dirt, rocks and even wood shavings.
And, just because the label says there are no preservatives, doesn¹t mean that its true. If the preservatives are in the food before the pet food manufacturer receives it, they can say it has no preservatives as long as they did not add it.
Try to avoid ingredients called BHA (butylated hydroxyanisole) and BHT (butylated hydroxytolulene). These are both known to cause liver and kidney disease.
Also be aware of ingredients that have been listed more than once. For example, manufacturers can hide the fact that the main ingredient is sugar, if they ³split it² by calling it high fructose and also corn syrup.
The main thing is to make sure that the first four ingredients that are listed in your pets¹ food are meat products and not grains. Pets are carnivores and get their nutrition from meat. Most grains have little or no nutritional value and your cat or dog cannot digest them very well.
Following is some information about what the label says and what it really means:
IF THE LABEL SAYS:
Chicken and/or chicken by products; beef and meat by products
IT MEANS
It contains condemned and contaminated meat which is unfit for humans, and it is ground rendered parts of the carcasses, bones, necks, feet, undeveloped eggs, intestines, fat, water, hydrolyzed feathers, poultry and pig waste containing undigested plant material and bacteria
IF THE LABEL SAYS: Vegetable fiber
IT MEANS It contains corn husks and peanut shells
IF THE LABEL SAYS: Poultry digest
IT MEANS It contains material from chemical or enzymatic hydrolysis of poultry tissue
IF THE LABEL SAYS: High fructose, corn syrup or fructose,
IT MEANS It contains sugar
IF THE LABEL SAYS: Brewers rice
IT MEANS It contains polished rice sections discarded from human manufacturers for no nutritional value
IF THE LABEL SAYS: Ground yellow corn, corn grit, corn meal, cracked corn or corn germ meal

IT MEANS It contains the lowest nutritional variety of corn that is not digested well by dogs or cats and may cause allergic reactions
By carefully reading and understanding the labels, you can find out a lot about the food your pet is eating and he can live a longer healthier life.
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