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Originally Posted by Wylie's Mom  This thread has also made me wonder, why do we need to test pet food on animals....when our own human food is not tested on animals? If both foods use mostly FDA's GRAS ingredients, why is it necessary to test pet food and not human food? I mean, if we feel empowered enough to make healthy choices for ourselves, why can't we feel that for our pets, especially when AAFCO has the nutritional guidelines defined, similar to, say, our food pyramid and RDAs and metabolic needs for life stages etcetera. Just wondering outloud here. This is what I woke up thinking about at 4:30am today, ugh. 
In a nutshell, the more I think about it - it just seems like if a company is making a food w/ GRAS ingredients, and not introducing any novel ingredients, but is following AAFCO Nutritional Guidelines, there really doesn't seem a valid, reasonable need to test it on animals. Maybe it's too early in the morning for me to try to form opinions, lol.  |
Food Trials are NOT meant to see if the foods make them sick, it is to see if they like it! Also, in these trials they see skin allergies and coats change. Our foods as humans are not dehydrated, mixed together so they can be bagged up. Many of the pet foods in the grocery store & pet store stay in hot warehouses for a year before they are delivered.
When choosing a company like Life's Abundance, fresh meats and veggies are taken and formulated for our pets. They are also made fresh, so you know your bag of food is no longer than 6 months old. I would love to have the time to prepare meals for my pets, since I can't--I do the next best thing. AND for the record, you should choose a food that YOU are not afraid of trying. Me and my husband have tasted everything we give our babies & it's not bad! NOTE: Nothing with By Products (includes fish & chicken heads, bones, etc--even deboned is bad) Would you want to eat that? YUCK!!