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Originally Posted by Nancy1999  We don't have human foods that offer a complete and balanced diet. I mean you can’t buy a can/bag of human chow or kibble, that’s the major difference. We also don't have human foods that are considered Rx, for example, dog food that will reduce the risk of kidney stones. Foods made for dogs have to be balanced. It’s important that we know if dogs foods will do what they promise consumers they will do, and this can’t be done without testing. Certain human foods and vitamins have been tested on humans and obviously, all foods that humans eat are tested because nothing is really new. Most foods are also tested individually for nutritional value. We do have diets that have been tested on humans to see if they are beneficial for the treatment of disease and or weight loss. There’s much research in nutrition, but still there is so much we just don’t know. |
Actually I understand the need for testing. Only that it seems unfair that it's tested on animals such as dogs only because they can't think and decide on their own, as they are also very loyal ... Also because we can't guarantee how many dogs could be killed before the testing is perfect for selling afterwards.
There is an Italian brand here that I just researched the last few days called Almo Nature, which is surely not sold in US or any other and it's very natural, even some said that even humans can eat that without any further side effects.
I think from my research they are one of rare that don't experiment on animals, including other brand that I'm using now, the trainer, which unfortunately my yorkie is not eager to eat that (or maybe it's the "bad habit" of all yorkies who usually don't want to eat their kibbles, unless it is softened or added with other yummy wet food).
As the others might hv said above, maybe the nicest one is if we know how to cook ourselves and maintain the nutrition inside.