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Originally Posted by Wylie's Mom  If she can't answer these *very* basic questions, I'd have to wonder why she is even here. Anyone representing RC would have / should have easy access to this very basic info. These same questions are asked regularly of any pet food company. If she won't answer basic questions about RC to our members, then her presence here would be in question - and she should not then have "Royal Canin" in her user name.
Btw, the mere fact that she is *here* is considered already promoting RC, so let's be honest about that fact here. The same would be said about ANY food rep here at YT. |
It seems to me these questions could easily be referred to as "baiting". It would not be that she "couldnt" answer these basic questions.....anyone with even a modicum of association with a company could answer these questions. It has already been tossed out there that there is a possibility of "conflict of interest".....those questions seemed to me like baiting doves in, then shooting them when they are on the ground. There have not ever been any other nutritionists on here from a pet food company, so while it may be true "these questions are asked regularly of any pet food company", they are not asked from the nutritionist directly on this forum.....more of a third party, hear say input sort of thing. She made the reason for her presence here absolutely crystal clear, and did nothing to hide or decieve anyone of anything. She started her own thread and titled it as she did.....
" I'm actually staying in this single forum I created. I completely understand there are many other discussions going on in YorkieTalk world, but to be fair to all the YT parents, I created my own thread so specific discussions from myself would remain here, and not take away from the discussions you are all having elsewhere." . Not really an effort to peddle RC.
Ashley is an intelligent woman, who means no harm and does not need me to defend her! I just hate to see innocent attempts to explane how different ingredients are utilized in a formula, any formula, in order to maximize effectiveness, rewarded by ambush.
I am looking forward to a response to 107barney's question. Answers to that question, and explanations about hearts and gizzards actually being less expensive than muscle meats, and elimination of excess protein, etc. are of interest to many. Ashley also shared,
"Did you know that there are courses offered to pet food manufacturers showing them how to “doctor” an ingredient label to make it more appealing to the consumer? And those courses don’t focus on actually making the food better, just on making the ingredient label LOOK better?" I can imagine there are people that were not aware of this, so this is actually helpful to some. You cant just read the words on an ingredient list without understanding what you are reading may be deceptive or misleading.
Does RC purchase any of the ingredients used in their kibble, including vitamins and minerals, from China? Are the meat sources "prepared" in China, knowing how fearful we are of toxic products from China or are the products (whole chickens, beef products, fish products, etc) bought in bulk and then prepared at RC facility? (I know I had recently read where the USDA has apparently OK'd China to supply our chicken and chicken products for human consumption here in the USA.) I lived through that massive dog food recall years ago when everything around me seemed to be toxic....it was like walking through a mine field.....fortunately, RC came out on the other end of that disaster, unscathed, much to my relief!
Thank you Ashley. Looking forward to your answers!