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Originally Posted by pstinard  Actually that press release is false and misleading, especially this sentence:
"Dog owners can improve the wellbeing of their canine companions by serving up a high meat diet rather than the “human-like” fare favoured by many, a new study shows."
That's not what the article they cited was about at all. The article is about which bacteria are found in the guts of dogs fed various types of diets. It didn't make any kind of judgment about whether any particular type of diet was preferable.
Basically, this press release is trying to drum up support for New Zealand meat exports. Not to say that New Zealand meat isn't a quality product, but you have to take into account that they have an agenda, and that is to export New Zealand meats. See http://www.mbie.govt.nz/info-service...201.6%20MB.pdf
I'm not a fan of Whole Dog Journal, but here is a more reasonable article about the role of carbohydrates in dog food: https://www.whole-dog-journal.com/is...g_20103-1.html |
Just in case people have trouble accessing the PDF document I linked to above from the New Zealand government promoting their pet food industry and meat exports, I've attached screen shots of three of their more cynical pages. Note the third one, which describes promoting the "Prey Model" diet in order to boost their meat exports. I suppose that all governments and companies do this, but to claim that it is for the "health of the dog" is hogwash.