A TV special that should be watched!

[marcerella02]

Originally Posted by Lilacss

The TV show was informative.Did anyone catch the web site name of that pet owner who is petitioning the goverment to change the legislation in regard to pet food ingredients? It would be good to give him our support.

i'm watching it right now so when i see it i'll let you know!

[anthroboi]

Ooh, I watched this with my mom the other night It was really good! Kinda scary too. Now I'm totally freaked out about what to feed Zoe lol

[anthroboi]

Originally Posted by Ellie May

Yes she does but I don't agree with her on that one. She just decides to trust the company but says there is some truth stretching going on with most dog food companies. She MIGHT feed Science Diet but I can't be sure. She formulated Ellie's recipe though.

I think petdiets.com is either part or all her site.

Ooh I was surprised when I heard that too lol

[Ellie May]

Originally Posted by anthroboi

Ooh I was surprised when I heard that too lol

Yup, a couple reasons why she takes this stance are !. Science Diet let her tour their facility and most companies won't, which is a red flag and 2. there is no guarantee that all these "premium" foods are premium at all. There are only two kinds of meat: "fit" or "unfit" for human consumption. The premium dog foods don't say they are fit for human consumption. They say that they are "human grade". That term isn't defined by AAFCO, so it can mean whatever the company wants it to mean. So if the food doesn't say "fit for human consumption", then there is no guarantee that it is. You would have to ask individual companies this I guess. That is one of the reasons I homecook.

[anthroboi]

Thanks for the info! My vet kind of said the same thing, since Zoë is on Science Diet (the breeder feeds it to her dogs) and I asked the vet if I should switch her to Solid Gold or another premium food. She said I could but it likely wouldn't make a huge difference other than in price. I'm still thinking about it. She is a picky eater, so making a very slow switch might be a good thing. There are just so many opinions out there (and in here) about what to feed them, it's very confusing! :S

[Ellie May]

Originally Posted by anthroboi

Thanks for the info! My vet kind of said the same thing, since Zoë is on Science Diet (the breeder feeds it to her dogs) and I asked the vet if I should switch her to Solid Gold or another premium food. She said I could but it likely wouldn't make a huge difference other than in price. I'm still thinking about it. She is a picky eater, so making a very slow switch might be a good thing. There are just so many opinions out there (and in here) about what to feed them, it's very confusing! :S

I really was into and still am into premium foods, but I never really thought that there might not be too much difference. The premium foods companies do tend to get more of their ingredietns from the US which I do like and they don't use preservatives like BHA, BTA and ethoxyquin, which I won't give. So they are better, I'm just not sure by how much.