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05-11-2014, 08:47 PM | #121 | |
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05-11-2014, 08:48 PM | #122 | |
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Hoping BB has to pay up. Simple arithmetic tells me that brands claiming no by-products need to be charging around $2+ a pound because good meat is not cheap. After losing moisture and volume during processing it would take a lot of meat to make pet food. This reminds me of Champion and their very borderline marketing campaigns. Not paying for food from these types of companies when they don't even have vet nutritionists on staff.
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05-12-2014, 06:50 AM | #123 |
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| Just a brief update. I haven't heard back from Dr. Remillard (yet) about named vs. unnamed meat sources in dog foods, but I did receive an acknowledgment of receipt of my email from another vet nutritionist at her company. I'll post again as soon as I hear back, or if I haven't heard back from them in a week or two. |
05-12-2014, 07:00 AM | #124 | |
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05-12-2014, 07:40 AM | #125 | |
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It does not surprise me to know that a corn geneticist will snack on popcorn.
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05-12-2014, 07:46 AM | #126 | |
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If the case doesn't go to trial, then Blue Buffalo will either have to improve its quality control on production lines, or change their advertising policies. It's all good. | |
05-12-2014, 09:15 AM | #127 | |
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It looks to me like they already had to change some of their advertising policies after the issue with Hill's. They said they would comply with the NAD recommendation although they are appealing the part about by products.
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05-12-2014, 03:34 PM | #128 |
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| If you recall, Hills had a slight issue with mislabeling as well a year or two ago. Not as big of a deal IMO as the BB thing. But again, I hope this all means we keep getting a *little* bit closer to better pet food regulations. Hill's Pet Nutrition Inc 11/23/11
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05-12-2014, 03:57 PM | #129 |
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| Well, I can say this, Bella was losing weight on BB. After watching her spit out the "Life source bits" for so long, we did a little research, and discovered that many, many dogs leaves these black bits all over the house. That is where a HUGE part of the nutrition is in BB. We switched her to Royal Canin, Yorky, and she started to blossom all over again. She literally flips the bowl over when she is done, looking for more, lol... I also read that BB gets it's vitamins for the life bits from China. I was not pleased to hear that one. Nothing against China, but If you advertise that your food is American made, then it should all come from here. That's just my humble opinion... |
05-12-2014, 04:33 PM | #130 | |
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I am not trying to say that one is better than the other even though I have made my decision about which one I believe is best for my pups and it is based upon the trust that I have in that company. Just answering the comments as they come. But, I must say that what you have posted is something far removed from what Blue Buffalo has been doing to compete in this industry.
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05-12-2014, 04:48 PM | #131 | |
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I don't like 95% of the SD formulas but I'd for sure feed a Hills food over BB. And of course that wasn't always my opinion. I briefly worked for BB a few years back as a sales rep and hated the company. WAY too much focus on marketing vs. actual nutrition. And their commercials are seriously ridiculous.
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05-12-2014, 04:49 PM | #132 |
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| I'm just taken aback that they have spent $50 million to promote their "promise" and haven't spent a tiny fraction of that to hire a vet nutritionist or do feeding trials.
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05-12-2014, 04:56 PM | #133 |
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| Right?! That's what I don't understand....
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05-12-2014, 05:48 PM | #134 |
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| I think I do.... the almighty dollar ranks higher than the well being of the animals they are making that "promise" to.
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05-12-2014, 05:52 PM | #135 | |
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