Guest guest Posted December 6, 2002 Report Share Posted December 6, 2002 I just wanted to add that I have read on the net that cat/dog foods will use meat from animals deemed unfit for humans . I do not know for a fact that this is true. Stephanie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 6, 2002 Report Share Posted December 6, 2002 My understanding is that this is the case for almost all of the commercial foods sold. Also, I believe that a generic cat or dog food has a fairly good chance of containing the flesh of unwanted pets (cat, dog, rabbit, etc.) including of course residues of the drugs that were used to euthanize them. I think the ones that use USDA-approved meat will say so prominently. I'm sure some of the activists on this list can correct/clarify/expand on this... Bruce > I just wanted to add that I have read on the net that cat/dog > foods will use > meat from animals deemed unfit for humans . I do not know for a > fact that > this is true. Stephanie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 7, 2002 Report Share Posted December 7, 2002 Hi Stephanie, Bruce and Friends, I first learned about the problem by attending a talk given by Ann Martin. She wrote a book called " Food Pets Die For: Shocking Facts About Pet Food, " published by NewSage Press. Cathleen SFBAVeg , " Bruce Cannon " <brucecannon@a...> wrote: > My understanding is that this is the case for almost all of the commercial > foods sold. Also, I believe that a generic cat or dog food has a fairly > good chance of containing the flesh of unwanted pets (cat, dog, rabbit, > etc.) including of course residues of the drugs that were used to euthanize > them. I think the ones that use USDA-approved meat will say so > prominently. > > I'm sure some of the activists on this list can correct/clarify/expand on > this... > > Bruce > > > > I just wanted to add that I have read on the net that cat/dog > > foods will use > > meat from animals deemed unfit for humans . I do not know for a > > fact that > > this is true. Stephanie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 7, 2002 Report Share Posted December 7, 2002 Well, just so happens I just sent these links to a friend who just opened a healthy pet store and to someone on the sfdog list who was asking about IDA's Iams site (www.iamskills.com). Yet another aspect to think about when buying pet food - not just Iams does this - many other large pet food manufacturer's test on animals. So my friend's new store only sells high quality pet foods that use human-grade or humane ingredients and has a freezer where she sells prepared, organic/free-range meat-based fresh/raw pet foods - one is locally made. She will be selling more of these foods soon - she is trying to make sure the prices aren't too high so people can afford it. She wanted some literature to hand out to those who are looking for brands of food she doesn't carry, so she could explain why. She's a vegetarian, too. > Well, as someone who's extensively researched and studied > dog/cat food and pet nutrition for many years, and has made > my pet's food since the late 80s because of the problems with > commercial diets, this does have quite a bit of truth to it. > > Also true is we've seen a huge decline in health in our pets > since the introduction of commercial foods around 60 years > ago - before that, dogs/cats ate real food & table scraps and were > much healthier for it. > > You can read more here: > http://www.api4animals.org/doc.asp?ID=79 > http://www.ompetproducts.com/articlejackie.html > http://www.fuzzyfaces.com/lfood2.html > http://www.homevet.com/petcare/foodbook.html > http://www.belfield.com/article3.html > http://www.supersonicjane.com/rants/pfood.shtml > http://www.naturalrearing.com/J_In_Learning/Diet/Food/InTheBag.htm > http://animalark.eapps.com/animal/ArkArticles.nsf/31875ac8f5018de8862569bb00 624354/8f0f7b72890632fc86256b7b005e97fe?OpenDocument (has links to the FDAs report on finding sodium pentobarbital, the agent often used to euthanize dogs, cats and other animals in many top selling pet foods) If you want to know more about better foods and diets, you can contact me off list. There are a lot of great books, websites and tons of discussion boards on the subject. I'm working on a handbook right now about how to make your own dog & cat food specifically tailored to SF residents and residents of the Bay Area - with humane resources, etc. Cheers, Kasie --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.422 / Virus Database: 237 - Release 11/20/2002 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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