As quoted by Raw Fed:
“Veterinarians are invariably
linked to the commercial pet food industry. They advocate
and even market commercial foods, receiving substantial revenue
and kickbacks. The pet food companies make sure of this by
promoting programs in the universities and by giving FREE
FOOD to the up-and-coming vets to sell at their practices.
For example, (Company names removed. Please refer to
http://rawfed.com/myths/vets.html
for actual names) spends hundreds of thousands of dollars
a year funding university research and nutrition courses at
every one of the 27 US veterinary colleges. Once in practice,
vets who sell (Pet food manufacturer removed. Please refer
to http://rawfed.com/myths/vets.html
for actual name) and other premium foods directly pocket profits
of as much as 40%" (Parker-Pope, T. 1997. For You, My
Pet. The Wall Street Journal. 3 November 1997. In Lonsdale,
T. 2001. Raw Meaty Bones. p266).
The very profession is tied closely with commercial pet food companies at every turn. A tour of veterinary teaching hospitals or vet clinics shows equipment, products, and posters sponsored by and endorsing commercial foods and pharmaceutical companies. Vets are, in essence, paid for by the pet food and pharmaceutical companies, and are hardly in a position to offer sound nutritional advice. They are in direct violation of the oath and creed they swore to uphold: "First do no harm." In spite of this oath they are promoting foods detrimental to animals' health, advocating a product that will harm their patients and ensure a returning clientele and source of revenue. But remember: this is due in large part to the great lack in the education the universities have administered to them!”
It is a brilliant marketing ploy when unregulated words such as “Veterinarian Recommended, Premium, Super Premium, Natural, etc” are allowed on packaging, per the AAFCO. Although there is little regulation for pet foods, here are just a few items that are required. First, there must be a name on the bag; second, they must list the ingredients by pre-cooked weight sequence; and third, they must include the “Guaranteed Analysis” (a term that is also manipulated by pet food manufacturers).
We have all been programmed by the words, “Only feed what your Vet recommends.” and “Do not feed your pets people food!” In fact, those are the very words on many “prescriptive” food brochures displayed in vet offices. Conveniently, they fail to include their ingredient line up, unlike a proud pet food maker would. Those propaganda statements are the biggest fallacy ever; and YES, you can properly home cook for your pets…easily. Moreover, it is actually the IDEAL method of feeding for those pets that are ever so privileged. With many resources available, pet nutrition is a topic everyone can research on their own. The proof of a high quality pet food will become apparent.
It has been scientifically proven that the true life span of a dog can be anywhere between 25-27 years and for cats, 30 years when given proper nutrition. Let me also state that the life spans of our pets are determined by three main elements:
- their genetic make up
- their environment, & of course…
- their nutrition, which is the backbone of life longevity for humans as well.
What I’ve learned amongst many pet parents are:
- They’re unaware of the information that is now being exposed to them.
- They aren’t sure how to properly read their pet’s ingredient label. Just click Substandard and Dangerous Ingredients You Should Never See in Your Pets Food. You will learn how to decipher an excellent pet food ingredient sequence versus a bad one. Good and bad ingredient examples are also included and you will know very quickly what you have.
- They’re unaware of the human grade pet food products available on the market today. This is mostly due to the fact these companies spend all of their money on producing the highest quality in pet food and NOT the marketing aspect.
- They don’t know where to buy high quality human grade food lines. By human grade, I’m referring to pet food that is made in an FDA inspected and approved facility, in which many, many, many of the commercial pet foods are NOT.
Thank you for taking the time to read this information and I hope that this knowledge and awareness will empower you with options to improve the life longevity of your loved ones.
Nourishing One Animal at a Time,
Lisa Amaya
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