Picking a high quality cat food (if you’re resourceful enough)
Here’s a list of criteria to select the best cat food based on the performance of the pet food manufacturers.
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How To Read American Cat Food Labels
This is my take on how to read American cat food labels. Personally I find it hard to read cat food labels which means I rarely read them. I try and buy the best cat food in terms of quality. … Continue reading →
Fifth of UK cat owners don’t know that their cat is a carnivore
A fifth (20 out of 100 cat owners) don’t realise that their cat is a carnivore so concludes a 2,000 cat owner survey by a cat food manufacturer, Lily’s Kitchen. This lack of basic and essential knowledge on cat nutrition … Continue reading →
How much protein should be in cat food?
A cat’s diet should contain 30 to 45% protein on a dry matter basis (DMB) and it should be of high biological value which means that it should be meat proteins as opposed to plant proteins. The phrase “biological value” … Continue reading →
Class action lawsuit. “Prescription” cat food overpriced and not a prescription
Dr Judy Morgan reports that a class action lawsuit has been filed in the District Court in northern California against some big pet food manufacturers including Hill’s and Mars. It seems that pet food consumers are fed up with (a) … Continue reading →
Estimated 30% of All USA Pet Food Is Legally Adulterated
Based upon federal law, approximately 30% of pet food sold in the USA can be described as adulterated. The reason is that federal law states that pet food must be considered adulterated if any of the ingredients do not come … Continue reading →
Pet Food Labelling Needs to Be Improved
It is time for pet food labeling to be improved. Consumers demand it for good reason: concern for their pets’ health and welfare. I could have used stronger language in the title but decided against it although it is probably … Continue reading →
Pet food names and what they mean
In the USA, the name of the pet food provides a hidden message to the consumer about the quality of the product. I say ‘hidden message’ because you have to swot up the pages on “Brand and Product Names” in … Continue reading →
What precisely is in cat food? We have a right to know.
Should pet food manufacturers be more transparent about their products? Today, the plethora of cat food brands and the variety of flavors marketed for sale makes it much easier for kitty guardians to help our fur-family members from getting bored with … Continue reading →