A Michael Broad Blog
Yes, according to 2 sources. This article is about American pet food. I have read a couple of excellent sources on this topic which I am revisiting after about 10 years. 10 years ago, I said that rescue cats and dogs that were killed at shelters end up at rendering plants supplying pet food …
Here’s a list of criteria to select the best cat food based on the performance of the pet food manufacturers.
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. If anyone can add to the page please do so. This article was first …
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 has some startling consequences. Ten percent of British cat owners feed their cats raw …
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” means a measure of the proportion of absorbed protein from a food which becomes …
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) the misdescription of pet food by calling it “prescription diet” when the dry food …
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 from a slaughtered animal. It can be said with some certainty that many of …
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 justified. Arguably there is a cosy relationship between regulator and manufacturer which undermines proper …
