What Veterinarians Say

A growing number of veterinarians state that processed pet food (kibbles and canned food) is the main cause of illness and premature death in the modern dog and cat.

"Dogs and cats need raw meat to be really healthy and even the best processed foods cook their good ingredients, & most commercially available foods, even the expensive ones, use the cheapest ingredients ( that means dead, diseased and decaying meat & by products) - Christina Chambreau, D.V.M.

" We are seeing disease conditions in animals that we did not see years ago. Many of these may be traced to nutrition as the source." - Don E. Lundholm, D.V.M.

" What most consumers are unaware of is that the pet food industry is an extension of the human food industry... pet food provides a place for slaughterhouse waste and grains considered " unfit for human consumption" to be turned into profit." Animal Protection Institute

"Recent studies have shown processed foods to be a factor in increasing numbers of pets suffering from cancer, arthritis, obesity, dental disease and heart disease." Before World War II, most North Americans fed their pets raw bones and table scraps. Today, everyone uses convenience foods and pet food companies are industry giants. Diet isn't the only thing that has changed. So has life expectancy, with the life span of many breeds now less than half what it was two or three decades ago. Skin and coat problems are so common that we accept them as unavoidable, and today's vets routinely treat conditions that used to be unusual or even rare.

William Pollack, D.V.M.

The most common and most visible symptoms of nutritionally caused deficiencies are allergies of one kind or another. Because many commercial foods are woefully deficient in key nutrients, the long-term effect of these foods makes the dog hypersensitive to its environment. - Alfred Plechner D.V.M

Despite the appealing pet food advertisements with their claims for providing " complete and balanced nutrition," if you are not careful, you may end up feeding your pet, chicken heads, road kills, spoiled or moldy grains, cancerous material cut from slaughterhouse animals, tissue high in hormone or pesticide residues, and even shredded Styrofoam packaging, metal ID tags and minced flea collars.