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Most people are unfamiliar with the facts about commercial pet food for dogs and cats. Brands that can be found at your local grocery offer a minimum quality that is barely above edible. Even Hills and other veterinarian recommended brands are made with grain and corn typically have listed as their number one ingredient.

As far as nutrition, these foods are fillers and supplements at best, but the real shocker is the amount of toxins and “animal byproduct” in each bag. These foods do much more harm than good, causing your pet’s health to decline early in life and ultimately leading to untimely death at. Consumption on an ordinary basis, commercial dog food manufacturers use meats that are far below the quality allowed by the FDA for human. This will not surprise most people. However, these meats are not only chicken by products, sick cow parts, feathers, and other unmentionable parts, but are often dead cats and dogs have been gassed and Which are received from shelters, zoo animals euthanized, and sometimes even roadkill. On top of the potential risk of infection and illnesses associated with eating such poor quality meat, the toxins used to euthanize these animals are clearly lethal. Levels of these chemicals can build up in your pet’s body and over time and sometimes acutely cause organ failure and death.

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