| The title says it all. If you take even a little bit of | | | | bet you thought these by-products were from cows, |
| care in selecting ingredients and preparation, food you | | | | especially if the can's label said something like "Beef |
| make yourself for your dog will be better than even | | | | Entree". The mammal can be any source - goats, |
| the best commercial pet food. Food you make | | | | pigs, horses, even euthanized animals from animal |
| yourself will be worlds better than the average | | | | shelters. Diseased or dying animals can be used as |
| popular commercial brands. Period. Let's look at some | | | | well. |
| of the reasons home made dog food should top the | | | | When you decide to cook food for your dog, where |
| list of any dog food rating chart. | | | | do you get the raw ingredients? You go to the |
| Have you ever read the list of ingredients in an | | | | grocery store and get the same beef, chicken, pork, |
| average can of dog food? If you have, do you know | | | | vegetables, and grains you would eat yourself. You |
| what those ingredients really are? For example, a lot | | | | certainly don't go looking for "animal by-products". |
| of dog foods contain "meat by-products". Do you | | | | Even pet foods that don't contain by-products are |
| know what they are? According to the Association | | | | using cuts of meat that wouldn't be eaten by |
| of American Feed Control Officials it is: | | | | humans. It's a profit thing. If a cut of meat can be |
| "The non-rendered, clean parts, other than meat, | | | | packaged and sold to people, it will bring a higher |
| derived from slaughtered mammals. It includes, but is | | | | price than it would as animal feed. |
| not limited to, lungs, spleen, kidneys, brain, livers, | | | | So, if you really care about your dog's health and |
| blood, bone, partially defatted low temperature fatty | | | | nutrition, cook your pet's food yourself. The food |
| tissue, and stomachs and intestines freed of their | | | | you prepare for your pet will be prepared with |
| contents. It does not include hair, horns, teeth and | | | | greater care and love than even the best commercial |
| hoofs." | | | | dog food, and will easily top the chart of any dog |
| Note it says derived from slaughtered "mammals". I'll | | | | food rating. |