| Let Your Pet Go Organic! | | | | pet nutrition and research the proper diet and |
| From skin irritations and dull coats to constipation and | | | | nutrients for your pet's health and then cook for him |
| lack of energy, your pet's food can be hurting, or | | | | at home. While this may sound like a great idea (after |
| even worse, killing him. Chances are if you're feeding | | | | all, who better than you to control the freshness and |
| your pet from those commercial bags, boxes or | | | | wholesomeness of your pet's food?) it's not as easy |
| cans, he and you, are getting a lot more than you | | | | as it sounds. Dogs and cats need a special diet that |
| bargained for. | | | | includes and excludes various foods and amounts of |
| One of the first ingredients in most commercial pet | | | | those foods. Its pretty scientific stuff and unless |
| food is meat by products or "meat meal." What | | | | you're willing to spend the time learning how and |
| exactly is that? Unfortunately, it isn't a plump chicken | | | | what to prepare, home-cooking might not be the |
| leg or ground tenderloin. Instead, its the parts of the | | | | best avenue. |
| animals that are unfit for consumption. Lungs, spleens, | | | | A better solution is to go organic. Organic pet food |
| bones, beaks, and other scraps that are leftover | | | | manufacturers care about your pet's health and to |
| after all of the actual meat has been picked from the | | | | prove it, they don't opt for cheap, dangerous |
| bone. | | | | ingredients. Instead they leave out the byproducts, |
| How about the boiled flesh of dead, diseased, | | | | steroids, chemical additives, artificial colors, dyes, |
| disabled or dying animals? | | | | artificial flavors, bulk fillers like corn and wheat (which |
| What if those animals included dogs and cats? | | | | can irritate the digestive system), antibiotics, |
| How can this be? | | | | pesticides and other harmful and useless ingredients. |
| Well it all comes down to the mighty dollar. | | | | Organic product manufacturers have to follow strict |
| And speaking of that dollar, doesn't it stand to | | | | guidelines to become certified, and that process not |
| reason that the big pet food manufacturers want | | | | only includes inspection of what goes into the |
| their products to have the longest shelf life possible | | | | products, but also, where and how they are made! |
| so that there's no waste and no lost profit? | | | | Aside from the obvious, here are a few more |
| Of course it does! | | | | important plusses to feeding organic: |
| Guess what gives that extended shelf life...harmful | | | | Shinier, softer coats |
| preservatives. And along with those preservatives | | | | Less skin irritations |
| are herbicides, pesticides and let's not forget the | | | | More energy |
| chemicals that were used to euthanize the sick and | | | | Regular bowel movements |
| dying animals that wound up in that bag of food | | | | Healthier teeth |
| you've been feeding your beloved pet. | | | | Increased longevity |
| Yes, the same chemicals that are used to kill animals | | | | Healthy weight maintenance |
| are being fed to animals. | | | | These are just some of the health benefits that |
| So what can you do to protect your best friend? | | | | organic foods offer our pets. |
| There are a couple of alternatives that are not only | | | | With the variety of ways organic foods can impact |
| safer, but will help your little Fido to thrive. | | | | our pets, our environment and our own bodies, |
| If you're up for it, you can pick up some books on | | | | doesn't it just make sense to make the switch? |