At the time of this writing, there is a large commercial dog and cat food poisoning scare in the U.S. - from contaminated dog food. About 60 million cans and pouches prepared pet food is recalled.
Some owners have lost their dogs and cats, because the type of plastic called melamine has found its way into pet food! It was traced to Chinese wheat gluten source of contamination with melamine. Why do pet food manufacturers use wheat gluten in pet food is a mystery - it is a very poor source of protein
!We make our homemade dog food for a variety of reasons - one of which is unknown composition of commercial dog food
Why do canned or packet food looks and smells so similar, no matter what brand to buy?
I was always suspicious, the advertisement shows a nice pile of beef or even chicken breast fillet and vegetables, etc. How could they put that there, those cuts are so expensive?
Well, basic economics says no! But what makes me angry is their attempt at fraud!
We started making homemade dog food, some time after I got an inside look at what is called "protein recovery unit ".
I called the Stem Plant because the plant uses scrap of chicken processor - the head (beak and all), feet, feathers and gizzards - and turned it into a foul smelling dirty brown powder destined to go to the PET-food!
This lake so bad that the smell got in my hair and my clothes, and I am not exaggerating when I say the smell hung around me all day!
This protein powder is often among the first on the list of ingredients on the package or can be - and goes by the name of meat by-products or meat meal times. This is part of the reason that commercial dry biscuits almost always smell the same! If you are game - try to eat one of those cookies yourself - see what your dog has been putting up with the
!But you see, because this protein powder goes high temperatures during the manufacturing process, it is considered safe for pets.
But the head of a huge dumpsters, carcasses, feet, feathers, etc. I SAW remained at room temperature for who knows how long - so you can imagine the putrid condition that the
?I refuse to feed it refuses, which is what it really is - trash - to give our dogs! For while they May have killed the bacteria in the trash, what they can not destroy some of the toxins that bacteria produce as part of its action!
with bacterial toxins, May there also be a toxin produced by mold and fungi;! Known as the aflatoxins and mycotoxins, some of which are known to be heat tolerant
Now I do not want to bore you with lots of technical information on toxins - but I do not want to see that I am not exaggerating
So, here's just one article - just one bacteria - Staphylococcus aureus. About half way down the page you'll see comments about the toxin produced and heat resistance in cooking:
, which is only one bacterium - has a lot more! Try to Google the words of aflatoxin, mycotoxins and bacterial toxins for yourself!
Plus there is potentially accumulated insecticide residues in concentrated bird feathers ..... I am not even going to mention the stories we read about the euthanized animal carcasses from veterinarians or abbatoir animals that are suffering - or road kill!
In short - it has always been potentially contaminated dog food! But even if you completely ignore the problem of contamination - it is still very cheap and nasty source of protein
because it is labeled as pet food is not for human consumption - is far less observation, care and responsibility! The fact is: they are unable to call it - ask yourself why it would be
?Why should I eat this stuff at any pet that you care? We love our dogs - so as to avoid foods based on trash, with the addition of soy protein, color and other additives - we make your own homemade dog food only
And here's the thing - Homemade dog food is not only better for your dog is also far less expensive than commercial dog food - here in Australia, we fed adult Staffordshire Bull Terrier for about 45c per day
Now, when pet food companies, and some vets comment that the food you are to be completed. It was as if some kind of secret, as if we were too stupid to do it yourself! I used to work in their attempts to manipulate us into buying their products!
Dogs are a common human life for thousands of years (long before the pet food company) - and never went extinct due to malnutrition
Let me state this - anyone who can read can cook - can make their own quality homemade dog food! All you need is a little time and planning, since its easier to make in bulk -. A little freezer space
Canine nutrition is also very well researched and published, and now that we live in the information age,! This information may be freely distributed throughout the world
Of course there are some basics - when making homemade dog food is important to remember that dogs are meat-eaters (carnivores). Since the meat is almost entirely composed of protein - protein is therefore an essential component in the diet of the dog
!But did you know that many canned or dried foods based on vegetable sources of protein (soy beans often - and it's no wonder that so many fart), because plant proteins are much cheaper than animal protein
But the vegetable based proteins like those found in soy beans, chickpeas, lentils, etc. are not complete in all amino acids found in animal protein such as meat, fish and dairy products.
to overcome this lack of complete protein pet food manufacturers to add the horrible smell of powder I mentioned earlier!
in his book Home Prepared Dog and Cat Diet, Healthful Alternative, - when it comes to commercially prepared pet food, Donald Stromberg had this to say:
"the cost of pet food is reduced by using more animal protein than you need. Using the sources of animal protein is not fit for human consumption and reduce costs. For example, eating animal meat unfit for human consumption. Some protein meat meal from animals that had died and started to fall apart. "(p. 35)
Stromberg gives a figure of 13% protein for the breeding of dogs and 19% for aging dogs. I always aim to the domestic dog food falls into this higher protein range.
Because the dogs in the wild they eat mostly meat, most of their protein comes from animal or insect sources -. I use animal protein
, but dogs can also eat the fruits - foxes are known to eat berries and other fruits no doubt, for example, grapes from the vineyard or fruit from the orchard. Our Staffords love all kinds of fruit - bananas, including the
I also vary the protein content of my homemade dog food, in accordance with the needs of my dogs.
One of our girls (Australian Terrier) is now 11 years old and diabetic, so her diet is pretty high in protein and very low in fat. Pregnant bitches and growing puppies need much more protein, and also need more of the total amount of food.
However, when using meat as a source of protein, can cause problems for the dog, if food is not balanced with the right minerals. Red meat, I will provide a good level of protein and iron, but almost no calcium and phosphorus for example
.Dogs in the wild feed on food choices and to eat a whole rabbit, for example - fur, bones, gizzards and all! When they do so they are able to extract all the minerals in bones and intestines of animals - so their diet is more balanced
On the domestic dog food, it is important that the goal for this balance of protein, vitamins and minerals! When using my homemade dog food recipes you'll find that one of my sources is the principle of protein skinless chicken neck.
can use these because of its high protein / low fat and low-price ratio - PLUS - the added advantage of minerals like calcium, phosphorus and potassium, etc., available in the bone
and skinless chicken neck are often available at low cost as a human grade fresh meat in the deli department many supermarkets and poultry shops, which means that they must be fit for human consumption!
right here, right now, then;! His homemade dog food street in front of commercial pet food, because you're using a quality, nutritious and balanced protein from a clean, safe sources of food
Try making your own homemade dog food and ensures that your dog will love REAL food that is given - instead of pseudo food that has been forced to accept up to now