Dog Food Warning--Please Check for your Brand!

[mchis]

Exactly...I know MANY people who don't believe it! As a matter of fact more times than not the folks whom I "inform" of this are still feeding the same food! Really boggles my mind....

[Lucy]

Just came across further reading on this issue and thought its worth posting. I know that after the initial shock, people tend to forget it and its so awful, dangerous and disgusting, it should be highlighted often!

Does Your Dog/Cat Food Contain Euthanised Shelter Animals?

Every day in the United States more than one hundred million pounds of dead animals and animal parts are shipped to rendering plants.

These plants are in the business of disposing of millions of pounds of dead dogs and other animals. The end product is then sold to manufacturers for use in their product formulas.

The dead animal parts to be rendered include but may not be limited to bones, feathers, undeveloped eggs, blood, tails, grease, spines, hooves, heads, stomachs and small intestines of dead animals.

There is also a category known as Dead, Dying, Diseased or Decayed animals. These also are rendered for use.

And some smaller rendering plants are not satisfied with this ingredient menu. These plants have found a steady source of "material" to render in euthanized dogs from dog shelters. These dogs have been killed and arrive at the rendering plant in a plastic bag, often with their collar and tag intact.

All of the "ingredients" listed above, including the euthanized dogs are used by minor and major commercial dog food manufacturers to be part of your dog's daily diet.

In Los Angeles alone, two hundred tons of euthanized animals including dogs are delivered to rendering plants on a monthly basis. Almost seven million dogs and cats are killed in dog pounds each year. Many of these end up at rendering plants.

Having been injected with Phenobarbital to kill them, this toxic chemical remains in the dog as her carcass is rendered for addition to commercial dog food brands found in many large retail chains and markets.

So your dog will be eating other dogs when you fill her bowl with kibble or canned dog food. Not only is she eating her own so to speak, but she is also getting a daily dose of diseased animal parts and Phenobarbital, a euthanizing agent.

HOW TO AVOID FEEDING YOUR PET EUTHANIZED ANIMALS
1. Identify if you are feeding your pet one of the brands already identified by the FDA as containing pentobarbital. These include select lines by Ol' Roy, Heinz Kibbles and Bits, and Pro Plan. See resources for a full list of already identified brands.
2. Locate the ingredients label on your favorite pet or dog food.
3.Identify if any of the following rendered animal ingredients are in your dog food: Meat and Bone Meal (MBM), Beef and Bone Meal (BBM), Animal Fat (AF), and Animal Digest (AD). According to the FDA, these are the ingredients most likely to include pentobarbitol in them from euthanized animals.
4. Search the ingredient list for beef tallow (BT). The FDA states that if this is listed 1st, 2nd or 3rd on the ingredients list, the pet food has a 60% chance of containing unacceptable levels of pentobarbital.
5. Purchase natural or organic dog food that does not contain animal by products.

[Sarah]

Er Lucy it makes me feel sick