Many pet food companies use the cheapest ingredients they can find. Whether it comes from dead diseased animals, road kill, or euthanized pets from shelters. These ingredients are not suitable for human consumption. If you won't eat it, why should your dog! Most pet foods contain 4-D ingredients. 4-D is meat and by-products that have been derived from animals that were rejected by food inspectors who classified the animals as not fit for human consumption because they were “Dead, Dying, Disabled or Diseased” at the time of inspection. Any chemicals that existed within that animal, would still be in it when dead. Meat by-products are nothing more than slaughterhouse waste; waste that’s been banned for use in human food and then sold to the pet food industry. It’s what’s left over after the slaughter and classified as inedible waste, unfit for human consumption.
4-Ds: Road kill, slaughter house rejects, animals that die on their way to meat packing plants - all are acceptable ingredients for pet food under the "4D" rule. Steroids, growth hormones and chemicals used to treat cattle including insecticide patches end up mixed into the final product. Meat from grocery stores past its due date is also added to the mix, as are the Styrofoam trays and plastic wrap they were packed in.
With dry foods, the ingredients are cooked twice. First during rendering and again in the extruder. Problems are much more common than with canned or homemade foods.
Altered proteins may contribute to food intolerance's, food allergies, and inflammatory bowel disease.
High-heat processing of pet food – especially kibble – creates potent carcinogens like acrylamide and heterocyclic amine.
With dry foods, the ingredients are cooked twice. First during rendering and again in the extruder. Problems are much more common than with canned or homemade foods.
Altered proteins may contribute to food intolerance's, food allergies, and inflammatory bowel disease.
High-heat processing of pet food – especially kibble – creates potent carcinogens like acrylamide and heterocyclic amine.
There’s a connection between these carcinogens and the rising rates of cancer in today’s pets. Proteins, Fats, Antioxidants, Enzymes, Minerals, Vitamins, and Beneficial Bacteria are all damaged or destroyed during the heating process.
Grains and legumes contain mold and even through extrusion, it does not remove or kill the mold. Mold can cause cancer and/or organ failure.
Do you really want to feed your dog this? Learn to read ingredients. Feeding these foods listed will shorten the life of your dog, cause many horrible diseases like allergies, autoimmune disease, cancer, seizures, diabetes, arthritis/joint issues, gastrointestinal disorders, heart disease, liver disease, obesity, skin and coat disorders, and/or urinary tract disorders and you will be spending hard earned dollars on trying to save your dog.
To learn more about kibble and how bad it really is...click "Kibble~The Silent Killer"
Grains and legumes contain mold and even through extrusion, it does not remove or kill the mold. Mold can cause cancer and/or organ failure.
Do you really want to feed your dog this? Learn to read ingredients. Feeding these foods listed will shorten the life of your dog, cause many horrible diseases like allergies, autoimmune disease, cancer, seizures, diabetes, arthritis/joint issues, gastrointestinal disorders, heart disease, liver disease, obesity, skin and coat disorders, and/or urinary tract disorders and you will be spending hard earned dollars on trying to save your dog.
To learn more about kibble and how bad it really is...click "Kibble~The Silent Killer"
Below is a listing of some of the popular or inexpensive worst dog food brands that contain harmful, unnecessary and outright dangerous ingredients which are highlighted in red. Not all bad ingredients are highlighted in red. (Read at bottom of this page for more) This is not a complete list; unfortunately there are many more brands on the market. Each manufacturer’s website should offer a complete ingredient listing and nutritional value analysis of their products. If a specific brand of food is not listed here it does not mean it is bad or good, just check the brand’s website and read the ingredients. Stay away from grains and fillers. To name a few: potato, potato starch, pea fiber, pea protein, corn, soy, wheat, barley, rye, sorghum, by products, meat meal, fish meal, animal digest, white and brown rice, brewers rice, salt, sugar, brewer's yeast, rosemary, beet pulp, natural flavorings, any food dye coloring, menadione just to name a few. And include the synthetic vitamins to avoid as they cause cancer. Also avoid all salmon products. Heavily contaminated with mercury as well.
Feeding your pet the same food everyday of its life, will cause many issues. (Liver and kidney failure, diabetes, arthritis, cancer and many other illnesses.) These pet foods are lacking certain nutrients. Also many of these ingredients are sourced from China. DO NOT FEED YOUR PET PRODUCTS FROM CHINA! (Includes most (99%) treats, chew bones, etc.)
Buy grain-free to help eliminate allergic reactions. Remember, the top 5 ingredients are the most important.
Buy grain-free to help eliminate allergic reactions. Remember, the top 5 ingredients are the most important.
|
If they are not good, then you shouldn't feed your pet that food. Also you should change your pets food every 3 months to avoid any allergies or food intolerance. Remember also, many other ingredients not listed that are most likely in your pets food are contaminants like: pesticides, glues, sawdust, chemicals of all kinds.
|
|
Dry Foods offer no nutritional value. Although the best diet you can feed your dog is a raw diet. Veterinarians were not taught about good nutrition in college. So do your homework. Find a good holistic vet or animal nutritionist that is educated in nutrition. Whatever you do, remember, this is your furry family member. It is your responsibility as a pet parent to give the best foods you can provide to extend his/her quality of life.
Which means less visits to the vet. If you're willing to pay a high price for quality pet foods, then you can afford a raw diet. In fact raw diets may cost less than your premium kibbles or canned foods. You may feed 12 oz to your dog of kibble and only have to feed 8 oz of raw. So you save on money that way as well.
DOGS ARE CARNIVORES: Following the long ancestral history as canids. Pet Food Companies have people believing otherwise since humans eat veggies and fruits so beware. Canines do not have grinding molars therefore cannot grind grains. They are made for ripping and tearing of flesh. This doesn't mean dogs can't benefit from receiving raw juiced/pureed veggies and fruits in small amounts for the nutrients. BUY ORGANIC ONLY! Fur and feathers is not part of that diet.
These worst dog food brands below have corn as the main ingredient. Use these examples as a comparative guide to what you should not be feeding your dog.
I hope you have gained some knowledge into the pet food industry here on this site and will look further into changing your pet's diet ASAP! When changing from a commercial pet food to a raw or homemade diet, you need to then add in quality supplements and herbs to build the immune system. It is imperative that you do this or you may continue to deal with allergies and other illnesses from the built up toxins in your pet. Please do your research or speak with a holistic vet before changing anything especially with a pet with a chronic disease.
These worst dog food brands below have corn as the main ingredient. Use these examples as a comparative guide to what you should not be feeding your dog.
I hope you have gained some knowledge into the pet food industry here on this site and will look further into changing your pet's diet ASAP! When changing from a commercial pet food to a raw or homemade diet, you need to then add in quality supplements and herbs to build the immune system. It is imperative that you do this or you may continue to deal with allergies and other illnesses from the built up toxins in your pet. Please do your research or speak with a holistic vet before changing anything especially with a pet with a chronic disease.
FYI-Most ALL vitamins included in commercial pet foods are synthetic vitamins. The body does not recognize these and they are of little use to your pet for nutritional purposes.
Synthetic vitamins are normally found in premixes purchased for pet foods. They are not beneficial for your dog. The body cannot absorb them. They ARE synthetic (man made).
Synthetic vitamins are normally found in premixes purchased for pet foods. They are not beneficial for your dog. The body cannot absorb them. They ARE synthetic (man made).
A few ingredients to avoid:
|
Potato (carcinogenic)
Potato starch Pea fiber Corn (GMO/BT(Bacillus thuringiensis), Wheat (commercial wheat is doused with cancer-causing glyphosate herbicide right before harvest) Barley Rye Sorghum Fish meal Animal digest White and brown rice (GMO, arsenic, glyphosate) Soy (GMO) Meat By-Products Rice (any kind) Meat Meal (any kind) Animal Fat Caramel Color Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Citric Acid (contains corn) Hydrochloric Acid Grains (allergies and joint inflammation) |
Brewers rice
Salt Sugars (dextrose) Brewers yeast Rosemary extract Beet pulp (glyphosate) Natural flavorings Carrageenan Xanthan gum Propylene glycol Sodium bisulfate Food dye colorings BHT BHA Ethoxyquin Menadione Onion Powder High Fructose Corn Syrup Dried Egg Product Rosemary Extract Vegetable Oil Animal Digest Garlic (daily) |
Purina Mainstay Adult Formula Dry Dog Food (NO MEAT AT ALL)
Ingredients: (Missing Meat)
Ground yellow corn, corn germ meal, meat and bone meal, soybean meal, soybean hulls*, animal fat preserved with mixed-tocopherols (form of Vitamin E), calcium carbonate, salt, animal digest, potassium chloride, choline chloride, zinc sulfate, ferrous sulfate, Vitamin E supplement, manganese sulfate, added color (Red 40), niacin, DL-Methionine, Vitamin A supplement, brewers dried yeast, copper sulfate, calcium pantothenate, garlic oil, pyridoxine hydrochloride, Vitamin B-12 supplement, thiamine mononitrate, Vitamin D-3 supplement, riboflavin supplement, calcium iodate, menadione sodium bisulfite complex (source of Vitamin K activity), folic acid, biotin, sodium selenite. |
Purina Pro Plan Adult, Large Breed
Ingredients:
Chicken, brewers rice, corn gluten meal, whole grain wheat, whole grain corn, poultry by-product meal (natural source of glucosamine), corn bran, animal fat preserved with mixed-tocopherols (form of Vitamin E), pearled barley, fish meal (natural source of glucosamine), animal digest, dried egg product, calcium phosphate, salt, potassium chloride, potassium citrate, L-Lysine monohydrochloride, choline chloride, Vitamin E supplement, zinc sulphate, ferrous sulphate, ascorbic acid (source of Vitamin C), manganese sulphate, niacin, Vitamin A supplement, calcium carbonate, copper sulphate, calcium pantothenate, garlic oil, pyridoxine hydrochloride, Vitamin B-12 supplement, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin supplement, calcium iodate, Vitamin D-3 supplement, menadione sodium bisulfite complex (source of Vitamin K activity), folic acid, biotin, sodium selenite. |
Royal Canin Medium Breed Sensitive Digestion
Ingredients:
Chicken by-product meal, brewers rice, brown rice, corn gluten meal, chicken fat, brewers rice flour, wheat, natural flavors, dried beet pulp, fish oil, sodium silico aluminate, potassium chloride, vegetable oil, salt, fructooligosaccharides, calcium carbonate, hydrolyzed yeast, choline chloride, L-lysine, vitamins [DL-alpha tocopherol (source of vitamin E), L-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate (source of vitamin C), biotin, D-calcium pantothenate, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6), vitamin A acetate, niacin, thiamine mononitrate (vitamin B1), vitamin B12 supplement, riboflavin (vitamin B2), folic acid, vitamin D3 supplement], trace minerals (zinc proteinate, zinc oxide, ferrous sulfate, manganese proteinate, manganous oxide, copper sulfate, calcium iodate, sodium selenite, copper proteinate), rosemary extract, preserved with natural mixed tocopherols and citric acid. |
Royal Canin Chihuahua Dog
Ingredients:
Corn, chicken meal, brewers rice, corn gluten meal, chicken fat, brown rice, oat groats, soy protein isolate, natural flavors, dried beet pulp, fish oil, vegetable oil, calcium carbonate, potassium chloride, sodium silico aluminate, fructo-oligosaccharides, sodium tripolyphosphate, taurine, salt, DL-methionine, choline chloride, vitamins [DL-alpha tocopherol acetate (source of vitamin E), inositol, niacin supplement, L-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate (source of vitamin C), D-calcium pantothenate, biotin, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6), riboflavin supplement (vitamin B2), thiamine mononitrate (vitamin B1), vitamin A acetate, folic acid, vitamin B12 supplement, vitamin D3 supplement], trace minerals (zinc proteinate, zinc oxide, ferrous sulfate, manganese proteinate, copper proteinate, copper sulfate, manganous oxide, calcium iodate, sodium selenite), glucosamine hydrochloride, marigold extract (Tagetes erecta L.), L-carnitine, green tea extract, chondroitin sulfate, rosemary extract, preserved with natural mixed tocopherols and citric acid. |
Hills Science Diet Adult
Ingredients:
Lamb Meal, Brewers Rice, Brown Rice, Corn Gluten Meal, Whole Grain Wheat, Whole Grain Sorghum, Animal Fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols and citric acid), Cracked Pearled Barley, Chicken Liver Flavor, Flaxseed, Lactic Acid, Dried Beet Pulp, Soybean Oil, Potassium Chloride, Iodized Salt, L-Lysine, Choline Chloride, vitamins (Vitamin E Supplement, L-Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate (source of vitamin C), Niacin Supplement, Thiamine Mononitrate, Vitamin A Supplement, Calcium Pantothenate, Biotin, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Riboflavin Supplement, Folic Acid, Vitamin D3 Supplement), Taurine, minerals (Ferrous Sulfate, Zinc Oxide, Copper Sulfate, Manganous Oxide, Calcium Iodate, Sodium Selenite), L-Tryptophan, Mixed Tocopherols added to retain freshness, Citric Acid added to retain freshness, L-Threonine, Phosphoric Acid, Beta-Carotene, Rosemary Extract. |
Nutro MAX Adult
Ingredients:
Chicken Meal, Ground Whole Wheat, Wheat Flour, Ground Rice, Rice Bran, Chicken Fat (preserved with mixed Tocopherols), Corn Gluten Meal, Dried Plain Beet Pulp, Natural Flavors, Potassium Chloride, Salt, Choline Chloride, Taurine, Zinc Sulfate, Vitamin E Supplement, Ferrous Sulfate, L-Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate (source of Vitamin C), L-Carnitine, Potassium Iodide, Copper Sulfate, Niacin Supplement, Calcium Pantothenate,Biotin, Manganous Oxide, Thiamine Mononitrate (source of Vitamin B1), Vitamin A Supplement, Sodium Selenite, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (source of Vitamin B6),Riboflavin Supplement (source of Vitamin B2), Vitamin D3 Supplement, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Folic Acid. |
Eukanuba Puppy Large Breed Dry Dog Food
Ingredients:
Chicken, Corn Meal, Chicken By-Product Meal (Natural source of Chondroitin Sulfate and Glucosamine), Ground Whole Grain Sorghum, Brewers Rice, Dried Beet Pulp, Chicken Flavor, Dried Egg Product, Fish Oil (preserved with mixed Tocopherols, a source of Vitamin E), Brewers Dried Yeast, Fish Meal, Potassium Chloride, Chicken Fat (preserved with mixed Tocopherols, a source of Vitamin E), Salt, Calcium Carbonate, Choline Chloride, Fructooligosaccharides, Minerals (Ferrous Sulfate, Zinc Oxide, Manganese Sulfate, Copper Sulfate, Manganous Oxide, Potassium Iodide, Cobalt Carbonate), DL-Methionine, Vitamins (Ascorbic Acid, Vitamin A Acetate, Calcium Pantothenate, Biotin, Thiamine Mononitrate (source of vitamin B1), Vitamin B12 Supplement, Niacin, Riboflavin Supplement (source of vitamin B2), Inositol, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (source of vitamin B6), Vitamin D3 Supplement, Folic Acid), Vitamin E Supplement, Marigold, Beta-Carotene, Rosemary Extra |
BENEFUL BY PURINA (Reports of dogs dying from eating this food)
Ingredients:
Ground yellow corn, chicken by-product meal, corn gluten meal, whole wheat flour, animal fat preserved with mixed-tocopherols (form of Vitamin E), rice flour, beef, soy flour, sugar, propylene glycol, meat and bone meal, tricalcium phosphate, phosphoric acid, salt, water, animal digest, sorbic acid (a preservative), potassium chloride, dried carrots, dried peas, calcium propionate (a preservative), L-Lysine monohydrochloride, choline chloride, added color (Red 40, Yellow 5, Yellow 6, Blue 2), DL-Methionine, Vitamin E supplement, zinc sulfate, ferrous sulfate, manganese sulfate, niacin, Vitamin A supplement, calcium carbonate, copper sulfate, Vitamin B-12 supplement, calcium pantothenate, thiamine mononitrate, garlic oil, pyridoxine hydrochloride, riboflavin supplement, Vitamin D-3 supplement, *menadione sodium bisulfite complex (source of Vitamin K activity), calcium iodate, folic acid, biotin, sodium selenite. xtract. |
Purina Dog Chow (Reports of dogs dying from eating this food)
Ingredients:
Whole grain corn, poultry by-product meal, animal fat preserved with mixed-tocopherols (form of Vitamin E), corn gluten meal, meat and bone meal, brewers rice, soybean meal, barley, whole grain wheat, animal digest, calcium carbonate, salt, calcium phosphate, potassium chloride, L-Lysine monohydrochloride, choline chloride, zinc sulfate, Vitamin E supplement, zinc proteinate, ferrous sulfate, added color (Red 40, Yellow 5, Blue 2, Yellow 6), DL-Methionine, manganese sulfate, manganese proteinate, niacin, Vitamin A supplement, copper sulfate, calcium pantothenate, copper proteinate, garlic oil, pyridoxine hydrochloride, Vitamin B-12 supplement, thiamine mononitrate, Vitamin D-3 supplement, riboflavin supplement, calcium iodate, menadione sodium bisulfite complex (source of Vitamin K activity), folic acid, biotin, sodium selenite. |
PURINA ONE Lamb & Rice Dry Dog Food (Reports of dogs dying from eating this food)
Ingredients:
Lamb [Natural Source of Glucosamine], Brewers Rice, Corn Gluten Meal, Whole Grain Corn, Poultry By-Product Meal [Natural Source of Glucosamine], Oat Meal, Animal Fat Preserved With Mixed-Tocopherols [Form of Vitamin E], Lamb Meal, Animal Digest, Potassium Chloride, Calcium Carbonate, Calcium Phosphate, Salt, Caramel Color, L-Lysine Monohydrochloride, Choline Chloride, Zinc Sulfate, E Ferrous Sulfate, Vitamin E Supplement, Manganese Sulfate, Niacin, Vitamin A Supplement, Calcium Pantothenate, Thiamine Mononitrate, Copper Sulfate, Riboflavin Supplement, Vitamin B-12 Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Garlic Oil, Folic Acid, Vitamin D-3 Supplement, Calcium Iodate, Biotin, Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex [Source of Vitamin K Activity], Sodium Selenite. 
|
ALPO BY PURINA
Ingredients:
Ground yellow corn, meat and bone meal, soybean meal, beef tallow preserved with mixed tocopherols (form of vitamin E), corn gluten meal, animal digest, salt, L-lysine monohydrochloride, potassium chloride, zinc sulfate, vitamin E supplement, added color (Red 40, Yellow 5, Blue 2 and Yellow 6), choline chloride, ferrous sulfate, manganese sulfate, niacin, vitamin A supplement, calcium carbonate, copper sulfate, calcium pantothenate, garlic oil, pyridoxine hydrochloride, vitamin B12 supplement, thiamine mononitrate, vitamin D3 supplement, riboflavin supplement, calcium iodate, menadione sodium bisulfite complex (source of vitamin K activity), folic acid, biotin and sodium selenite. |
Natural Defense
Ingredients:
Chicken meal, brewer's rice, ground corn, wheat, ground barley, corn gluten meal, dried beet pulp, rice flour, animal fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols), natural flavour, brewer's dried yeast, flaxseed, salt, potassium chloride, calcium carbonate, rice hulls, vegetable oil (source of linoleic acid, preserved with mixed tocopherols), L-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate (source of vitamin C), DL-alpha-tocopherol acetate (source of vitamin E), choline chloride, vitamin A acetate, thiamine mononitrate (vitamin B1), biotin, d-calcium pantothenate, riboflavin supplement (vitamin B2), vitamin D3 supplement, vitamin B12 supplement, taurine, dehydrated myrtle leaf, zinc sulphate, copper sulphate, potassium iodide, mixed tocopherols (source of vitamin E), glucosamine hydrochloride*, marigold meal (source of lutein) and green tea extract. |
Royal Canin Maxi Weight Care
|
Ideal Balance Grain Free, Chicken and Potato
|
Royal Canin Veterinary Care Nutrition-Dental
|
Hills Science Diet Adult, Sensitive Skin
|
Purina Pro Plan Puppy Selects
|
Natural Balance Limited Ingredient Diet
|
Eagle Pack Dog Adult
|
PURINA ONE SmartBlend Large Breed
|
