It is common knowledge that the pet food industry buys the remnants of our meat processing plants. These remnants are not fit for human consumption. Common practice is to heavily preserve already rancid meats & fats, with such chemicals as BHA/BHT and ETHOXYQUIN, to prevent further deterioration.
These meats & fats are a staple of the dry and canned food products, and is what you smell (YEK) when you serve up your pet's meal. Animal fats are used to provide essential oils for good skin and coat conditions. Is it any wonder why there is such a dramatic health problem in this area today? Rancid, heavily preserved fats are extremely difficult to digest and can lead to a host of health problems in your pet. Digestive upset, especially throwing up bile or food, diarrhea, gas and bad breath are all linked to this. When this is fed to the newly developing digestive tract of puppies and kittens, it can permanently effect the sensitive lining, leading to a life time of digestive and assimilation problems.
These chemicals, added to the fat, can continue the allergy sensitivities responses.
These popular preservatives are heavily used in the pet food industry. Not only to preserve fats but to stabilize the whole product as well. Most people don't know about the use of BHA/BHT in pet foods as well as in human foods. These two chemical preservatives are known to be carcinogens ( can cause cancer ). Little truth is shared about ETHOXYQUIN. This preservative was developed in the 1950's as a rubber stabilizer and herbicide, very similar to AGENT ORANGE! It was NEVER approved by the FDA and was recalled after three years of human use. There are documented cases of serious side-affects, resulting from the exposure to, or the ingestion of this chemical. Humans who were working with it in the rubber industry, reported a dramatic rise in diseases, such as liver/kidney damage, cancerous skin lesions, loss of hair, blindness, leukemia, fetal abnormalities and chronic diarrhea. In animals it has been linked to immune deficiency syndrome, spleen, stomach and liver cancer, as well as the above mentioned diseases. The steady increase in pet cancer and serious diseases has paralleled due to the increased use of chemical preservatives.
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, There is NO mandatory inspection of ingredients used in the pet food manufacturing. The law allows the pet food industry to use what is called "4D" sources. That is meat, tissue, skin and the inners of animals that are dead, dying, disabled, or deseased. These products are NOT fit for human consumption when they reach the slaughterhouse. Using these wastes in pet foods can include moldy, rancid or spoiled meats and salmonella contaminated animal parts, as well as the tissues too severely riddled with cancer to be eaten by humans. The heavy use of hormones and antibiotics, in farm animals is also a concern. These continue to be active, even when processed.
The following is a list of what by-products are.
Chicken, Turkey, Poultry, Beef & Meat by-products are: NON HUMAN CONSUMEABLE FOOD.
They serve absolutely NO nutritional value at all. Here is a break down of by-products.
Chicken by-products - Any part of the chicken including: beaks, feet, feathers, intestines and intestional tract.
Turkey by-products - Any part of the turkey including: beaks, feet, feathers, intestines and intestional tract.
Poultry by-products - Any part of anything that once had feathers including the above.
Beef by-products - Any part of a cow or steer including the above.
Meat by-products - Any part of any animals! MEAT BY-PRODUCTS ARE:
NON HUMAN CONSUMABLE PARTS FROM ANY MEAT SORCE, INCLUDING CATS & DOGS
AND EUTHANIZED CATS & DOGS!!
Most pet food manufactures purchase processed meats from a meat renderer who purchases meat from anywhere they can. They are legally allowed to purchase euthanized cats and dogs from animal shelters for the purpose of resale to food manufacturers.
This potentially harmful chemical is added to many pet foods to maintain the right texture and moisture. Along with the use of Ethoxyquin, these humectants tie up the water content and thus prohibit the growth of bacteria. These preservatives allow dry food to have a shelf well over one year and canned foods indefinitely. As well as inhibiting bacteria growth in food products, they inhibite the proper and necessary growth of friendly flora in the digestive tract, which aids in the assimlation of nutrients. PROPYLENE GLYCOL belongsto a chemical familythat is used in anti-freeze. It also decreases the amount of moisture in the digestive tract, which has lead to intestinal blockage and a host of other serious digestive tract problems such as cancerous intestinal lesions. This is what produces those "small, hard, dry stools" that certainly are easier to clean up, but you are also led to believe this means that more porduct has been digested.. It simply shows that more waste products (TOXINS) are not bring properly eliminated. It is known to cause skin inflammation,hair loss and even death.
Both of these products are widely used in pet foods as a very inexpensive, but high source of fiber. They are bulk- producting, therefore very popular especially in the "reducing" diets. These harsh fibers also decrease the amount of moisture in the digestive tract, which can lead to intestinal blockage, plus create chronic constipation and damange the sensitive tissues of the colon.
Salt is an ingredient heavily used in pet foods to increase it's palatability and has been believed to be a trigger of many diseases. Excessive salt intake ( additional to what is naturally in most ingredients ) can lead to hypertension, kidney stress, colon irritation and a host of other ailments. A balance of sodiun is vital for cellular health, but excessive amounts can damage these cells.
Sweeteners such as beet pulp sugar ( not to be confused with beet pulp fiber ), sucrose (table sugar), corn syrup ( a derivative of corn starch ) and molasses are the most widely used sweeteners in the pet food industry. Corn syrup is also known and approved as an effective "humectant and plasticizer". It gives the product dampness and flexibility. These ingredients cause chaos with your pets. They produce the same highs and lows as table sugar and cause a great deal of stress on the pancreas and adrenals, a condition that may cause diabetes. Corn syrup is hardly a healthy ingredent, especially when you consider how it dilutes other vital nutrients. It provides empty calories devoid of vitamins, proteins or fats and can also overstimulate the production of insulin and acidic digestive juices. These interfere with the animal's ability to absorb proteins, calcium and other minerals that are in foods. They also inhibit proper growth of useful intestinal bacteria for assimilation of these nutrients.. Sweeteners have also been linked to behavioral problems such as aggressive and hyperactivity.
A prime example of generic labeling is that of " artificial color ". By law, the manufacturer does not have to list all of these artificial color ingredients on the label and often does so in a matter which tells us very little of what is in the product. Artificial colors often include the following coal-tar derivative dyes:
FD&C RED #40 ( a possible carcinogen ).
RED #3, YELLOW #5 ( not fully tested ).
YELLOW #6, BLUE # 1 and #2 ( increases dogs sensitivity to fatal viruses such as PARVO ). SODIUM NITRITE, widely used as a red coloring and preservative, produces powerful carcinogenic substances known as NITROSAMINES. People have died from accidental nutrite poisoning.
Some of the pet foods have more SODIUM NITRITE, chemicals and carcinogens added, then is allowed for humans.
