The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated -Mahatma Gandhi

The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated -Mahatma Gandhi

Americans love their pets There are 163,000,000 companion cats and dogs in the United States Over 50% of dog owners are more attached to their dogs than to another human being

Pet Food is BIG BUSINESS because the industry knows that cat and dog owners will spare no expense to keep their companions healthy Americans spend $16,000,000,000 annually on their pets Total expenditures for the last four years: $58,000,000,000 in the United States alone

Pet Food Advertising The industry leaders market, advertise and sell their pet food as: 100% nutritious The BEST ingredients A lifetime supply of all of your pets nutritional needs

Pet Food Advertising The packages, pouches and cans show: Choice cuts of chicken, beef and fish Whole grain stalks Fresh Vegetables

Pet Food Advertising The Good Life Recipe even uses a Food Pyramid!

Pet Food Manufacturers market their products in this manner to appeal to the consumer, NOT because it is beneficial to pets Industry marketing studies have shown that even BIGGER profits can be made if the product is humanized. When presented with pet food that resembles human food, the consumer believes they are feeding their cat or dog human quality, nutritious food.

Pet Food is neither human-like nor human-grade What is in pet food? Rendered, inedible waste from the human food chain Spoiled meat from grocery stores still in the styrofoam packaging Rancid restaurant grease Grain contaminated with mold and hulls Slaughterhouse refuse including hair, esophagi, spines, beaks, tongues, dead, dying, disabled and diseased animals

Pet Food is neither human-like nor human-grade What is in pet food? There have even been reports of euthanized pet dogs and cats rendered into pet food

Pet Food is neither human-like nor human-grade What is in pet food? Chemicals like pentobarbital and ethoxyquin

Pet Food is neither human-like nor human-grade What is in pet food? Chemicals like pentobarbital and ethoxyquin

1. BIOLOGICAL CONTAMINANTS A. Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies i.Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) ii.Chronic wasting disease (CWD) B. Microbiological Contaminants i. Bacteria 1. Bacilllus spp. 2. Clostridium spp. 3. Escherichia coli 4. Mycobacterium spp. 5. Pseudomonas spp. 6. Salmonella enterica (various serotypes) 7. Staphylococcus spp. 2. CHEMICAL CONTAMINANTS A. Pesticides/Pesticide residues i. Aldrin ii. Benzene hexachloride iii. Chlordane iv. Chlorpyrifos v. Chlorpyrifos-methyl vi. Diazinon vii. Dieldrin viii. DDT+TDE+DDE ix. Dicofol x. Endosulfan xi. Endrin xii. Ethion xiii. HCH alpha xiv. HCH beta xv. HCH gamma (lindane) xvi. Heptachlor xvii. Heptachlor + heptachlor epoxide xviii.Hexachlorobenzene xix. Malathion xx. Methoxychlor xxi. Mirex xxii. Parathion xxiii.Toxaphene (camphechlor) xxiv.Tribuphos B. Mycotoxins i. Aflatoxins (B1+B2+G1+G2) ii. Fumonisins (B1+B1+B3) iii. Deoxynivalenol (DON or vomitoxin) iv. Ochratoxin v. Zearalonone C. Heavy Metals/Radionuclides i. Arsenic ii. Cadmium iii. Chromium iv. Lead v. Americium 241 vi. Cesium 134 vii. Iodine 131 viii. Plutonium 238 ix. Ruthenium 103 x. Ruthenium 106 xi. Strontium 90 D. Other Chemicals i. Ethoxyquin ii. Dioxins iii. Mercury iv. Perchlorate v. Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) vi. Polyethylene glycol vii. Selenium 3. PHYSICAL CONTAMINANTS A. Plastic B. Glass C. Metal D. Other i. Bones (vermin, etc.) ii. Radiation from implanted devices in animals Pet Food is neither human-like nor human-grade What is in pet food? Just look at the FDAs list of contaminants:

Contrary to the image of safe, healthy food, the Pet Food Industry has a long history of recalls due to contaminated products

Where will it all end? The FDA has issued a warning letter to Iams for including Chromium tripicolinate in pet food

Whats really in pet food? Consumers certainly dont know. Only the pet food manufacturers know.