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NUTRITIONAL MYTHS AND MISPERCEPTIONS
While veterinarians remain the top resource for pet care information, more than one in four dog owners say they now seek information about pet care on the internet. A lot of good information is available on the internet, but unfortunately, there also is a lot of misinformation. It can be difficult for clients and others to sort out the good from the bad so veterinarians need to be prepared to help with this. The objective of this presentation is to discuss the facts behind some common misperceptions promulgated by various internet sites and blogs. This article provides quotes from various sites on the internet, representing common nutritional myths, and provides facts that support or refute the quotes. QUOTE: ―Animal protein in commercial pet foods can include diseased meat, road kill, contaminated material from slaughterhouses, fecal matter, rendered cats and dogs, and poultry feathers. . . The most objectionable source of protein for pet food is euthanized cats and dogs. FACTS: Animal protein in reputable pet foods provides highly digestible sources of essential amino acids. Major pet food companies contract with specific, known suppliers and use animal proteins (poultry, beef, etc. and their byproducts) from United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)-inspected plants and associated rendering facilities. While euthanized dogs and cats can be disposed of at some rendering plants, such plants are not integrated with USDA-inspected facilities. Products from such rendering plants are most often used for non-edible products, such as fertilizer, soaps, cosmetics, etc., although some may also be used in livestock or poultry feed. All members of the Pet Food Institute which represents 95% of the pet foods produced in the US have filed legal affidavits attesting to the fact that they avoid such ingredients for their pet foods. Consistent with this were results from a USDA/Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM) investigation to test pet foods, randomly selected from retail outlets, for canine and feline DNA....to continue reading this article please click on here...
