[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: PMI Exclusive - anyone use this?

  • From: genoaktortoise@xxxxxxxxxxx
  • To: ruttergsd@xxxxxxxxxxx, <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2008 01:31:12 +0000

I buy Mazuri Torotise Diet made by Purina Mills for my tortoises. It is a dry 
food, looks like big dog kibble.

Amy Greenhut 
Justrock German Shepherds 
Gen Oak Leopard Tortoises, Tortoise Rescue

-------------- Original message -------------- 
From: "Gail Rutter" <ruttergsd@xxxxxxxxxxx> 

> I've found a new dog food and was wondering if anyone else uses it. I'm not 
> able to feed raw, so I need to find the best processed dog food available and 
> at 
> the best price (I'm hoping there are others in the world like me! ;-) ). Can 
> anyone give me some insight into this food? 
> From the internet, I've learned that PMI Exclusive (made by Purina Mills, a 
> company of Nestle-Purina & Land O'Lakes owns the company) is NOT Ralston 
> Purina 
> Company who makes Purina Dog Chow, Purina One, Purina Pro-Plan, etc. 
> 
> I also found this: "Purina Mills (www.purinamills.com ), based in St. Louis, 
> Missouri, has 48 plants and approximately 2,300 employees nationwide. Purina 
> Mills is permitted, under a perpetual, royalty-free license agreement from 
> Ralston Purina Company, to use the trademarks ?Purina? and the nine-square 
> Checkerboard logo. Purina Mills is not affiliated with Ralston Purina 
> Company, 
> which distributes Purina Dog Chow and Purina Cat Chow brand pet foods." 
> Purina 
> Mills (PMI) products are purchased within the North American region. They do 
> not 
> use wheat gluten or rice protein concentrate in their products. Nestle Purina 
> makes most of their products in their plant. They do use other manufactures 
> to 
> produce products if they do not have the means for packaging. PMI doesn't 
> advertise like (eg) Eukanuba. PMI only sell their products at dealers and not 
> retailers. The only advertisement I have seen is at my local dealer. 
> 
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