Nobody has ANYBODY'S best interests at heart. Haven't people learned that
by now?????
My dogs love salmon. How about yours?
Penny in NC
The Farm Dog Forever
On Thu, Oct 29, 2015 at 11:00 AM, <edwinx@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Jen you are 100% correct about the AAFCO, but once again for some reason
most are naive and really believe the pet food industries have the dog's
best interest at heart BS! And here is how they sell this lie... They use
the "complete and balanced " hook, and "we" fall for it! The "complete and
balanced" hook is the first thing I will address on my video! Ed
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------ Original Message ------
*From: *Jen Proud
*To: *rivendellp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
*Cc: *freelist
*Sent: *October 28, 2015 at 8:27 PM
*Subject: *[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: look the other way
And I will say (from an insider’s view):
AAFCO food testing is a complete JOKE!
Who here knows that, for a dog food to be considered “complete &
balanced”, the testing is done on 8 (yes, that’s EIGHT) dogs, usually
Beagles (small, cheap to feed, easy to keep, and kenneled), and the food
*passes* *if the dogs lose “only" 15% or less of their total body weight*
in a period of 6 months (how long the food tests are typically tested)???
If a dog, especially a breed prone to obesity (the lovely Beagle), when
being fed the “recommended amount” by weight as listed on the bag, can lose
15% of its body weight??? And, THAT is considered “complete & balanced”?
The AAFCO says so!
I think not….
But, hey, the AAFCO must take into account that poultry feathers & beaks
are partly made of keratin (which, technically IS a type of protein— and
look how many PEOPLE chew & eat their fingernails; also keratin, but a
nasty habit LOL), so they’re okay for a dog to eat, too… Right?!? Though
watch any predator catch a bird (such as a dog getting a chicken), and they
actually pluck the feathers off enough to eat the meat/innards, and leave
the feet & the beak!
Jen P & her Pack who like beef & pork… chicken is an energetically HOT
meat!
On Oct 28, 2015, at 12:22, Paul Root <rivendellp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
*Subject:* [ SHOWGSD-L ] look the other way
*...AAFCO or the Assn. of Feed Control Officials are the bunch assigned to
dog food manufacture. They pretty much leave those manufacturers alone
short of a bad batch or a major recall. These are the same “bureaucrats”
who allow CBPM or chicken by-product meal (beaks, feet, heads, & feathers
not to exceed 10%) to be listed as “quality protein”. Same bunch still that
allows manufacturers to list “chicken” as the 1st ingredient on a bag when
they know damn well that 60% of that chickie is water and will have to be
removed in order to turn it into chicken meal when included in an extruded
kibble.*
*There are a very few dog food producers who fall under the USDA...very
few...but the list is growing as consumers become more aware of the bait
and switch “chicken as 1st ingredient” scam and other atrocities AAFCO is
allowed to perpetuate on an unknowing public in the manufacture of dog
food.*
