Not "best interest", but fear of liability that makes them spend so much money
on research. See, attorneys do serve a function.
Evan L. Ginsburg
http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/
German Shepherd Youth Recognition Fund
http://asgardgermanshepherd.com
-----Original Message-----
From: edwinx <edwinx@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: rivendellp <rivendellp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; proudk911 <proudk911@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: showgsd-l <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thu, Oct 29, 2015 8:00 am
Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: look the other way
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.
