Dog Food Manufacturing Plants
In this article-series#1 (the first in a series of thre), I expose the shocking truth of where dog food manufacturers really get the "meat and fat" ingredients they put into the bags of commercial dry dog food. Here I will give you a detailed description of this so-called "meat and fat"components. In the second of this series I'll describe the rendering process they use to make the dry foods that we are feeding to our dogs and in the third of this series I'll offer you some alternatives to cheap commercial dry dog food.
Dog Food Manufacturing Plants
Commercial Dry Dog Food - The Shocking Truth About Meat and Fat - Series No 1
By Anita Boyd
In this first article, of a series of three, I'll give you a detailed description of where dog food manufacturers really get the "meat and fat" ingredients they use to make the dry foods that dog owners are feeding a dog. It's a very long article because I need to describe, in detail, the contents and process of what really goes into dry dog food...so, because of that, I'll be splitting it into three separate series, please stay with me...it's important that you know about this.
I'll go into much more detail about each of the other ingredients in both dry and wet food ie: other by-products, fillers, additives, preservatives, contaminants, etc., in some of my next articles. But right now I'm going to focus on just the, so-called "meat and fat" in dry dog food.
So, if any of you have delicate stomachs, prepare yourself...this won't be pretty! However, I think it's extremely important that you know awful truth about what's "really" in those attractively packaged dry dog food bags on store shelves, so you can protect your dog's health and eliminate those toxic ingredients from his or her diet.
If you consider your dog a cherished member of your family and you're feeding a dog commercial dry dog food, you need to listen up and learn all you can about what's actually in those bags. Once you've read further and learn the truth, I hope you'll agree you need to make whatever changes or adjustments you think are necessary in your dog's food. Feeding your dog a safe and nutritious diet is essential in protecting him or her from what potentially can cause harm.
So, if you're still reading this, I assume your dog's health is important to you and you care about what goes into his or her mouth. In order to get (and keep) your dog in optimal health, stick with me...I'm going to open your eyes to the messy world of commercial dry dog food (I'll be your "Seeing Eye Dog", of sorts). After you read this entire series, you'll see what I mean...
So, What's Really In The Bag?
Here's an in-depth look at the "meat and fat". Series #2 will deal with the process of rendering...
With dog food manufacturers selling literally tons of dry dog food every year, do you ever wonder what's really in those bags and how dog food manufacturers get the meat and other ingredients they put in them? Do you think they have big cattle ranches and poultry farms, or grain farms and vegetable gardens where they raise their own healthy livestock, wholesome grains and fresh vegetables? That's the picture they like to portray...
But it's wrong!...the truth is very far from it!
For the "meat and fat" material used, they depend on rendering plants to supply them with the tonnage they need to make their products. Rendering plants actually play a necessary role in society for public health reasons. Without them, our city streets, public highways and country roads would have diseased, dead and decaying bodies of animals piled up everywhere...it's a filthy business but someone has to do it.
In the early part of the twentieth century, slaughter houses did much of their own rendering, but after the war it became a completely segregated industry and as a result, these separate rendering plants escaped many federal regulations required for meat processing plants. So now that the industry is not under any authoritative or public scrutiny like the slaughter houses are, it primarily polices itself...not a good thing!
As stated in my previous article, animals that are dead, dying, diseased, or disabled prior to reaching the slaughter house (also known as "downers" or "4D" animals) and usually condemned, in whole or in part, for human consumption, are generally sent for rendering. Also sent, are other by-product animal parts and items that are unwanted or unsuitable for human use...these can include, but are not limited to, out-of-date or spoiled grocery store/supermarket meats (including their plastic wrappers and styrofoam trays), cut-away infected and cancerous tissue, and fetal tissue (which is very high in hormones), etc.
In order for any raw slaughter house material (which is one of the renderers main sources of raw material) to be sent to renderers, government regulation requires that it be "denatured" prior to it being delivered. That means it must be purposely contaminated and made unfit for human consumption, so as prevent it from ever being able to be used for humans. What "denatured" means literally is it must first be soaked in carbolic acid, creosote, fuel oil, kerosene and citronella "before" it goes to the renderer (Ugghh, sounds very scary!).
Another huge source of material for renderers are veterinarians, sanitation workers and animal control people (AKA as "Dog Catchers"). They not only deliver euthanized dogs, cats and other pets (all in plastic bags, some with flea and leather or plastic collars still on), but also road kill like raccoons, skunks, rats, possum, deer, fox, rabbits, snakes....etc. I knew you'd be shocked...I was too when I learned this!...but that's not all...there's more...
There's the grocery/supermarket and restaurant industries. As I said earlier, grocery stores and supermarkets need a way to dispose of spoiled meat, fat, bones, etc (what dog persons think of as trash or garbage) and restaurants also need an outlet to get rid of their spoiled ingredients and used grease.
So, the rendering plant receives piles and piles of this waste, all of it considered eligible for conversion into the various named "meats" and "fats" to be used in manufacturing dog food. There in those piles is a conglomeration of both whole and parts of animals, plastic bags, styrofoam packaging, metal tags, pet collars, flea collars, grease...just about anything deemed waste, but yet all fine for recycling into byproducts to be used in your dog's food.
I explain the actual rendering process in series#2...please read it!
Dogs Rule!
Important Notice! Although we are long time dog enthusiasts and dog advocates, we are not veterinarians or professional animal nutritionists. Our purpose is strictly to provide you with information, so that you can make your own informed decisions. Any and all information contained within or stated in this article is provided for general information purposes. The information provided is not direct veterinary advice and should not be construed as such nor substituted for a consultation with a veterinarian or dog nutrition professional. Every dog and situation is different. If you have any concerns about your dog's health, please contact your veterinarian's office immediately.
We all love our dogs and want only the very best for them! "In Dogs We Trust"
Anita Boyd is a lifelong, caring "dog person" who recently learned that, for many years, she had been feeding toxic ingredients to her dogs. One of them suffered from severe bladder issues and died at avery young age and several others died far too early from cancer.
She became very interested in dog health and longevity and has spent a great deal of her time researching dog nutrition. Now that she's learned the awful truth about what's really in commercial dog food, she feels compelled to expose the blatant lies that are being perpetuated by pet food companies and their advertisers. She decided to publicize everything she now knows and will continue to learn about the disgusting, toxic ingredients we're unknowingly feeding our trusting dogs.
By Anita Boyd
In this first article, of a series of three, I'll give you a detailed description of where dog food manufacturers really get the "meat and fat" ingredients they use to make the dry foods that dog owners are feeding a dog. It's a very long article because I need to describe, in detail, the contents and process of what really goes into dry dog food...so, because of that, I'll be splitting it into three separate series, please stay with me...it's important that you know about this.
I'll go into much more detail about each of the other ingredients in both dry and wet food ie: other by-products, fillers, additives, preservatives, contaminants, etc., in some of my next articles. But right now I'm going to focus on just the, so-called "meat and fat" in dry dog food.
So, if any of you have delicate stomachs, prepare yourself...this won't be pretty! However, I think it's extremely important that you know awful truth about what's "really" in those attractively packaged dry dog food bags on store shelves, so you can protect your dog's health and eliminate those toxic ingredients from his or her diet.
If you consider your dog a cherished member of your family and you're feeding a dog commercial dry dog food, you need to listen up and learn all you can about what's actually in those bags. Once you've read further and learn the truth, I hope you'll agree you need to make whatever changes or adjustments you think are necessary in your dog's food. Feeding your dog a safe and nutritious diet is essential in protecting him or her from what potentially can cause harm.
So, if you're still reading this, I assume your dog's health is important to you and you care about what goes into his or her mouth. In order to get (and keep) your dog in optimal health, stick with me...I'm going to open your eyes to the messy world of commercial dry dog food (I'll be your "Seeing Eye Dog", of sorts). After you read this entire series, you'll see what I mean...
So, What's Really In The Bag?
Here's an in-depth look at the "meat and fat". Series #2 will deal with the process of rendering...
With dog food manufacturers selling literally tons of dry dog food every year, do you ever wonder what's really in those bags and how dog food manufacturers get the meat and other ingredients they put in them? Do you think they have big cattle ranches and poultry farms, or grain farms and vegetable gardens where they raise their own healthy livestock, wholesome grains and fresh vegetables? That's the picture they like to portray...
But it's wrong!...the truth is very far from it!
For the "meat and fat" material used, they depend on rendering plants to supply them with the tonnage they need to make their products. Rendering plants actually play a necessary role in society for public health reasons. Without them, our city streets, public highways and country roads would have diseased, dead and decaying bodies of animals piled up everywhere...it's a filthy business but someone has to do it.
In the early part of the twentieth century, slaughter houses did much of their own rendering, but after the war it became a completely segregated industry and as a result, these separate rendering plants escaped many federal regulations required for meat processing plants. So now that the industry is not under any authoritative or public scrutiny like the slaughter houses are, it primarily polices itself...not a good thing!
As stated in my previous article, animals that are dead, dying, diseased, or disabled prior to reaching the slaughter house (also known as "downers" or "4D" animals) and usually condemned, in whole or in part, for human consumption, are generally sent for rendering. Also sent, are other by-product animal parts and items that are unwanted or unsuitable for human use...these can include, but are not limited to, out-of-date or spoiled grocery store/supermarket meats (including their plastic wrappers and styrofoam trays), cut-away infected and cancerous tissue, and fetal tissue (which is very high in hormones), etc.
In order for any raw slaughter house material (which is one of the renderers main sources of raw material) to be sent to renderers, government regulation requires that it be "denatured" prior to it being delivered. That means it must be purposely contaminated and made unfit for human consumption, so as prevent it from ever being able to be used for humans. What "denatured" means literally is it must first be soaked in carbolic acid, creosote, fuel oil, kerosene and citronella "before" it goes to the renderer (Ugghh, sounds very scary!).
Another huge source of material for renderers are veterinarians, sanitation workers and animal control people (AKA as "Dog Catchers"). They not only deliver euthanized dogs, cats and other pets (all in plastic bags, some with flea and leather or plastic collars still on), but also road kill like raccoons, skunks, rats, possum, deer, fox, rabbits, snakes....etc. I knew you'd be shocked...I was too when I learned this!...but that's not all...there's more...
There's the grocery/supermarket and restaurant industries. As I said earlier, grocery stores and supermarkets need a way to dispose of spoiled meat, fat, bones, etc (what dog persons think of as trash or garbage) and restaurants also need an outlet to get rid of their spoiled ingredients and used grease.
So, the rendering plant receives piles and piles of this waste, all of it considered eligible for conversion into the various named "meats" and "fats" to be used in manufacturing dog food. There in those piles is a conglomeration of both whole and parts of animals, plastic bags, styrofoam packaging, metal tags, pet collars, flea collars, grease...just about anything deemed waste, but yet all fine for recycling into byproducts to be used in your dog's food.
I explain the actual rendering process in series#2...please read it!
Dogs Rule!
Important Notice! Although we are long time dog enthusiasts and dog advocates, we are not veterinarians or professional animal nutritionists. Our purpose is strictly to provide you with information, so that you can make your own informed decisions. Any and all information contained within or stated in this article is provided for general information purposes. The information provided is not direct veterinary advice and should not be construed as such nor substituted for a consultation with a veterinarian or dog nutrition professional. Every dog and situation is different. If you have any concerns about your dog's health, please contact your veterinarian's office immediately.
We all love our dogs and want only the very best for them! "In Dogs We Trust"
Anita Boyd is a lifelong, caring "dog person" who recently learned that, for many years, she had been feeding toxic ingredients to her dogs. One of them suffered from severe bladder issues and died at avery young age and several others died far too early from cancer.
She became very interested in dog health and longevity and has spent a great deal of her time researching dog nutrition. Now that she's learned the awful truth about what's really in commercial dog food, she feels compelled to expose the blatant lies that are being perpetuated by pet food companies and their advertisers. She decided to publicize everything she now knows and will continue to learn about the disgusting, toxic ingredients we're unknowingly feeding our trusting dogs.
You'll find much more both on her "Dogblog": http://www.dogliciousblogs2u.wordpress.com and on her website: http://feedingadog.yolasite.com where she provides some very important and valuable information, tips and feeding suggestions related to this subject.
Hope you come back often to read her new articles. Dogs Rule!
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