Blue Buffalo 32 m settlement
I received an email from Blue Buffalo about a settlement and suspect it is not allowed for me to copy it here. It seems the skepticism of many vets and pet owners is justified, regarding actual ingre...
Forum Discussion
dturm wrote:
We're getting extremes here. Animals OK with anything, after all they have survived for eons with no special diets and the other extreme - absolutely all human quality food, no additives, no byproducts.
The actual "best for the animal" is definitely somewhere in the middle.
The implication that ALL byproducts are inferior and shouldn't be fed is what I have issues with. That does NOT mean that a diet should only have byproducts.
To have a complete diet you NEED a source of calcium - bone meal is one of the best, absolutely a byproduct. If you don't source it somehow you'll get a calcium/phosphorus ratio that will eventually kill your dog.
There are essential nutrients that are most easily sources through byproducts. They can be sourced other ways, but there is no reason that appropriate byproducts shouldn't be used.
X2 and what better way to utilize those parts of the many millions of animals that we slaughter for our own needs than to feed them to our furry friends. This is the way dogs have been fed for MILLENIA. And I havnt noticed any signs of them dying out prior to the rise of designer dog foods like Blue Buffalo.
