Pork absent from dog food.
I'm an ingredient reader for dog food. It seems that a lot of different animals are used in dog food ingredients except pork. Is pork so bad for dogs? If so why haven't many blogs mentioned it? Anothe...
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BCSnob wrote:
If meat for dog food was sourced from usda inspected processor it is fit for human consumption.
Most of the pork produced in the US is done in the Midwest:
Here are the top 10 states 'bringing home the bacon',
according to the latest U.S. Census data.
1.Iowa - $4.2 billion
2.Illinois - $1.54 billion
3.Minnesota - $1.47 billion
4.North Carolina - $1.46 billion
5.Indiana - $1.04 billion
6.Oklahoma - $952.7 million
7.Missouri - $791 million
8.Nebraska - $657.5 million
9.Wisconsin - $605.2 million
10.Ohio - $542.7 million
In this area, we get a lot of information about diseases and production methods since this is a major animal business related to veterinary medicine.
Properly processed and raised like much of the porcine population is, the supply is as safe as any food in our chain of supply.
From experiences I've personally had, it is more difficult to get into confinement pig farms than many isolation wards in hospitals.
I think Pawz is correct
But I think the idea that dogs and cats shouldn't be fed pork is like a lot of things--a little bit of solid reason (that can usually easily be overcome) mixed with a lot of unsubstantiated myth.
Doug, DVM
