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The pet-food industry is heavily embedded in the veterinary profession. It runs courses that give veterinary nurses qualifications in animal nutrition; it publishes textbooks on nutrition and hands them out free to veterinary students. And, as Allport explained, it doesn’t stop there.

‘In many cases, the salaries of lecturers in nutrition in veterinary colleges are paid by the pet-food companies,’ he said. ‘So most students today don’t get any information about anything other than commercial pet food.’

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養狗時間不常,但對挑選Dog Food花了很久的時間。剛把狗抱回家的時候,朋友好心告訴:狗咬吃狗糧,要不然跳桌子。

我挑選狗糧花了有兩年多的時間,從$20一袋,到$96一包,到Raw Feeding。原因到不是因為我太挑剔或狗太挑剔,只是不論換什麼狗糧,狗狗的大便都不成型,很多時候就拉稀。最後停留在一個牌子上面,也沒有堅持超過半年。最後不得已上網研究,換成自己做飯。結果....

記得換狗糧的時候,醫生和知道的一些人常常警告說,不要急於換牌子,要慢慢的來,要不然狗不適應。始終不得其解。現在知道了,一派胡言。我的狗狗從吃上我做的飯第一天之後,便便好的一塌糊塗,而且一直沒有什麼問題。期間,特別是開始的時候,覺得買的那麼貴的狗糧不吃就浪費了。結果是一加回去就出問題。

我也知道,可能我的這個狗狗腸胃有些問題,因為另一只狗的問題就沒這麼多。但我對商業狗糧的戒心一直越來越大。

自己做飯給狗狗吃已經有9個多月了,那些沒喂過的商業狗糧還在袋子裡面,一點也沒有變質。What does this mean? What's in it?

現在我的經驗,狗跳桌子不是因為吃人吃的食物,而是因為人在飯桌下面喂狗。

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homemade food and raw meats for my dog only now.

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THE PRESERVATIVES

Preservatives make the bags and cans last longer That's convenient for the dog food company, which can leave it sitting in their warehouse for a long time. Convenient for the retailer who can leave it sitting on his shelf for a long time. Convenient for the owner who can leave it in the pantry for a long time, then pour it into his dog's bowl and leave it sitting there all day if necessary.

But what is this stuff that keeps ingredients from spoiling?

Pet food preservatives include BHA and BHT (both of which are associated with liver and kidney dysfunction, and bladder and stomach cancer) and ethoxyquin, which is manufactured as a rubber preservative by a giant chemical corporation, Monsanto. The Department of Agriculture lists it as a pesticide. OSHA lists it as a hazardous chemical. The containers are marked POISON.

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How commercial dog food affects your dog's health

Every day, unhappy dogs parade through veterinary offices. They suffer from:

1. itching
2. hot spots
3. dandruff
4. excessive shedding
5. foot-licking
6. face-rubbing
7. loose stools
8. gassiness

What are these dogs eating? Virtually every one of them is eating an artificial diet.

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我的狗狗從小就開始有 1、7、8的問題,後來加上2、4、5。到後來是掉毛,不是一般的Shedding,是胸口上大片的斑禿。這些問題在我改成Homemade Food之後都開始好轉。