AAFCO Admits Rendered Pets in Pet Food

[Spectrum]

"For those who were still on the fence, here’s a just released video of AAFCO’s president finally admitting, on camera, that it’s allowable (and, in fact, fairly common practice) for rendered pets to end up in pet food."


http://bullmarketfrogs.com/blog/2010/08/aafco-admits-rendered-pets-in-pet-food/

[Nianhel]

Not even sure what to think/feel about that one
Though I suddenly feel a bit queasy

[Spectrum]

This is why it's important to make sure your dog food specifically says "chicken" or "beef" or "venison" or something, instead of just "meat" or "meat and bone meal." 

[Nianhel]

I'm switching the cat's food once my money gets here. The 4th ingredient in her food is "meat and bone meal". Suddenly the concept makes my stomach churn. (okay, I admit, I don't watch the cat's food as close as the dog's)

[jesirose]

Thanks for posting the link. I've known about this but could never find a source, so I didn't make the claim often.

[Ketreva]

UHG OH GAWD EEWWW.
I had to go read the labels on the dog and cat food to make sure I wasn't causing any canibals.
*sigh of relief*

[Roxie]

Yep!  Don't feed unspecified animal anything. (digest, meal, fat) I mentioned to you guys in other posts over years about Purina putting slurry from rendering plants into their dog and cat food. I hauled stuff for Purina and Iams many times as have my trucker friends. I know what was in those vats I hauled! Cuz they came out of rendering plants and I hauled them to Purina pet food manufacturing plants.

The biggest problem is the euthanasia chemicals that aren't removed in processing. They are toxic.

Roxie

[Shidash]

I was not very familiar with rendering. I found http://www.preciouspets.org/rendering.htm and it is a very disturbing article. Remind me to also never leave a dead pet at the vet's....

[hopesclan]

Maybe this one deserved a caution sign (not your fault spectrum, just happened to read it as I was eating breakfast).

Maybe this homecooking dog meals isn't as bad as I thought (though I know the food she was on had all identified meat sources).

[Shidash]

Hope- I agree on the caution sign. I felt sick when I first read this and that does not happen easily.

[kaika_dragon]

Can I go puke now? Because I just found out that our cat food has "Animal fat" in it...

[ItsMeRoRo]

There is a wonderful book in publication called "Food Pets Die For" -- wonderful and informative.  A must read for all pet owners....

[hopesclan]

Is there a way you can make sure that none of your pets remains end up in places like this?  I know there are private cremations, but I have also heard they are not quite 'private'.

[Nianhel]

I think the only way you can be 100% sure is to bury them yourself or be present when they are cremated.

[Spectrum]

I would either bury the remains myself or go through an independent private company. We have PetAngel here and they are VERY good. Don't do private cremation through a humane society...here we had someone go through the humane society and they LOST the dog's body