"Sirloin Steak Flavor" Has the 'flavor' trick caught you before? This pet food sales trick is that the food does not contain steak - only the flavor of steak. It might not contain any actual meat at all - just meat flavor. If it actually contained Sirloin Steak - the label would say - With Sirloin Steak. "Albacore Tuna Flavor" Here's a specific Flavor! It's not just Tuna Flavor, this pet food has Albacore Tuna Flavor! Isn't Albacore Tuna Flavor the high priced tuna flavor? "Big Meaty Flavor" Are you getting my point? "Meaty Taste" No mention of Flavor here.
but it does 'taste' like meat. "Made with Real Meat Juices" Last time I checked, optimal nutrition comes from real meat, not real meat juices. "New Colors and Shapes" Oh I hope this line hasn't hooked you. New colors? Animals that don't see colors don't care what new dyes are added to their food! "Smart Nutrition" I sure hope so, I'd hate to see Dumb Nutrition. "Taste Guaranteed" What? The Taste is guaranteed to.? "Now Better Tasting" Better than Albacore Tuna Flavor? "Made with Real Meat" Well, unfortunately there are pet foods that are made with Fake Meat.
That's better known as by-products, meat and bone meal, and meat meal on your pet food ingredient list. The official definition of by-product is: "meat by-products is the non-rendered, clean parts, other than meat, derived from slaughtered mammals. It includes, but is not limited to, lungs, spleen, kidneys, brain, livers, blood, bone, partially defatted low temperature fatty tissue, and stomachs and intestines freed of their contents.
" I hope this brief explanation of what some pet foods do to make the sale has opened your eyes! Avoid reading anything on a pet food label except the ingredient list, the best by date, and the guaranteed analysis. To learn more about how to find quality foods and treats for your dog or cat - visit 'Paws Club' at www.TruthAboutPetFood.com. You'll find a library of useful articles to help you sort through pet food marketing tricks.
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