Behind The Bag: Commercial Dog Food

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Behind the Bag: Commercial Dog Food
As I began my employment as a PetSupermarket sales associate, I had not a clue of what I would come to learn about pet food. PetSupermarket is a pet store dedicated to contributing to the health of pets. They stick to the sale of premium pet food, foods with no harmful additives or preservatives. I was naïve about pet food before my employment, but through the countless seminars and interactions with pet food representatives, I became extremely conscious of what I should be feeding my pets, and unfortunately what I used to feed my pets. Losing my dog to cancer was heartbreaking, but knowing that I put his health in jeopardy everyday by feeding him commercial dog food just makes it that much worst. Most of us have pets, and we all know the incredible amount of connection and love we have with them. The commercial pet food industry is killing your pets, and making a lot of money doing it.
A study called “Theories of Aging” published in the Veterinary Clinics of North American Small Animal Practice Scientific Journal proved the potential life span of a dog is 27 years (Case 427). In recent times, pets are dying at an alarmingly young age from cancer and other diseases. This may seem normal nowadays, but it is not natural. The foods that pets are eating are the cause of these deaths. Commercial dog foods are packed with fillers and preservatives that often result in illnesses in pets and the public is turning a blind eye to the issue. Leading dog-health author, Ann N. Martin, says that “most commercial pet foods are garbage” (Martin 12). The Grocery Manufacturers of America, the National food Processors Association, and the Pet Food Institute join together and lobby against the FDA to keep the labe...

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