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Big Kibble

The Hidden Dangers of the Pet Food Industry and How to Do Better by Our Dogs

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A big, inside look at the shocking lack of regulation within the pet food industry, and how readers can dramatically improve the quality of their dogs' lives through diet.
What's really going into commercial dog food? The answer is horrifying.
Big Kibble is big business: $75 billion globally. A handful of multi-national corporations dominate the industry and together own as many as 80% of all brands. This comes as a surprise to most people, but what's even more shocking is how lax the regulations and guidelines are around these products. The guidelines—or lack thereof—for pet food allow producers to include ever-cheaper ingredients, and create ever-larger earnings. For example, "legal" ingredients in kibble include poultry feces, saw dust, expired food, and diseased meat, among other horrors. Many vets still don't know that kibble is not the best food for dogs because Big Kibble funds the nutrition research. So far, these corporations have been able to cut corners and still market and promote feed-grade food as if it were healthful and beneficial—until now.
Just as you are what you eat, so is your dog. Once you stop feeding your dog the junk that's in kibble or cans, you have taken the first steps to improving your dog's health, behavior and happiness.
You know the unsavory side of Big Tobacco and Big Pharma. Now Shawn Buckley, Dr. Oscar Chavez, and Wendy Paris explain all you need to know about unsavory Big Kibble—and offer a brighter path forward for you and your pet.

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      October 15, 2020
      Ubiquitous pet food commercials seem to reveal many choices for dog owners. Some brands are basic, some seemingly gold-plated, and one bears the name of a Food Network star. The marketing implies that the level to which you love your dog is proportional to how much you are willing to spend on its food. Buckley reveals several startling facts in this book: there are five companies that make most of these different dog food brands, and the advertising and promotional tactics are much the same as those used by big tobacco in the past. Readers also learn that there is almost no regulation or control over what kibble contains. The author uses emotionally charged stories of beloved dogs who were negatively affected by faulty products interspersed with scientific information and mythbusting facts about what dogs should eat. The last chapter contains recipes for homemade pet food. There is a potentially improper emphasis on one company that meets with the author's approval, but overall this is an important book for pet parents.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2020, American Library Association.)

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