Wednesday, April 4, 2007

Healthy Food for our dogs and cats. Tips for buying pet food

The AAFCO (Association of American Feed Control Officials) has published some tips to help pet owners in selecting the right food.

First off all the food you are buying has to contain ingredients that should be some type of animal protein — chicken, beef, fish, lamb, beef or turkey. They shouldn't be vegetable, wheat or grain, or animal by-products.


Avoid these ingredients:



  • Wheat or wheat gluten

  • BHTE

  • thoxyquine

  • BHA

  • Propylene glycol

How to pick safe food



  • Read ingredient labels

  • Find AAFCO stamp

  • Check expiration date

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