Astoria Thai Food

There's something new about pet food advertising - now television commercials and pet food packaging proudly state 'Made with Real Beef' or 'Made with Real Chicken'. I guess that is opposite of fake beef and fake chicken. Yes, when it comes to pet food - there are many fake ingredients! Many pet owners have gotten wise to some inferior pet food ingredients, so I guess it seems the marketing wizards have had to change their strategy. They know we know.Pet food manufacturers are counting on we don't learn more. They are counting on pet owners won't read the ingredient list of the food or treats to see if it contains chemicals preservatives or by-products - fake meat! They are counting on AAFCO and the FDA to keep the current pet food regulations as they are. They are counting on pet owners don't learn existing regulations allow them to "include an unqualified claim, directly or indirectly" on their labels (AAFCO regulation PF7(a)). 'Unqualified claim means stating 'real beef' on the label doesn't have to mean real beef inside the pet food.They know we know so now they are aiming their pet food advertising to what they think we want to hear. We have to raise the bar, we learn more. Our pets are more important than pet food marketing tricks or the moments it takes to read a pet food ingredient

list. The pet food ingredient by-product - and all its variations such as chicken by-product meal, beef by-product meal, meat and bone meal, and so on - are left over animal parts not suitable for use in human food (chicken feet, intestines, spleens, and worse). Avoiding pet foods that contain by-products is just a start to finding a healthy pet food - read the ingredients on every food or treat you give your dog and/or cat!