may i suggest, wysong.net, its made in (u.s.a.) michigan. no junk from china

Posted by: indycar01 | September 15, 2008 05:52 PM

Heh, you should really place Evolution Diet at the top of that list. They are, by FAR, the best dog food to feed your animal companion. I feed it to my Dachshund/Terrier all the time. It's awesome.

Posted by: Queue | September 16, 2008 06:23 AM

Sh**! I feed my german shepard ol' roy
my chihuahua pedigree
and my cat special kitty....

Posted by: Amber Falobas | September 16, 2008 11:39 AM

Here we go again!! If this were happening to humans, you best believe, it would be TOP NEWS!! These companies have to STOP! USA only! NO CHINA! A#@holes!!

Posted by: Lynn | September 16, 2008 01:07 PM

is purina one on that list? i dont see mars anywhere on the bag, so i assume not. anybody know if purina one is my best option?

Posted by: brittany | September 16, 2008 01:17 PM

thats what you get for feeding CRAP food. the only food that I recommend are veterinary prescribed diets. the kind you get from the vet! This is not just because I am a Veterinary Technician Either although it does help that I am educated to know that things like Ol'roy are pathetic excuses for "good food"

Posted by: Amy Brewer | September 16, 2008 01:35 PM

i highly recommend Natural Choice. they offer a 100% vegan chow and a 100% organic chow..along with chows that are for animals with allergies. and THEY DO NOT TEST ON ANIMALS!!!!

Posted by: labodomyeyes | September 16, 2008 01:59 PM

"is purina one on that list? i dont see mars anywhere on the bag, so i assume not. anybody know if purina one is my best option?"

Well Purina tests on animals the last time I checked so try a different brand, that's what I would recommend.

Posted by: Isabel | September 16, 2008 04:22 PM

I would like to suggest Old Mother Hubbard Food; for cats & dogs. Wellness is an excellent product, and I never have to worry about these recalls! Thank you PETA for sending this blog on MYSpace, it created a ton of attention! I have NEVER used Iams, and tell everyone about them as well! I pet sit, and tell my clients as well! Love to all!

Posted by: Melanie Lynn | September 16, 2008 07:00 PM

Fyi, much vet-prescribed dog food (H's S.D. for example) is really poor quality. The vets have 'arrangements' with the manufacturers to push/stock the food. If you are really looking for top dog foods and want to know what the ingredients mean, just do a search for "dog ingredients" on the web. Top foods with truly high standards and solid nutrition are Wellness, Innova, and Orijen, among very few others. Check em out.

Posted by: Tom | September 16, 2008 07:40 PM

Oh my something needs to stop! It seem by trying to cut corners every one losses. Pets can not pick their food the eat what is given to them. My sweet shih tzu eats Natures Recipe Vegetarian so I guess his ok?

Posted by: Crystal | September 17, 2008 12:17 AM

Great Life Dog and Cat grain free food is the best!! Other than Nature's Variety, it only other freeze dried grain free, organic, dog food.

Posted by: Harry Wan | September 17, 2008 01:25 AM

Great Life Dog and Cat grain free food is the best!! It is the only freeze dried grain free, organic, dog and cat food out in the market. Canidae is another great product in terms of basic and low price.

Posted by: Harry Wan | September 17, 2008 01:26 AM

What about Ol Roys flavored biscuits? My dog has been so lethargic and not himself. Dr. thinks he's got a bladder infection, but now I'm worried about the biscuits and Pup corn treats. HELP!!!

Posted by: Marylou | September 17, 2008 01:16 PM

Veterinary prescribed food is not meant for any living being. It's crap. The Science Diets & Hill's of the world should quite frankly disappear. Full of animal by-products, artificial colors, flavors, preservatives, corn, wheat & glutens...no wonder vets are so busy these days. Go to www.bluebuff.com & check out what real dog food is. Also Nature's Logic (www.natureslogic.com)

Posted by: kacey | September 17, 2008 02:09 PM

Kacey is right, Hill's is crap, but it's touted as high quality. Most vets (and I) agree that Wellness is a really high quality food, and although they are not on PETA's list, from what I heard, it was not due to cruelty but rather because Wellness did not fit some of the technical criteria.

Go here to read about the secrets that the pet food industry hides from consumers:

http://www.api4animals.org/facts.php?p=359&more=1

Posted by: Maya, CVT | September 17, 2008 03:19 PM

Why do people think that feeding their dogs VEGAN food is good? dogs were not meant to be vegan! that is absolutely rediculous. i can understand if a person wants to be vegan, but dogs?????????????

Posted by: Nicole | September 17, 2008 03:29 PM

what about Sheba? Bought a ton at Big Lots...it's made by Mars!

Posted by: Robinamybass | September 17, 2008 11:48 PM

I work in the dog food industry and in case you don't know "Nutro" was bought out by "Mars". Yesterday I found out that some of the can dog foods by Nutro are part of the recall. Found out from a manager at petsmart. Why can't I find anything on the webabout Nutro?

Posted by: Nicole Thorson | September 19, 2008 12:08 PM

BETTER FOODS TO FEED YOUR PET AND WHY
If your dog has diarrhea mixing rice with their food and even some unflavored Metamucil helps to firm up stool. Pedigree is really not a very good food to begin with. Neither is IAMs Beneful Purina or any of the other foods you have usually heard of. The first several ingredients are usually corn (we know what happens when our body gets corn, we poop it out and don’t use it, same with dogs) meat by products (the take the meat off of whatever it is and you get the bones, feathers, coat, feet, beaks, etc) and white or brewers rice (no nutritional value, just a filler) because of this our dogs need to eat more to get the nutrients they need and poop a lot more too. Also...science diet and eukanuba are not very good foods either. They used to be but they were bought out by other companies who, to save money, changed the ingredients to fillers and by products. These foods cost about the same as the all naturals foods and you are getting pedigree quality food. You can check all the ingredients yourself. Stay away from the first 3 ingredients being corn, by products of any kind, and white or brewer’s rice. Go for foods with chicken, chicken meal, or any meats that don’t have by product after them, and BROWN rice. These are good foods. Try going to a specialty pet store and ask about a better food. Precise, Royal Canin, and Verus are all really good foods. When you look at the ingredients they will be along the lines of Chicken, brown rice (the only rice with nutritional value for dogs), and usually another protein source such as chicken meal (chicken meal is just dehydrated chicken, very good) your dogs will eat much less of the food so even though it cost a bit more you go through less food and it ends up saving you money. They also poop less, live longer, and are overall healthier. I have four shih tzus and I feed them Royal Canin dry food. 10lbs of that food last us over a month. 4 adults dogs eating only 10lbs of food between the 4 of them is pretty good! These foods are also all natural and organic so they are never involved in any recalls; you know your food is always safe. Go to your local pet store and ask about these brands (Precise, Royal Canin, Verus, Wellness, California Natural, Innova, Canidae, Merrik) many stores, such as Pets Plus, will even give you your money back for the dog food if your dog doesn’t like it and has programs such as buy 10 bags get your 11th free. It's worth a try and trust me your dogs will love it.

Posted by: Emma | September 20, 2008 12:36 AM

Besides boycotting Mars is there an e-mail protest campaign for the torture that they do to the animals?

Posted by: Margarita | September 20, 2008 08:12 PM

I recently heard a nasty rumor that Old Mother Hubbard (makers of Wellness) was bought out by Diamond pet food manufacturers. Remember them. . . they're responsible for the massive food recall a few years ago and millions of melamine toxicity complications/deaths. I've been feeding Wellness Core to by dogs and cats for over a year and was horrified at this rumor, anyone know if there is any truth to this?
FYI: Hill's Science Diet prescription diet M/D was on that recall list for melamine exposure and they straight up lied to my boss (a veterinarian) telling him their food was safe, the next day they recalled the M/D

Posted by: sarabeams | September 24, 2008 12:37 PM

Sara, I'm not sure where you heard that rumor but there are certain legal obligations that OMH has and if you look at OMH's website and legal section you will see a consumer group that you can call or you can call the Better Business Bureau for where to find out that information.

Your local grain store (if they sell Wellness) probably knows too. I doubt this rumor is true. If you find real proof of this, please let us know! ;)

Posted by: Maya, C.V.T. | September 25, 2008 05:55 PM

Why not cook for your dogs or cats? I just cook right along with my own breakfast and dinner --it's really simple and you know exactly what they are getting, wholesome organic meals. I recommend Dr. Pitcairns book for those who would like to get started or visit his webpage www.drpitcairn.com
Trust me, it may seem hard at first, but it gets so easy you don't even think twice about it.

Posted by: Sarah | September 26, 2008 01:02 AM

im so confused ..what SHOULD i feed my dogs ?? i cant keep up with all of this

Posted by: Cyndie | September 26, 2008 01:13 AM

bluebuff.com this is an awesome food. We recently switched our dog and 2 cats to this brand and they look, feel, and act much better than ever. They eat less, poop less and are obviously healthier.

The makers of Blue had a large-breed dog(named blue) who was diagnosed with cancer and given 3 months to live. They worked on his diet creating a natural organic human grade food and he lived for 3 years. This is why they developed it into a commercial food.

Not all of their food is strictly organic, but it is all human grade food, not the diseased and rejected food. First ingredient is deboned chicken, not corn, not chicken by-product.

I love the idea of cooking for your dog, in fact, we want to get our animals onto a raw meat diet.

Royal Canin issued a voluntary recal in spring '07 for possible Melamine derivitive and at the same time announced that they would no longer use any Chinese suppliers for any vegetable by-products.

However, Royal Canain Canada Co. has been sued in Ontario in a class action suit claiming the food contains too high quantities of Vitamin-D causing animals to be sick or die.

Even Bluebuff has voluntary recalls on their website around the same time as the major recalls.

No food company is exempt from possible recalls, just because they are all natural or all organic does not mean that salmonella or other problems can't be in it.

Pick a pet food that uses real foods, not by-products, and not corn meal, brown rice has nutrition for animals, white rice doesn't, almost the same for us. Then, be alert and aware, if you hear about recalls, check into it, ask your vet, ask the pet food stores, search the web, call the tvnews channel, be proactive and concerned. If you are going to own a pet, take the responsibility to be educated about his/her health and nutrition, training, exercise and all aspects of life.

Posted by: Kevin | September 27, 2008 10:44 PM

Thanks Kevin! I felt safe giving Tsuki, one of my cat companions, Royal Canin. (She doesn't like my cooking or much raw food - lol) Funny thing is, a few months ago she started refusing the RC -maybe she knew something I didn't.

Posted by: lynda downie | September 28, 2008 11:43 PM

I own an independent pet supply shop and have been studying pet nutrition for over ten years. Any food that you see advertised or in most vet offices is not a quality product.My goal is to educate my customers so that their pets can be happy and healthy. I'd recommend checking out the whole dog journal and whole cat journal for lists of awesome foods. We are very fussy about our pet foods, if anyone is interested in quality foods free from animal testing you may want to check out the Petcurean line from Canada (GO/NOW/Summit) as well as Canidae/Felidae/ Halo/ Nature's Variety/ Evanger/ FROMM/ to name just a few. Hope you all find this information helpful.

Posted by: Tiffany | October 2, 2008 02:31 PM

There is a really great Vegan cat food I buy online called 'Evolution Diet' that I feed my kitty, who's rescued and neutered, of course:):)

The guy who makes the food has been doing it for 21 years now and has a lot of positive testimonials.
Also, the bag they send actually lasts twice as long.

The guy who makes this Evolution Diet pet food is vegan himself, and some of the proceeds from the sales goes to the animal rescue shelter he's starting.
So, it is good all around.
I don't mean to sound like an ad, but buying from this company is good all around.

Posted by: Bunnylove | October 8, 2008 02:39 AM

FYI - Regarding Purina products, I had no idea that changing my dog to "Healthy" food like Purina One Natural Blends Chicken & Rice Formula would kill her, but that's just what it did. I switched her at the end of July 2008 and she slowly got very sick and died on Sept 18.

After much research, I have found that dog foods with corn (which is not good for dogs anyway) are susceptible to aflatoxins which cause liver failure and death in dogs.

That was the most painful lesson I have ever had to learn. I have a new puppy now and after much research, I feed her Castor & Pollux Natural Ultramix. It has no corn, no by-products and no wheat. It is holistic and organix and she likes it just fine.

Pet owners BEWARE of ANY dog foods that contain any variety of CORN - corn, corn gluten meal, corn syrup, etc.

Posted by: Patricia | October 13, 2008 08:59 AM

I have a 6 month old lab/springer mix. 4 weeks ago he started throwing up everything and would not eat or drink. I had been feeding him IAMS puppy food. I wish I knew then what I know now. He has been diagnosed with Kidney disease. His levels are off the charts and they do not think he will make it. Does anyone know where I can get this food tested? My other dog ate some for 1 week and started vomiting as well. I believe there is something wrong with the food. I kept the bag in a tote in case I could find a place to test. Please help, my children are heart broken!

Posted by: Cindy | October 14, 2008 09:30 AM

WAKE UP PEOPLE. ALL Pet food is bad for your PET. It is created only for profit. Animals like Cats and Dogs require raw meat to remain healthy. While Peta is surely not the place to say this but the reality is CATS especially must eat MEAT. They have no need for carbs at all. www.catinfo.org explains it well.

PRESCRIPTION DIETS ARE TH ABSOLUTE WORST FOODS FOR YOUR PETS. This is FACT. The prescription diets are created 100% as a money machine. READ the ingredients and let logic prevail. CORN is not what a carnivore eats. RICE, WHEAT etc. All of these grains are the cause of the illnesses and allergy problems. Raw whole chicken from a free range farmer with some good nutrients and minerals such as Platinum Performance is an excellent choice. Whole chicken includes Bones, Heart, liver lungs brain etc etc etc. Of course Rabbit, hen and number one choice LIVE MICE such as the ones the cat catches himself. That is the best.

Posted by: douglas cohn | October 14, 2008 02:56 PM

I wish PETA would go after Veterinarians who we RETAIN to TRUST for this scandal.

PETA, please ask a veterinarian "prescribing" diets the following:

Kindly enlighten as to any medicinal/healing and/or nutritional benefits of “prescription diets” (main ingredients listed below), for an obligatory carnivorous species:

Chicken-by-product meal, brewers rice, corn gluten meal, corn meal, powdered cellulose, pork fat chicken liver flavour, vegetable oil, DL-methionine, taurine, preserved with BHT and BHA minerals (calcium sulfate, potassium chloride, salt, calcium carbonate, ferrous sulfate zinc oxide, copper sulfate, maganous oxide, calcium iodate, sodium selenite), rosemary extract, vitamins (choline…).

Can you explain why you think our pets should be eating SAWDUST (are you even aware of just what Powdered Cellulose IS?)

Naive companion animal owners are convinced by their trusted veterinarians that their pets "need" to ingest these things to get well, yet corn --along with being tough to digest –along with soy and wheat, are common, PROVEN, causes of allergies. Has it ever occurred to you that eating these things is what actually CAUSES all the most common ailments and disease in our pets in the first place?

Should you "prescribe" this “prescription diet” for a carnivorous species of mine, not only is it grounds for malpractice; some lawyer would also have an easy day in court winning a Consumer Fraud case.

His burden of proof?

Well, for one thing, YOU'D have to prove that a feline, for instance, is NOT an Obligatory CARNIVOROUS species to even justify having these “diets” in the lobby of your MEDICAL facility. Furthermore, can you cite actual MEDICINE in these “prescription Formulas” to justify the PRICE your naive clients shell out for it – especially when comparing the INGREDIENTS side-by-side with the cheapest grocery store brands’ ingredients?

The truth regarding detrimental ingredients in these cheap filler-laden “prescription diets” is out – and (slowly but surely) spreading – only thanks to Internet resources and books written by renowned veterinary and Nutritional experts such as Doctors Michael W. Fox, Martin Goldstein; Elizabeth Hodgkins, Professor Marion Smart, etc. Yes, although it is our right to be informed, the Media will not inform consumers of this fraud and deceit, while we continue to over-drug our pets to mask the allergies, urinary tract infections, Hypothyroidism, Diabetes, Obesity, chronic hot spots/skin and ear infections, etc. The thing is: Aren’t we supposed to trust our veterinarians more than the Media anyway?

Aren't the shelters overflowing already, due to people no longer even being able to afford to KEEP their pets?!

Just try to imagine what repercussions your own family Physicians would face if they attempted to put your own families on “Prescription" Corn Chip diets while convincing you that it’s “needed” to get well?

Could our Physicians get away with this?

-Deceived and Defrauded Companion Animal Owners

Posted by: DOCA | October 14, 2008 09:13 PM

My dog almost died. We think the culprit is Country Pet raw food. We are changing to making our own pet food in a crock pot. I think Wysong is okay too.

Posted by: Jorge Kanuta | October 15, 2008 11:42 PM

how about eat well be well sold on 1800petmeds? its made in the USA but i havent heard much of it

Posted by: lucia | October 21, 2008 06:28 PM

What's interesting is, try calling half a dozen of your local veterinary clinics, and none of them can give a recommendation on cat food. Calling Petco or PetSmart will likely get you a "all our food is safe". Foods with wheat gluten and corn meal like Eukanuba and Science Diet are recommended. Then they quickly ask if you want to bring your cat in.

As far as my own experience, I have one cat who will eat my raw chicken concoction, and my other cat who won't. This is the concoction recommended by one site that transcends me at the moment. www.littlebigcat.com looks to be a helpful site.

So what have I been feeding my two cats, aged 3 and 7? IAMS up through early 2008. Then saw alot of vomiting (no food, just fluid) so did some research and tried Newman's Own. Worked for a few months, but now they are vomiting again. So today, it is back to the research thing again. And Google is my only option besides www.altavista.com which I have no idea if it is any better.

On the wet can food ordeal, I was lucky in that I felt a strange urge to avoid canned foods. I think it may have been the way some of it looked after the can was opened. Something about the gravy. And no, when someone above mentioned how we live with these "mistakes", it is not a mistake. Chinese manufacturers of wheat gluten "deliberately" add melamine to boost profits. And so the FDA now ALLOWS melamine! Melamine has no business being in ANY food, pet or adult.

Stephanie

Posted by: Stephanie Grow | November 8, 2008 02:16 PM

Hi, this is to Jorge Kanuta, please tell me more about the sickness that you're dog went through with the country pet dog food? I have been feeding this food for 1 1/2 years, please enlighten me, thanks, Spence

Posted by: Spencer Cohen | December 5, 2008 05:34 PM

Just started feeding my cat Evo dry and Wellness pouches. This is the best I could come up with after tons of searching. Still scared I may make the wrong choice, but this is it for now.

Posted by: Dani | January 22, 2009 08:06 PM

I am trying to find out information on Blue Spa Select Indoor Chicken & Brown Rice dry cat food for my 2 cats. Blue won't return my e-mails or won't return my calls. Our vet didn't know about this food (they prefer Science Diet) and ask us to get digestability trials and dry matter analysis on this food for her to review. T & G love this food and seem to be doing well. It is so confussing to pick the right food for them. I hope this is a good choice.

Posted by: Gwen Armstrong | January 28, 2009 03:08 PM

does anyone have any info on royal canin? i have a sphynx and thats what the breeder told me to get, but it's so expensive. i was feeding him iams, until now! Now i know why he's been throwing up

Posted by: jamie | February 3, 2009 10:49 PM

My cat was overweight, but happy and palyful. The vet put him on OM Feline Formula RX diet by Purina. The vet said he needed to lose slowly. He lost 10 lbs in 7 months but started refusing to eat when I bought the second bag of food. He is now in the veterinary hospital being fed intravenously.His blood work was fine so how do we know for sure what is really going on. I mentioned the food, but the vet said he thinks my cat has cancer. I am going to take my cat for a second opinion. How do we get this food tested. The first five ingrediants are corn gluten meal, wheat gluten, soybean meal, poultry by product meal, oat fiber. I am so upset by all of this. How do we ban together to stop this from happening to our beloved pets?

Posted by: Jeanne White | March 4, 2009 10:12 PM

Jamie, Royal Canin is great! It saved my little cat's life; I use the Special 33 formula. It is more expensive, but I give her a little at a time.

Posted by: Julie | March 10, 2009 06:32 AM

Let me give you a tip on what to look for that may be causing problems and the vets don't know to look for it: Selenium, too much selenium coming from grains grown in high selenium soils. Naturally occuring selenium in grains is not controlled by FDA or anyone else. I can promise you the feed companies don't test for it. Just ask them.
I have had the grains and other ingredients tested. It all contains high levels of selenium and on top of that they add more.
The test is expensive but it is worth a shot. My pig herd was toxic from grains from all the "big boys" manufacturing animal foods.

Posted by: Deanna | April 11, 2009 04:18 PM

Hi We got the shock over our life..last Monday when we took our dog for his check-up and needle, we just happened to change vets.. chonic Kidney Disease..he told us from his diet..he had been on the same food for three year..in other words we gave our dog poison...from a vet

Posted by: Helen | April 13, 2009 03:36 PM

I feed Arden Grange to my Staffy who will be 10 this year. I think it's an excellent food! Have a look at their website, and tell me what you think!

Posted by: Amber | May 1, 2009 07:50 AM

Again on the Selenium issue:
I cannot stress enough the importance of having your animals tested for selenium levels. You have to request it as the vets don't have a clue it's happening, so they won't think of it.
All feeds are affected if they have grain or grain byproducts. The grain is already too high and then they automatically add more without testing!
40 years ago the high selenium areas were mostly left un-farmed. Now it's a rampant problem.
I am not a big PETA Fan, but in this case, they could put pressure on the feed industry because they have enough money to do it.
I have tons of test results to prove what I am saying. I would like somebody to contact me if they could help.

Posted by: Deanna | July 3, 2009 04:07 PM

PETA, Since you are Vegetarians, you need to be very concerned about the grains that are too high in selenium. Nobody tests for it. You are consuming grain grown in the same areas that the animal feeds come from. Look it up!
Maximum Tolerable Level for humans 400 micrograms. I have, in my hot little hand, tests for soybean meal at 1260 micrograms!

Posted by: Deanna | July 3, 2009 04:20 PM