Does Dog Food Cause Dog Vomiting
To most people, dog food is synonymis with kibble. Commercially manufactured bagged kibble and canned wet food has been synonymous with kibble or over fifty years.
Although the first processed dog biscuit was first invented by James Spratt of Cincinnati, Ohio in 1860, it was World War II that spurred commercial manufacturers to first start pushing the ease of kibble and canned food onto the already stretched family unit. It was convenient, affordable and no one considered the quality of the food or the ingredients that went into this new time saver because it had to be better than the table scraps that domestic animals enjoyed at the time, right?
They couldn't have been more wrong!
When pressed, those early commercial dog food manufacturers agreed that feeding dogs meat, vegetables and some grains was better for the dogs than the processed kibble. Since it was made using meat scraps, meat- by-products, and factory waste, such as saw dust and grain husk, it was cheap to manufacture. It sure was convenient, but was it healthy? Generations later, with dog diseases commonplace, millions of people do what their parents and grandparents did- they give their dogs manufactured dog food.
Between the farmers, slaughterhouses, and Madison Avenue advertising agencies, the manufactured pet food industry has been a huge moneymaker. Meat scraps and grain scraps unfit for human consumption were sold as ingredients to the manufactured pet food industry. The extrusion process was developed by Purina to fluff the wet kibble before drying, making it appear as though the consumer was getting a lot for their money. Alas, unaware pet owners are left holding the bag.
The Pet Food Institute began their massive media campaign against feeding your pets table scraps in 1964. Veterinarians throughout the world jumped on the bandwagon without having any scientific basis. By the early 1960s, the majority of pet owners were feeding their four-legged family members this wondrous, convenient and readily available food.
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