Consumers are under the mistaken assumption that a nondescript
package mix of ingredients with an officious label and from a producer
posing as a nutritional authority (none of the producers we examined
had people at the helm with expertise or credentials) would be the best
choice. Little do they realize that they could avoid essentially all of
the caveats listed above by simply going to the grocer and buying fresh
meats and produce. Pets do not require every nutrient in existence at
every meal, as is the impression given by the 100% complete RF pet food
producers, and for that matter the rest of the pet food industry. Why
would people choose to pay a producer to mix inferior ingredients,
package them, label them, freeze them, transport them, advertise them
and pay the margin for the producer, the distributor, sales force and
the retailer when they can avoid all that cost and put their money into
real quality fresh foods? Some people are so convinced that RF pet food
manufacturers perform some sort of magic that they will pay to have
such foods put in special insulated containers packed with dry ice and
overnight delivered! This is particularly ridiculous when one considers
that no real convenience – and certainly no health or nutritional value
– is added in the process. The consumer still has to go to the store
and buy something.
At the grocer a person can buy fresh, raw, untainted meats and
produce appropriate for pet carnivores at less than $1 per pound.
Slightly out-of-date meats, sale items, trimmings or other still
excellent products that cannot be put in the meat case can be even
less. True, if you are to purchase the ingredients listed above in
perfect human grade organic form (as many RF pet food producers boast)
the cost could be far greater. But at least you would know what you are
getting. RF pet foods can cost as much as $7 per pound with an average
of about $3-4 per pound (not including shipping to the customer’s door)
and most of that cost is going into freezing, transportation and
profits through a whole chain of participants. Here is a case where a
consumer gets to pay more (a whole lot more) and get less (a whole lot
less).
By sharing our concerns and successes, we all benefit.
Animals live to serve us one way or another, so knowing how to take care of them is critical for our mutual well being.
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