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The truth...

• Pet Food labels are legally allowed to lie to you.  Regulations allow a pet food to make "unqualified claims, either directly or indirectly" on pet food labels.  'Healthy Weight' or 'Extend Your Pet's Life' might be an "unqualified claim".
• Although tainted Chinese imported ingredients were responsible for killing thousands of dogs and cats in 2007, although China continues to struggle with quality control, many pet food manufacturers continue to purchase cheap ingredients from China.
  
• Modern science has linked many common pet food ingredients to cancer and serious illness.  Despite the option of healthier choices (costlier choices), many pet food manufacturers continue to use cheap, risky ingredients.
  
• The FDA, despite Federal law prohibiting it, allows pet food manufacturers to utilize sick, diseased, drugged and even euthanized animals as common pet food ingredients; camouflaged under less offensive sounding ingredient names.

 

Lilly with her Best Friend!

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"A friend told me about you years ago. She was reading all the information. Even listening to some Podcast. She told me a lot of bad things. Threw out all her dog food and just started feeding natural human food (with Vet recommended supplement).  I always thought she was exaggerating being a "the sky is falling" kind of personality. Years later another friend told me about your column.  She's been an advocate of "raw" dog food supplemented with healthy people food. She told me for only $20 you can get all this inside information - So why not try it?  That was back in Feb '09.  And it has changed me and the health of my dog.  I continue to share your information with other friends."
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Walk into any pet store and you find hundreds of choices in a variety of price ranges.  How do you decide? 

You simply cannot decide on a dog food or cat food by looking at the front of the bag or can; this is marketing, it is not the truth about what's inside the pet food.  Actually, the front of a pet food bag is legally allowed to lie to you.  Pet food regulations state a pet food label can contain "unqualified claims, either directly or indirectly".  Unqualified claims mean a pet food label can claim 'Premium' or 'Choice Ingredients' when the truth is far from premium or choice.

So, back at the pet store…how do you know which pet foods are making 'unqualified claims' and which pet foods are making honest, truthful claims on their labels?  This is the next challenge pet owners are up against.  Pet food regulations ALSO do NOT allow a pet food manufacturer to make any statements to quality or grade of ingredients on their label - some pet foods use the same quality of meat you'd purchase in the grocery, however they are NOT allowed to tell you this (yes, I know - it's ridiculous; rules allow them to make unqualified claims, but the same rules say they can't be honest).  A quality minded pet food manufacturer, who uses the same quality of meat that you would purchase in the grocery for your family is NOT allowed to tell you that. 

Wandering down the pet food aisles, how do you know which foods use Chinese imported ingredients?  You cannot tell; there is NO information on pet food labels that tell you if the manufacturer uses imported ingredients.  Chinese imported foods and food ingredients have been responsible for thousands of pet deaths and illnesses (that we know of) over the past two years.  Many, many pet foods continue to use risky Chinese imports.

Some pet foods contain chemicals and dyes linked to cancer and serious illness.  Some canned pet foods have a lining inside the can that contains BPA, a chemical scientifically linked to cancer.  Some canned pet foods don't contain BPA.  Can you tell which is which? 

 

Buy it, take it home and feed it to your pet with your fingers crossed that the dart landed on a pet food that doesn't contain inferior or risky ingredients.

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What is Petsumer Report?

Petsumer Report is an online pet food information database providing subscribers with vital information on over 1,500 dog foods, cat foods, and pet treats (40 plus new products added each month).  Subscribers have 24/7 access to information the pet food label does not provide. 

Do I have to download the reviews to my computer?

No, all the reviews are hosted online.  Simply login and click on the dog food or cat food brand you'd like more information on.  It's quick and easy to compare thousands of pet foods and treats.  Soon to be viewable on portable devices such as your Blackberry.

What kind of information does Petsumer Report provide?

Petsumer Report gives subscribers alerts to risky ingredients, ingredient country of origin (U.S. only or imports), grade or quality of meat ingredients, list of health promoting ingredients, and much more!  (See example below.)  New!  Petsumer just added recall history for each pet food brand!

Who subscribes to Petsumer Report?

Thousands have subscribed from all over the world.  Although the reviews in Petsumer Report only apply to foods sold in the U.S. and Canada, pet owners from 7 different countries have subscribed (Amsterdam, UK, Singapore, Australia, Japan, Canada, U.S., and counting).  Pet owners, breeders, shelters, rescue groups, pet store owners, and even pet food marketing professionals (checking out the competition) have subscribed to Petsumer Report.

Is there a guarantee?

Yes, you have a full 30 days to look over Petsumer Report.  If for ANY reason you are not satisfied, I'll refund your money no questions asked.

What Petsumer Report is NOT...

Petsumer Report is NOT an endorsement of ANY pet food. 

Petsumer Report does NOT guarantee any food will not be recalled; even the best company can make a mistake. 

Petsumer Report simply provides you with the information that the dog food or cat food label does not or can not tell you in order to make an informed decision of what to feed your dog or cat. 

Petsumer Report saves you the time consuming job of calling the manufacturer and learning details about the food.  Petsumer Report makes it easy for you to compare brands with access to the pertinent information.

Why it's so important you know if your pet's food uses human grade or pet grade meat? or risky chemicals? or health promoting ingredients?...

Recent Veterinary science closely examined the cellular lifespan of many species of animals including dogs and cats. From this research, scientists could estimate the average lifespan of the animals. Their research has determined that...

Improve your pet's diet, improve their health and extend their life span.

Genetics, Environment, and Nutrition all play a role in the life expectancy of your pet. Your pet is born with his/her own genetic history, there is nothing you can do to change it.

Every pet owner does their best to provide a safe environment for their pet; fenced yard, safe home.

Unfortunately, pet nutrition, is often neglected. Not intentionally; but unknowingly. Existing pet food regulations allow for misleading labels, inferior ingredients hidden behind safe sounding names, no country of origin of ingredients, risky chemicals, and much more. Unknowingly, pet owners feed their cat or dog a food labeled as 'Premium' or 'Choice' when the truth is the pet food is far from premium or choice.

 

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For a limited time...
A full one year subscription of Petsumer Report™ Online will cost you less than $1.50 per month. That's less than the cost of one premium cup of coffee a month - (as of December 2009 there are over 1,600 pet foods and treats reviewed).

Satisfaction Guarantee: You have my 100% Satisfaction Guarantee. New subscribers have a full 30 days to look it over. If you don't like it or think it's not worth your money - I'll give you a complete refund. No questions asked.

Although the reviews in Petsumer Report apply only for a few pet foods which are sold internationally,  Petsumer Report has been puchased by pet owners in nine other countries...

When you subscribe to Petsumer Report™ Online - you will receive 'First Time Login' instructions with your receipt email. The receipt email will provide you a temporary User Name and Password to download the one page 'First Time Login' instructions. This temporary User Name and Password is NOT to login to Petsumer Report; it is to download the one page instructions.

Basically...you must register your subscription with the security system for Petsumer. You are provided a link to the registration page, you choose the User Name and Password you want (something easy to remember), enter your order number - and you're set!

All future logins will be done at www.TruthAboutPetFood.com - and click on the 'Login to PetsumerReport' link. You have access 24/7.

"The petsumer report should be read by everyone who has a pet and loves it and know the value of their unconditional love and understands the irreplaceable kindship to our own natural human life that our animals are and represent.

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Jodi,
Amsterdam

Below is a sample pet food review found in Petsumer Report™ Online...

XYZ Pet Foods
XYZ Pet Foods is manufactured at company owned plant located in Anywhere USA.  Meat meal ingredients contain muscle meat, bone, and skin; fish meal is preserved with ethoxyquin.  For more information visit www.XYZPetFood.com

Healthy Puppy Food - Dry

Ingredients: Lamb, brewers rice, corn gluten meal, chicken by-products, fish meal (source of DHA), whole grain corn, animal fat preserved with BHA, poultry by-product meal, non-fat yogurt, calcium phosphate, potassium chloride, caramel color, calcium carbonate, salt, choline chloride, L-Lysine monohydrochloride, zinc sulfate, Vitamin E supplement, ferrous sulfate, manganese sulfate, niacin, Vitamin A supplement, calcium pantothenate, thiamine mononitrate, copper sulfate, riboflavin supplement, garlic oil, pyridoxine hydrochloride, folic acid, Vitamin D-3 supplement, calcium iodate, biotin, menadione sodium bisulfite complex, sodium selenite.

Red Flag Ingredients: chicken by-products, animal fat, BHA, poultry by-product meal, menadione sodium bisulfite complex, fish meal preserved with ethoxyquin
US Only Ingredients: No, vitamins and minerals sourced from Asia
Natural Preservatives: No
Shelf Life: 18 months
Crude Protein: 28% Crude Fat: 16% Crude Fiber: 3% Moisture: 12%

Plus:

Minus: The XYZ Pet Food Representative I spoke with told me ingredients are pet quality/grade not human quality/grade. The mineral listings do not read to be chelated or proteinated (for better mineral absorption). This food does not appear to contain probiotics (friendly bacteria that benefits the intestinal system and in turn the immune system of the pet). Contains by-products. Contains Animal Fat - ingredient determined by the FDA to be most likely to contain euthanized animals. This pet food contains Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex (source of Vitamin K activity) which is a controversial synthetic Vitamin K. Contains chemical preservatives.  Fish meal preserved with ethoxyquin, chemical preservative linked to serious illness.


Rating:

Recall Information
2007 and 2008 numerous pet food recalls
Click Here for FDA recall page

Artemis Pet Food
AvoDerm Natural Pet Food
Azmira Pet Foods
BilJac Pet Foods
The Blue Buffalo Company
Bow Wow Brands Pet Food
By Nature Pet Foods
California Natural
Canidae Pet Foods
Canine Caviar
Castor & Pollux Pet Food
Cesar Canine Cuisine
Chef Michael Dog Food
Chicken Soup for the Pet Lovers Soul
Diamond Pet Foods
Doctors Foster & Smith Pet Foods
Eagle Pack Pet Foods
Earthborn Holistic Pet Foods
Eukanuba Pet Foods
Evangers Pet Foods
Evo Pet Foods
Evolve Natural Pet Food
Fancy Feast Pet Food
Felidae Pet Food
Friskies Pet Food
Flint River Ranch
Fromm Family Pet Food
The Goodlife Recipe
Halo Pet Food
Happy Paws Pet Food
HealthyPetNet
Honest Kitchen Pet Foods
Iams Dog Food
Innova Pet Products
Kibbles & Bits Dog Food
Kumpi Pet Foods
Lassie Dog Food
Loyall Dog Food
Merrick Pet Food
Mulligan Stew Dog Food

Natural Balance Dog Food
Natural Life Pet Food
Nature's Logic Pet Food
Nature's Recipe Dog Food
Nature's Select
Nature's Variety Pet Foods
Newman's Own Organics Premium Pet Food
Nutram Pet Foods
Nutro Pet Foods
Ol Roy Pet Foods
Orijen Pet Foods
Party Animal Pet Foods
Pedigree Dog Food
Petcurean Pet Foods
PetEats Pet Food
Pet Guard Organics Pet Food
Pet Promise Pet Food
Pet Time Pet Foods
Precise Pet Foods
Premium Edge Pet Foods
Primal Pet Food
Purina Dog Food
Purina One Pet Food
Purina Pro Plan Pet Food
Rachael Ray Nutrish Pet Food
Royal Canin Pet Food
Science Diet Dog Food
Sheba Cat Food
Sigma 7 Pet Foods
Solid Gold Pet Foods
Special Kitty Pet Foods
Taste of the Wild Pet Food
Timberwolf Organics Pet Food
Tiki Pet Foods
TLC Whole Life Natural Pet Foods
Whole Life Dog Food
Wellness Pet Food
Wureva Pet Food
Wysong Pet Foods

To protect your pet, the very most important piece of information you must know about their food is if any ingredients come from China. Melamime has continued to make headlines for two years, and recent insider information from China tells us there are more serious concerns. Epoch Times reports that Dr. Wang Haizhen, a veterinarian from a Chinese Animal Pharmaceutical company has gone public exposing corruption in China's food industry. "The chemicals and toxic materials they are adding can easily have carcinogenic effects. Some of these additives are more dangerous than melamine." http://en.epochtimes.com/n2/china/china-food-industry-toxic-substances-7603.html

The next piece of information you should know about your pets food is if the meat within is of a human grade/quality (the same type of meat you would buy for your family), or if the meat within the pet foods (treat) is a pet grade/quality. Sick or diseased animals (or animal parts) that have been rejected for use in human foods can become pet food ingredients. The FDA's report 'Risk of Pentobarbital in Pet Food' provides evidence that some pet foods contain the drug pentobarbital, the drug used to euthanize sick animals. To read this startling report, Click Here. Pet foods that use a 'human grade/quality' meat will NOT use sick, euthanized animals. Call the pet food or pet treat manufacturer and ask if the meat is 'human grade' or 'pet grade'.

To learn more about the grade of meat ingredients that can be included in some pet foods, read the following:
Horrifying, Laboratory Animals Rendered into Pet Food
http://www.truthaboutpetfood.com/articles/144/1/Horrifying--Laboratory-Animals-rendered-into-Pet-Food/Page1.html

Say Bye Bye to Pet Foods with By-Products
http://www.truthaboutpetfood.com/articles/34/1/Say-Bye-Bye-to-Pet-Foods-with-By-Products/Page1.html

Closely scan the pet food or pet treat label and avoid this ingredient: Menadione Sodium Bisulfate. This is a synthetic vitamin K linked to serious disease.

To learn more, read this:
A Pet Food Ingredient to be Wary of: Menadione Sodium Bisulfate
http://www.truthaboutpetfood.com/articles/112/1/A-Pet-Food-Ingredient-to-be-Wary-of-Menadione-Sodium-Bisulfate/Page1.html

Do you feed canned foods to your pet? You should know if the lining of the pet food can contains BPA. "More than 200 animal studies show that BPA is toxic at very low doses, and the Centers for Disease Control explains that it has found BPA in alarming concentrations in 95 percent of patients being tested."

To learn more, read this:
Is BPA in canned pet food linings a concern for Pets?
http://www.truthaboutpetfood.com/articles/113/1/Is-BPA-in-Canned-Pet-Food-Linings-a-Concern-for-Pets/Page1.html

    

For each dog food and cat food review (over 1,600!)…

1. Separate List of quality meat proteins.  Some foods provide zero - some foods provide six or more!
2. Separate List of health promoting ingredients.  Flax seed, alfalfa, and grape seed extract are known health promoting ingredients. Some foods have none of these - others have all three.
3. Special Note if pet food contains controversial ingredients.  Garlic and Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex are both controversial pet food ingredients.  Some foods stay clear of the controversy - some don't.
4. Special Note if pet food contains by-products, chemical preservatives, and animal fat (ingredient determined by the FDA to be most likely to contain euthanized animals).
5. Special Note if pet food contains chelated or proteinated minerals (for best mineral absorption).
6. Special Note if pet food contains probiotics (friendly bacteria that benefits the intestinal system and in turn the immune system of the pet).
7. Pet Food Company information; who and where the food is manufactured, any special safety or quality control certifications.
8. New!  History of pet food recall information; with link to FDA recall page.

"Susan, I just wanted to let you know that I find Petsumer Report Online to be very easy to use. It is easy to move from subject to subject, I never get lost. It is very helpful being online, versus hard copy because I sometimes remember something I want to review from previous newsletters/reports and cannot seem to find my hard copy, but quickly can find Online and even print if I need to.

I thank you so much for all that you do to help educate the public to help our furry friends. Thank you"

Sonja


"Susan - I just wanted to say THANK YOU for offering such a resourceful website. I find your website easy to use and FULL of information. I just subscribed to Petsumer Reports today too and in less than an hour I was able to do all the research I needed to find the right food for my dog. He has been eating XXX but the high protein seems to be too rich for his stomach, so I was on the hunt for a new food. I am part of an animal rescue group in Phoenix, AZ called Lost Our Home Pet Foundation. Our mission is to take in foreclosure pets - animals that have been left behind when people move out of their house and abandon their pets. I foster kittens for the rescue group and I ALWAYS take the time to tell adopters about the high quality food I feed my kittens.  I often get people who go out of their way to find the same food - all because I took the extra time to mention the importance of it. Thank you for putting Petsumer Reports together - I'm excited to use it on a regular basis as I am always talking to people about their pet food. And I especially like the red font for the Red Flag ingredients, the gray font for the ingredients with no nutrional value, and the PawPrint rating - that really helps sort through the good and bad quickly."
Sincerely,Wendy

Satisfaction Guarantee: 100% Satisfaction Guarantee. New subscribers have a full 30 days to look it over. If you don't like it or think it's not worth your money - I'll give you a complete refund. No questions asked.

"What a wonderful source of just the type information I've been looking for!
Your publication fills a great need for dog (and cat) lovers who treat their pets as part of the family."

Ken W.
www.kjengoldens.com

Just because a dog food or cat food contains chemical preservatives or ingredients made in China doesn't necessarily mean that your dog or cat will become ill or die - but you do deserve to KNOW. Every pet owner deserves to know if a pet food ingredient is a lessor quality or if a pet food ingredient comes from outside the US. The pet food recall that began in March 2007 cost many pets their lives - no one even considered the possibility that a wheat gluten or rice gluten from China would kill their pet. No one knew that some pet food ingredients came from outside the US. Country of origin of ingredients and the quality/grade of ingredients should be listed on the label - but it's not.

The laws of the pet food and pet treat industry clearly state that a pet product manufacturer CAN NOT provide any information on the packaging or advertising as to the quality or grade of ingredients. In other words, you cannot tell by the packaging nor the advertising of the pet food if it is made from quality human grade ingredients or a far lessor quality pet grade ingredients. This law benefits the manufacturers that use inferior ingredients, and the law hinders the manufacturers that use quality ingredients. All dog foods and cat foods must look the same and appear the 'same'. Same ingredient names, same 100% Balanced, same everything - that is until you know the differences.

Pet Grade or Pet Quality Ingredients - needless to say, are NOT the same as human grade or quality ingredients. The rules of the pet food industry puts it this way..."Shall be suitable for use in animal food." Here is one of their secrets...'suitable for use in animal food' means the ingredient can be rejected for use in human food for any reason including (but not limited to) disease and drugs. Many ingredients that are deemed 'suitable for use in animal food' are considered unsafe for use in cattle, hog, or sheep feed for fear of future risk to humans with such diseases as Mad Cow. But these very same ingredients are rated as pet grade or pet quality - 'suitable for use in pet food.' And are used in many of the most popular pet foods and pet treats.

Do you think that you would have EVER learned that some pet food manufacturers purchase cheap inferior unregulated ingredients from outside the US?

Do you think ANYONE is going to tell you the next time they decide to use a cheap Supplier from outside the US?

Yet...

NO ONE tells you if ingredients are manufactured/purchased in the US or imported...

NO ONE tells you if the pet food or treat is made from human grade/quality ingredients...

"Thank you for creating the Petsumer report. I rely on the information you provide. As I have previously mentioned I am now fostering a dog, one who is a very picky eater. When I began the process of deciding what food to give her, I poured over all your evaluations before choosing a brand. The information you provide is not available anywhere else! Your information has opened my eyes to what is really in pet food and pet treats. Until I read your information I thought XXX chews and XXX were great...now I know better. Anyone who wants to really understand the value of the ingredients in their chosen pet food should subscribe to the Petsumer Report.

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To protect your pet, the very most important piece of information you must know about their food is if any ingredients come from China. Melamime has continued to make headlines for two years, and recent insider information from China tells us there are more serious concerns. Epoch Times reports that Dr. Wang Haizhen, a veterinarian from a Chinese Animal Pharmaceutical company has gone public exposing corruption in China's food industry. "The chemicals and toxic materials they are adding can easily have carcinogenic effects. Some of these additives are more dangerous than melamine." http://en.epochtimes.com/n2/china/china-food-industry-toxic-substances-7603.html

The next piece of information you should know about your pets food is if the meat within is of a human grade/quality (the same type of meat you would buy for your family), or if the meat within the pet foods (treat) is a pet grade/quality. Sick or diseased animals (or animal parts) that have been rejected for use in human foods can become pet food ingredients. The FDA's report 'Risk of Pentobarbital in Pet Food' provides evidence that some pet foods contain the drug pentobarbital, the drug used to euthanize sick animals. To read this startling report, Click Here. Pet foods that use a 'human grade/quality' meat will NOT use sick, euthanized animals. Call the pet food or pet treat manufacturer and ask if the meat is 'human grade' or 'pet grade'.

To learn more about the grade of meat ingredients that can be included in some pet foods, read the following:
Horrifying, Laboratory Animals Rendered into Pet Food
http://www.truthaboutpetfood.com/articles/144/1/Horrifying--Laboratory-Animals-rendered-into-Pet-Food/Page1.html

Say Bye Bye to Pet Foods with By-Products
http://www.truthaboutpetfood.com/articles/34/1/Say-Bye-Bye-to-Pet-Foods-with-By-Products/Page1.html

Closely scan the pet food or pet treat label and avoid this ingredient: Menadione Sodium Bisulfate. This is a synthetic vitamin K linked to serious disease.

To learn more, read this:
A Pet Food Ingredient to be Wary of: Menadione Sodium Bisulfate
http://www.truthaboutpetfood.com/articles/112/1/A-Pet-Food-Ingredient-to-be-Wary-of-Menadione-Sodium-Bisulfate/Page1.html

Do you feed canned foods to your pet? You should know if the lining of the pet food can contains BPA. "More than 200 animal studies show that BPA is toxic at very low doses, and the Centers for Disease Control explains that it has found BPA in alarming concentrations in 95 percent of patients being tested."

To learn more, read this:
Is BPA in canned pet food linings a concern for Pets?
http://www.truthaboutpetfood.com/articles/113/1/Is-BPA-in-Canned-Pet-Food-Linings-a-Concern-for-Pets/Page1.html

    

Because of the existing laws governing pet food - you can walk into any pet store and see hundreds of dog foods and cat foods whose labels pretty much all look the same...'Premium' - 'Choice' - 'Natural'. Some of the foods ARE premium or natural - while many others with the same 'premium' or 'natural' statements on the label contain NO meat, Risky Chemicals, Dyes, and other highly inferior ingredients. Existing pet food rules and regulations allow "unqualified claims, either directly or indirectly" on pet food labels. This means that pet food labels are allowed to lie to you.

Learn which pet foods are telling you the truth - and which pet foods are taking advantage of moderate pet food labeling laws. Subscribe to Petsumer Report™.

Petsumer Report™ provides subscribers with:

• US only or imported ingredients.
  
• Human grade or pet grade ingredients.
  
• Shelf life.
  
• Notice of Red Flag ingredients (potentially dangerous).
  
• Natural preservatives or potentially dangerous chemical preservatives.
  
• Health promoting ingredients.
  
• Rating per AAFCO ingredient definitions (one to five Paw Prints).
  
• Pet Food Manufacturer Certifications (if any)
  
• Can Foods - BPA lining
  
• Meat Meals (example Chicken Meal) contain muscle meat only or contain bone and internal organs
  
• Easy comparisons of over 1,400 pet foods/treats (40+ new products added monthly).
  
• 24/7 access to reviews.
  
• New!  History of pet food recall information with link to FDA recall page.
  
  

The above is NOT proprietary information. Most of it is available to you by calling each pet food manufacturer and asking a few questions. Knowledge of the 'red flag' ingredients, natural or chemical preservatives, and health promoting ingredients comes from reading the AAFCO definitions of pet food ingredients and some research materials. Petsumer Report™ Online simply puts all of the information that SHOULD be on the label - in one place and does all the time consuming work for you. 

From Susan Thixton:
"Since beginning TruthaboutPetFood.com and talking with pet owners (worldwide!) through speaking, email, and appearing on radio interviews all across the US and Canada - I heard the same questions from thousands of pet owners...

It never was - and still isn't - my intention to bad mouth any one particular pet food manufacturer nor endorse any one particular pet food - my intentions were/are to provide pet owners with the 'truth' and let them make decisions on their own. From the countless questions I have been asked from pet owners in the US, Canada, Europe, Philippines, Australia, New Zealand, and the UAE (as of this writing) - I learned that pet owners want specifics about their brand of pet food. They want to know if the food or treat has "good" or "bad" ingredients. They want to know if any ingredients come from China. They want to know if any potentially dangerous ingredients such as By-Products and Chemical Preservatives are in their pet's food. Petsumer Report™ became the answer to the questions."



 

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