greencode: We're using Purina Pro Plan due to quality of
the food and it contains all the stuff a growing energetic puppy
needs
How you came to the conclusion that Purina uses
"quality" ingredients just boggles my mind beyond comprehension. May I suggest that you go and read the dozen or more links I posted about what's really in foods like Purina, Iams, Eukanuba, etc in the thread about The Best Food so you can learn what is really used and the "quality" that it actually is.
Here's a little tidbit to get you going : ( Entire article linked below )
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Plump whole chickens, choice cuts of beef, fresh grains, and all the wholesome nutrition your dog or cat will ever need.
These
are the images pet food manufacturers promulgate through the media and
advertising. This is what the $15 billion per year U.S. pet food
industry wants consumers to believe they are buying when they purchase
their products.
This report explores the differences between
what consumers think they are buying and what they are actually
getting. It focuses in very general terms on the most visible name
brands — the pet food labels that are mass-distributed to supermarkets
and discount stores — but there are many highly respected brands that
may be guilty of the same offenses.
What most consumers don’t
know is that the pet food industry is an extension of the human food
and agriculture industries. Pet food provides a convenient way for
slaughterhouse offal, grains considered “unfit for human consumption,”
and similar waste products to be turned into profit. This waste
includes intestines, udders, heads, hooves, and possibly diseased and
cancerous animal parts.
The Players
The pet food market has been dominated in the last few years by the
acquisition of big companies by even bigger companies. With $15 billion
a year at stake in the U.S. and rapidly expanding foreign markets, it’s
no wonder that some are greedy for a larger piece of the pie.
- Nestlé’s
bought Purina to form Nestlé Purina Petcare Company (Fancy Feast, Alpo,
Friskies, Mighty Dog, Dog Chow, Cat Chow, Puppy Chow, Kitten Chow,
Beneful, One, ProPlan, DeliCat, HiPro, Kit’n’Kaboodle, Tender Vittles,
Purina Veterinary Diets).
- Del Monte gobbled up Heinz
(MeowMix, Gravy Train, Kibbles ’n Bits, Wagwells, 9Lives, Cycle,
Skippy, Nature’s Recipe, and pet treats Milk Bone, Pup-Peroni,
Snausages, Pounce).
- MasterFoods owns Mars, Inc., which
consumed Royal Canin (Pedigree, Waltham’s, Cesar, Sheba, Temptations,
Goodlife Recipe, Sensible Choice, Excel).
http://www.api4animals.org/facts.php?p=359&more=1
And., I hate to be the one that says "total bollocks " about not being able to find any quality pet foods in the UK.Here are quite a few quality pet food companies in the
UK because I've researched them. Some of them actually offer better
foods than even those here in the States so you must not be looking in
the right places because they ARE out there. http://www.burns-pet-nutrition.co.uk/holistic is one that comes right off the top of my head , http://www.fish4dogs.com is another, http://www.landofholisticpets.co.uk/
http://www.naturediet.net is probably one of the BEST and I'm trying to get it brought here to the US.
Here's a site with NUMEROUS holistic and organic pet foods : http://www.alotoforganics.co.uk/cats/pets.php
Here's another good/decent food : James Wellbeloved : http://www.petplanet.co.uk/category.asp?dept_id=173
Yet another one : http://www.naturaldogfoodcompany.com/
I
can go on but it's as easy as doing a GOOGLE search. There are also
many Swedish, German and other quality holistic pet foods available
online in the UK and probably in smaller shops. You just need to do
some research and check around.