Things Iams Don't Want You To See

[Russian Blue]

Originally posted by Uabassoon
..... I highly recomment Wysong. Not only is it 100% cruelty free but the ingredients are all human grade....

Be careful when you say that a specific product is advertising it's food as 'human grade'. This term has not been defined by the AAFCO and therefore is used just to catch the consumers eye. It's the new catch word for today's marketing group. In reality, the terms 'human grade' and 'natural' currently do not have to be proven and therefore can be used by any company marketing it's food.

So consumers have to be careful not to believe the marketing, it's more important to believe in the ingredients. And people ask why companies do this type of testing? Because they can get away with it! General consumers don't investigate where their products come from. They are usually only concerned about the price of the product.

Personally, I don't believe any large company that has a huge marketing budget. When a company's advertising budget gets that big, they are most likely trying to cover up lesser quality foods to reduce their bottom line. Then they up the price, up the marketing and put cute and healthy images of animals in their commercials and food bags. It's all in the marketing, and they use their spin doctors very well in the process.

I have never used IAMS foods for the plain reason that you are paying good money for an inferior product. As an example, the first few ingredients for the IAMS Original Cat food are: Chicken, Chicken By-Product Meal, Corn Grits, Ground Whole Grain Sorghum, Corn Meal. You are buying a bag full of filler and by product!! When there are so many pet food options out there, your pet deserves more!

If anyone is looking for cat food: Wysong, Solid Gold, and Nature's Balance are all easily found at most independant pet food stores and are really good foods. Plus, they are all on the cruelty free list which was posted earlier in the thread. I've been feeding Nakita Wellness/Innova/Felidae, so I will have to see why the are not on the list.

When looking for a pet food, research for yourself first. Don't let the marketing spin doctors suck you in to their game.