How to Become a Blue Ridge Beef Dog Food Distributor
What is the 2022 List?
Each year since 2012, TruthaboutPetFood.com has published a 'list' of pet foods that consumer advocate Susan Thixton trusts to give her own pets. From digging into pet food regulations (and lack of regulation), to attending regulatory meetings year after year (representing consumers), to the many conversations I've had with pet food manufacturing employees (not the sales reps – the actual people making pet food) over the past fifteen years – I've become a VERY picky pet food consumer. The 'List' is my list of pet foods I buy for my own pets.
I will ONLY give my own pets a human grade ingredient pet food. (To learn more about the differences between human grade and feed grade pet foods, Click Here.) I don't trust any company's marketing claims; I've seen too many times pet food companies lie to pet owners in marketing – claiming to use quality food ingredients when later it was discovered inferior (and illegal) feed ingredients were used.
Just one example: In 2018 Gravy Train dog food made claims on their website of "real beef " and " meaty goodness ". However in February 2018, more than 90 million pounds of Gravy Train (and other brands made by manufacturer Smuckers) were recalled because they contained pentobarbital – the drug used to euthanize animals. In other words, even though this dog food made claims of "real beef" and "meaty goodness", euthanized animals were actually used to make the dog food.
Because of years of lessons learned about pet food, and sharing those lessons with pet owners (on the website) – the number one question I was asked was "what pet food do you give your own pets?" And that is how the List began.
I don't make pet food recommendations, selecting (trusting) a pet food is a personal decision each pet owner must make for themselves. And I don't endorse any pet food brand, I represent pet owners – NOT pet food manufacturers. The 'List' was/is a way I can support pet food advocacy work and share the homework I've done on brands I trust to give my own pets.
TruthaboutPetFood.com, AssociationforTruthinPetFood.com and Susan Thixton is 100% consumer supported, the 'List' supports our pet food consumer advocacy work.
The 'List' is pet foods that I have personally investigated and trust to give my own pets. Each of the pet foods in the 2022 List have responded to our long list of questions and also provided verification documents (such as invoices and supplier letters of guarantee) to prove human grade ingredients and/or human grade supplements or organic ingredients or meats sourced from certified humanely raised animals.
The 2022 List includes:
- 19 Cat Foods
- 29 Dog Foods
Twenty companies make a cooked pet food, twelve make raw, seven make freeze dried, and two make a kibble. (Many manufacturers make multiple styles.)
Some are available in independent pet foods stores, some are available direct from the manufacturer. Most of the foods have national (U.S.) distribution, six companies offer distribution in Canada (one company is exclusively sold in Canada), only two brands offer distribution outside of North America.
The 2022 List is a digital product (pdf) that will be emailed to you (download link in your receipt) immediately after purchase. Example email receipt:
Click Here to order the 2022 List.
How bad can some pet foods be?
Regulatory authorities don't care about the quality of ingredients in a pet food, but we do. The FDA and state pet food authorities allow pet food to violate federal food safety laws. As recent as April 2019, the FDA stated "we do not believe that the use of diseased animals or animals that died otherwise than by slaughter to make animal food poses a safety concern…" This is a direct violation of U.S. food safety laws – allowed by FDA.
We (TruthaboutPetFood.com and AssociationforTruthinPetFood.com) have requested FDA stop allowing illegal waste to be disposed of into pet food (multiple times), and/or at the very least require disclosure on pet food labels. Each time the FDA has said "no". The agency refuses to require pet foods to source only food grade ingredients (allowing inferior feed grade ingredients) and refuses to require pet food manufacturers to disclose to pet owners the quality of ingredients on labels.
Unfortunately inferior ingredients are not the only concern, manufacturing conditions of some pet foods can be an issue too. As example, through Freedom of Information Act requested documents pet owners learned that a Mars Petcare manufacturing facility was infested with roaches. As well, FDA documents noted this manufacturing facility 'failed to minimize deterioration of ingredients'. The FDA did not require this manufacturer to recall any product. A known roach infestation in the plant and known deterioration of pet food ingredients was ignored by regulatory – because this is acceptable (by authorities) in feed grade pet foods.
Because of FDA's lack of regulatory oversight…
For me to trust the lives of my pets with a pet food, the company must prove to me they use 100% human grade food ingredients. I also want a pet food that tests their products for safety. As I can afford it, I try to purchase pet foods that source meats from humanely raised animals and include organic ingredients.
The pet foods on the 2022 List do all of this, and more.
How expensive are these pet foods?
None of the pet foods on the 2022 List are inexpensive. BUT, most are not as expensive as you'd think.
Cat foods in the 2022 List range in price from:
$1.33 to $5.42 to feed a 10 pound cat per day.
By comparison, Fancy Feast – a feed grade wet cat food, using feed grade ingredients, supplements, and manufacturing standards – costs:
$3.00 to feed a 10 pound cat per day.
Dog foods in the 2022 List range in price from:
$1.09 to $14.64 to feed a 30 pound dog per day.
By comparison, Hill's Science Diet – a feed grade wet dog food, using feed grade ingredients, supplements, and manufacturing standards costs:
$5.00 to feed a 30 pound dog per day.
In other words, many of the human grade ingredient pet foods on the 2022 List are LESS EXPENSIVE than feed grade pet foods.
Do pet food companies pay a fee to be considered for the List?
Absolutely not. No pet food company pays to be on the List or to be considered for the List. I accept no money from any pet food manufacturer. They are accepted on The List based on their quality.
How much does the List cost?
Cost to purchase the List is variable, depending on the support you want/can afford to provide. Price varies from $10 to $100. No matter the price you purchase, the 2022 List is the same.
Why charge for the List?
TruthaboutPetFood.com and our sister website AssociationforTruthinPetFood.com (and myself personally) actively advocate for the rights of pet owners and we are 100% consumer supported. The List, Petsumer Report, and membership into our consumer association is our only income. We accept no money from pet food and no advertising. Simply put, we charge for the List to support the pet food advocacy work we do.
Click Here to order the 2022 List.
Wishing you and your pet(s) the best,
Susan Thixton
Pet Food Safety Advocate
Author Buyer Beware, Co-Author Dinner PAWsible
TruthaboutPetFood.com
Association for Truth in Pet Food
Become a member of our pet food consumer Association. Association for Truth in Pet Food is a a stakeholder organization representing the voice of pet food consumers at AAFCO and with FDA. Your membership helps representatives attend meetings and voice consumer concerns with regulatory authorities. Click Here to learn more.
What's in Your Pet's Food?
Is your dog or cat eating risk ingredients? Chinese imports? Petsumer Report tells the 'rest of the story' on over 5,000 cat foods, dog foods, and pet treats. 30 Day Satisfaction Guarantee. Click Here to preview Petsumer Report. www.PetsumerReport.com
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The 2022 List
Susan's List of trusted pet foods. Click Here to learn more.
Source: https://truthaboutpetfood.com/the-list/
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