Truth About Pet Food 2015 List

2015 List of Pet Foods“I’d trust to feed to my own pets”

Susan ThixtonPet Food Safety Advocate

Thank you for purchasing The 2015 List and supporting the work ofTruthaboutPetFood.com. Your purchase helps me continue to representthe pet food consumer voice with regulatory authorities.

The List are foods that I would trust to feed my own pets. In my years of pet foodconsumer advocacy, I’ve learned too much to risk my pets life with just any old petfood. Not that the foods in this List are perfect, everyone is susceptible to humanerror, but to the best of my knowledge, these are pet foods that I could, would, andin some cases do…feed to my own pets (I cook for my pets most of the time). Eachof these companies have shown me consistency in their efforts to produce a highquality food.

A pet food that is not on the List - I emailed and asked some simple questionsabout their food. This was a small company whose ingredients looked good. Mycountry of origin of ingredients questions stumped them. They didn't know - andadmitted to me they'd need a few days to investigate. About a week later I receiveda response from the company that they were still working on this - trying to learnthe country of origin of all ingredients used in their foods. My response back tothem - ‘why don't you know?’ This is very basic information that every manufacturershould know about their ingredients (pet food and human food).

This is one reason why some foods make ‘The List’ and many do not. The best petfoods know their suppliers - skillfully choose their suppliers - because they want toproduce a safe and healthy food. Many foods that don’t make the list don’t carewho there suppliers are, their concern is sales.

The best food to give your pet - in my opinion - is lightly processed. Even thoughthere are some high quality kibble foods on The List, kibble would be my last choicefor my own pets. A lightly cooked or raw food would be my first choice for my ownpets. I would not feed my cats a kibble food and I would only use kibble as a partialfood for my dogs.

If your local independent pet food store does not carry these foods, ask them to. Oryou can order them online from the manufacturer or online retailers. It is beneficialto work with a local pet food store or directly with the manufacturer - building arelationship - to help monitor your pet’s health on the food you choose.

Pet foods are listed in alphabetical order. With a bonus of a few home made petfood recipes at the end. Again - thank you for supporting the work of TruthaboutPetFood.com.

Susan ThixtonPet Food Safety AdvocateTruthaboutPetFood.comAssociationforTruthinPetFood.com

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Answers Pet Food

The first time I met (face to face)Answers pet food was at an AAFCO(regulatory) meeting. We were sitting at atable during a break having casualconversation. I shared some information Irecently learned of a risk ingredient in pigfeed, something that could end up in themeat. Roxanne Stone of Answerspromptly picked up her cell phone andcalled the pig farm where their pork issourced - asking if this risk ingredient isfed to their pigs. That's how close of a relationship this company has withtheir suppliers.

All meats are USDA inspected and approved.

This company sources from farms that are Global Animal Partnership(GAP) rated - which means the animals are raised in their natural

environment (less likely to harbor pathogenic bacteria), and are fedantibiotic free, hormone free, and GMO free feed.

Answers Pet Food does not use heat or pressure pasteurization(controversial in the raw pet food world). Instead, this company

utilizes the process of fermentation "through kombucha - fermentedorganic decaffeinated green tea - and raw goat milk whey".

The company is a certified green business by "Green America"utilizing 100% recyclable and or compostable packaging.

The company completed a one year feeding trial by veterinarian Dr.Amy Nesselrodt.

The company's raw goal milk - used in a 30 day fast protocol - hashelped a lot of sick dogs recover from allergies, IBD, pancreatitis,

acid reflux, diabetes, kidney and liver disease.

� Provided pet foodconsumers their Pledge toQuality and Origin.

� Pet foods are manufacturedin a USDA inspectedcommercial kitchen.

� Ingredients are of U.S.Origin excluding green teafrom India and cinnamonfrom Indonesia.

� Pet foods are free ofgenetically modifiedingredients.

� Packaging is 100%recyclable and BPA free.

� Pet foods are availablethroughout most of theU.S.

For Cats:

Raw meat formulas in Chicken andBeef for cats. Raw goat milksupplement/treat for cats anddogs. Bone broth product.

For Dogs:

Raw meat formulas in Chicken,Beef and Pork for dogs. Raw goatmilk supplement/treat for cats anddogs. Bone broth product.

www.AnswersPetFood.com


http://www.AnswersPetFood.com


BIOethics Pet Food

BIOethics is a small quality mindedcompany that is available in pet boutiquestores and fresh-food delivery services inLos Angeles or San Francisco, CA. Theysource ingredients locally using only USDAinspected and approved meats andvegetables. The company offers lightlycooked and raw recipe options for pet foodconsumers. BIOethics can accommodatespecial needs diets as well (such as lowprotein) upon request.

BioEthics makes small weekly batches of pet food, using fresh ingredientseach week. They work to include (natural) color in their foods such assquashes range from green to yellow to orange. Also include chard,asparagus, cauliflower, brussel sprouts, kale and parsley in recipes. Andthe company owners taste every ingredient!

BIOethics Pet Food makes lightly cooked and raw (meat) pet foodssold frozen in the Los Angeles and San Francisco area.

This company manufactures its pet foods in a commercial kitchenlocated in Pasadena, CA.

BIOethics sources all meats and vegetable ingredients from localhuman grade suppliers; ingredients are USDA inspected and

approved.

All meats are from locally sourced pasture raised animals.


� Ingredients are of U.S.Origin.


� Packaging is BPA free.

� Pet foods are available inthe Los Angeles and SanFrancisco, California area.Also can be shipped directlyfrom the manufactureranywhere in the U.S.

For Cats:

Cooked or raw meat formulas inTurkey, Chicken andSalmon/Chicken for cats. Specialrequest formulas are provided inrabbit, bison, duck, venison, boar,goose, and lamb.

For Dogs:

Cooked or raw meat formulas inTurkey, Chicken andSalmon/Chicken for cats. Specialrequest formulas are provided inrabbit, bison, duck, venison, boar,goose, and lamb.

www.BIOethicsPetFood.com


http://www.BIOethicsPetFood.com


Made by and for Canadian pet foodconsumers - with Canadian ingredients -Buddy's Kitchen Pet Foods provides alightly cooked dog food. Buddy's KitchenPet Foods combine a culinary expert (forfood preparation) with formula designfrom the smartest person I know in petfood - Dr. Gary Pusillo. While I know Dr.Gary better than I know Buddy's Kitchen(I'm not in Canada) - I can share withcertainty that any pet food heformulates is providing optimal nutritionfor the animal.

Buddy's Kitchen has introduced a line ofprescription pet foods - FreshRx -available only through veterinarians inCanada - also developed by Dr. Gary.

This is a lightly cooked pet food sold frozen.

All meats are Canadian Feed Inspection Agency (similar to USDA inthe US) inspected and approved. Vegetables are sourced from

human food distributors.

This is a nutritionally balanced pet food - none of the added vitaminsand minerals are sourced from China.

Formulated by one of the most trusted experts in pet food (to me,THE most trusted expert).

� Pet foods are manufacturedin a company ownedcommercial kitchen inCanada.

� Ingredients are of Canadianorigin.

� Packing is BPA free.

� Pet foods are availablethroughout Ontario,Quebec and the Maritimesunder the brand Nature'sHarvest Fresh. FreshRxformulas are available fromveterinarians throughoutCanada.

For Cats:

No cat food formulas.

For Dogs:

Lightly cooked formulas inChicken, Beef, and Salmon fordogs. Also provides Rx formulasfor dogs.

www.BuddysKitchen.ca

Buddy’s KitchenPet Food


http://www.BuddysKitchen.ca


Carna4 Pet Food

Carna4 is a Canadian pet food company,and not an ordinary kibble pet food.Carna4 Pet Food is “gently oven dried”allowing the food to provide highernutrient content than typical kibble(extruded) foods. A very unique thing ofthis pet food is their use of sproutedseeds. Known as 'super foods' in thehuman food world, sprouted seeds can provide amazing nutrition to petsas well. Another big plus I like about this pet food is they utilize food –not supplements – to provide dogs a complete diet.

Meat and vegetable ingredients are CFIA (Canadian equivalent ofUSDA) inspected and approved.

Free of pre-mix vitamins/minerals. Uses food to provide a balanceddiet.

Organic sprouted seeds are added to the pet foods. These seedsare a source of vitamins, minerals, antioxidants and provide a source

of probiotics to the dog diet.

For pet food consumers that wish to feed their dog a raw meat diet,Carna4 produces a "food topping" made from sprouted seeds to

balance the diet including probiotics, enzymes and antioxidants.


� Pet foods are made in acommercial bakery inQuebec, Canada.

� Ingredients are of US andCanadian origin.


� Pet foods are available inthe U.S. and Canada.

For Cats:

No cat formulas.

For Dogs:

Baked kibble formulas in Chickenand Duck for dogs. Raw foodtopper and nutritional biscuits fordogs.

www.Carna4.com


http://www.Carna4.com


Caru Pet Food is a relativelyyoung manufacturer that I 'met'through the owner contacting mevolunteering to provide theirPledge to Quality and Origin toconsumers. While I don't knowthis pet food as well as some ofthe others on The List, it is aquality food I would trust to feedto my own pets.

As with many of the newer petfood companies (relative to BigPet Food of today), Caru startedtheir company out of a need to feed their own dog - Karu. Karu (the dog)suffered from serious allergies and no pet food on the market they triedwould alleviate his symptoms. At wits end, they made Karu's food andsoon realized other dogs could benefit from a quality, easily digestiblereal food pet food. Caru Pet Food was born.

Caru is made with 100% human edible ingredients and has FDAapproval (verification) to make this claim on their labels.

Pet food is GMO free.

Caru Stews are manufactured in small batches at a low temperatureat a human food manufacturing plant in the U.S.

Packaging is BPA free and recyclable.

Meats and poultry is USDA inspected and approved for humanconsumption - sourced from antibiotic and hormone free meats.


� Pet foods are manufacturedin human food commercialkitchen in the U.S

� Meat, vegetable and fruitingredients are sourcedfrom the U.S. Supplementsare sourced from the U.S.,Europe, Japan andThailand.

� Pet foods are availablethroughout the U.S. andCanada.

For Cats:

No formulas for cats.

For Dogs:

Formulas in Beef, Chicken, Turkey,and Pork for dogs.

www.CaruPetFood.com

Caru Pet Food


http://carupetfood.com/


Darwin's Pet Food provides a raw meatpet food for cats and dogs. One fantasticthing about this company is theopportunity for consumers to purchase afresh food - most often within two orthree weeks from manufacture to yourpet’s food bowl.

Darwin's Natural Selections Dog Food isthe premium line sourced from pastureraised beef or bison and cage-freechicken, duck, and turkey - all meats areantibiotic, hormone and steroid free.These formulas also include organicvegetables. Zoologics Dog Food line isthe company 'value line' of foods usingconventionally raised meats andvegetables. Both lines are human grademeats and vegetables.

Darwin's Natural Selection Cat foods include meats from cage-freechicken and turkey - all meats are antibiotic, hormone and steroid free.All formulas are designed specifically for cats (not a dual-species food).

All meat and vegetable ingredients are USDA inspected andapproved for human consumption.

Darwin’s visits each and every supplier to verify humane treatmentand harvesting of the animals used for their products. Has

contracted with a local farm that grows vegetables just for this pet food.

Very minimal supplements added to the pet foods, most nutrition isprovided by food. Uses natural and/or organic compound sources for

vitamin and mineral supplements.


� Pet foods are manufacturedin company ownedcommercial kitchen inSeattle, WA.



� Pet foods are availablethrough direct shipping tocontinental U.S.

For Cats:

Raw frozen formulas in Chickenand Turkey for cats.

For Dogs:

Raw frozen formulas in Beef,Bison, Chicken, Duck and Turkeyfor dogs. Veterinary foodsdesigned for liver support andkidney support for dogs.

www.DarwinsPet.com

Darwin’s Pet Food


http://www.darwinspet.com/


EverMore Pet Food is a lightly cooked petfood made with human gradeingredients. The women that run thiscompany - trust the ingredient quality somuch - they ate their own pet food for afull month. Pet foods are made in aUSDA inspected human food commercialkitchen sourced from USDA inspectedand approved ingredients; antibiotic andhormone free meats.

EverMore's foods are lightlysupplemented using food sourcedsupplements. Beef is antibiotic andhormone-free beef and pastured for theirentire lives - no feed lots. Chicken isantibiotic-free and cage-free. Eggs arecage free and certified humane.

The company website provides pet food consumers with a full nutritionalbreakdown of each pet food variety (instead of basic Guaranteed Analysisinformation). EverMore pet foods are lightly cooked, sold frozen.

All meat and vegetable ingredients are USDA inspected andapproved.

All produce is certified organic or certified sustainable (depending onavailability).

Very minimal supplements added to the pet foods, most nutrition isprovided by food.





� Pet foods are availablethrough direct shipping tocontinental U.S. and inretail on the East coast ofthe U.S. And recently addedin the San Francisco Bayarea.

For Cats:


For Dogs:

Lightly cooked formulas inChicken and Beef for dogs. Twonew formulas to be released in2015.

www.EverMorePetFood.com

Evermore Pet Food


http://www.EverMorePetFood.com


Farmina Pet Food

Farmina Pet Food is located in Italy andhas been manufacturing quality kibblepet foods for years. This companyutilizes extrusion equipment most oftenused in human foods. Liquid vitamins,minerals and fats are absorbed inside ofeach piece of kibble through "vacuuminfusing technology" (as opposed tomany kibble foods which powderedsupplements are added to the mixer andcan be subject to improper mixing.Ingredients are fresh, never frozen. Petfoods are low carbohydrate and low ash.

This pet food company includes the net"as fed" animal protein percentage intheir Guaranteed Analysis - which differsfrom foods that include grains, lentils, peas or chickpeas or othervegetable protein concentrates (such as pea protein) which do notdisclose the actual animal protein percentage of foods.

All meat and vegetable ingredients are human grade, EU equivalentto USDA inspected and approved.

All ingredients are GMO free and sourced from Italy, France,Denmark, Spain, Netherlands and UK.

Company utilizes animal protein versus plant protein in pet foods; asa percentage of total protein, animal protein ranges from 92% to

97%. No plant based fats in any formula.

The company has published safety tests in veterinary journals andpublished two studies on glycemic response.


� Pet foods are manufacturedin company owned facilityin Italy.

� All ingredients are sourcedfrom European suppliers.

� Pet foods are free ofgenetically modifiedingredients; source animalsof meat protein ingredientsdo not consume GMOfeeds.

� Pet foods are availablethroughout most of theU.S. and in Europe; onlineand in multiple independentpet stores.

For Cats:

I would not feed my own cats akibble food.

For Dogs:

Kibble formulas in Wild Herring,Chicken, Lamb, Wild Cod and WildBoar for dogs.

www.USA.Farmina.com


http://usa.farmina.com/

http://usa.farmina.com/


Frenchie’s Kitchen Pet Food

Frenchie's Kitchen Pet Foods are alightly cooked food for dogs, made in aUSDA human food facility in California.The owner is on site when every batchof pet food is made. As with many ofThe List pet foods, Frenchie's Kitchengot its start because its founder'slearned (the hard way) what somecommercial pet foods can do to pethealth. A belief in 'food therapy' is thefoundation of this pet food. Thecompany utilizes whole foodingredients to provide pets nutrition(no synthetic supplements).

This company has filed the necessary paperwork with the FDA to obtainits 'Letter of No Objection'. This will allow the company the right toinform consumers to the food grade (not feed grade) of ingredients onlabeling.

Frenchie's Kitchen donates a portion of all sales to no-kill shelters andrescue groups throughout the U.S.

Frenchie’s Kitchen ingredients come from local sources whenavailable and include free range poultry and grass fed beef. Animals

are able to roam free and feed naturally with no confinement. All meatsare antibiotic & hormone free.


All foods are balanced using whole food ingredients, no syntheticsupplements. Even their source of calcium is food - they use egg

shell calcium (my favorite calcium source).

� Provided pet food consumerstheir Pledge to Quality andOrigin.

� Pet foods are manufacturedin a USDA human foodfacility in Texas.

� Ingredients are of U.S. andCanadian origin.


� Containers are BPA free and100% recyclable.

� Pet foods are availablethroughout most of the U.S.

For Cats:

No cat formulas.

For Dogs:

Cooked formulas in Beef, Chicken,and Turkey for dogs.

www.FrenchiesKitchen.com


http://frenchieskitchen.com/

http://frenchieskitchen.com/


freshfetch Pet Food

freshfetch Pet Food I've know for manyyears. This company goes above andbeyond in so many ways. One of theimpressive things about this pet food istheir knowledge of animal nutritionneeds - I'm confident they could talknutrition circles around most everyone inBig Pet Food.

This pet food uses 'graded' cuts of meat.Graded meats - such as 'Prime' or 'GradeA' are a more expensive meat, but thispet food settles for nothing less. Allmeats are USDA inspected and approvedfor human consumption.

Another unique thing of this pet food isthey provide consumers with a 'FDAnutritional label'. This nutritional information is the same that is providedon human foods and provides the actual nutritional content of the food(not the confusing minimum or maximum typical of most pet foods).

All freshfetch meat and vegetable ingredients are USDA inspectedand approved.

This company uses food-sourced vitamins and minerals. The benefitto food-sourced vitamins and minerals is they are easily utilized by

the pet (versus synthetic man-made vitamins/minerals in some foods).

This pet food is GMO free. freshfetch works with the GMO Project toassure traceability of every ingredient.


� Pet foods are manufacturedin company ownedcommercial kitchen.

� Ingredients are of US originwith exception of lambfrom New Zealand, olive oilfrom Italy.



For Cats:

No cat formulas.

For Dogs:

Cooked formulas in Beef, Chicken,Lamb, Salmon and Turkey fordogs.

www.freshfetchPetFood.com


http://www.freshfetchPetFood.com


JustFoodForDogs Pet Food

JustFoodForDogs completed the first everAAFCO approved feeding trial using petsin their own homes. This is a significantshift from typical AAFCO approvedfeeding trials which use laboratoryanimals in kennel settings. This companytook things one step further and basedon their feeding trial, published researchproving their whole food nutrition petfoods boost cells of the immune system(the white paper is available free to thepublic from the company - it is anamazing read).

JustFoodForDogs has two veterinarians on staff and the company thisyear (2014) became an official rotation option for veterinary studentsfrom Western University of Health Sciences in Pomona, CA. Futureveterinarians have the opportunity to learn about whole food nutrition - afirst in veterinary education.


JustFoodforDogs also provides foods that address particular healthconditions for dogs.

The company has four commercial kitchens making pet food (inCalifornia) where consumers can see pet food being made and learn

how to make your own pet food.

Company provides a pet food recipe/homemade diet kit that haspassed AAFCO feeding trials.


� Pet foods are manufacturedin company ownedcommercial kitchens.

� Ingredients are of U.S.origin with exception oflamb and kangaroo fromNew Zealand.



For Cats:

Customs diets for cats requiringspecial needs, and the company ishopeful to release feline recipes in2015.

For Dogs:

Lightly cooked formulas in Beef,Chicken, Fish, Lamb, Kangaroo,Venison and Turkey for dogs.JustFoodForDogs can alsoformulate a diet to address healthissues.

www.JustFoodForDogs.com


http://www.JustFoodForDogs.com


The Honest KitchenPet Food

The Honest Kitchen Pet Food was thefirst pet food company to receivepermission from FDA (Letter of NoObjection) to make the 'human gradeingredients' claim on their labels. Thiswas a ground breaking effort thatcertainly raised the bar in pet food. In2014, Honest Kitchen renewed theirLetter of No Objection from the FDA.

It's a known fact that employees ofHonest Kitchen taste test theiringredients, but they aren't the onlyones. Owner Lucy Postins shared this

picture of herchildren nibbling onthe pet food ingredients (shared here withpermission). That's how confident thiscompany is about the quality and safety oftheir ingredients.

This company - in my experience - has neverhesitated to answer any question, even the difficult questions and evenduring difficult times. The owner once responded to my email when(later) I learned she was out of the country dealing with a family crisis.

All meat and vegetable ingredients are USDA inspected andapproved. Chicken is free range and antibiotic free.

Many ingredients are certified organic.

The Honest Kitchen Pet Food is made in a human food facility.

NO ingredients from China. Chicken is 100% free range, fish is wildcaught, turkey is cage free and beef is ranch raised.



� Packaging is 100%recyclable and BPA free.


� Pet foods are availablethroughout the U.S.,Canada and minimaldistribution in Japan, HongKong & Singapore.

For Cats:

Dehydrated raw formulas inChicken and Turkey for cats.

For Dogs:

Dehydrated raw formulas inTurkey, Chicken, Beef and Fish fordogs.

www.theHonestKitchen.com


http://www.theHonestKitchen.com


Hound and Gatos Pet Foods manufactures a simplehigh quality complete and balanced pet food. Simpleonly in that this pet food is meat -and only meat - plus supplementsto balance the diet. All meats areUSDA inspected and approved.

Recently consumers experiencedshortages of H & G pet food onstore shelves. This shortage led to a discovery thatseparates this company from many others. The manufacturer told me hestruggled to find quality meat sources in the U.S. (or from proved safecountry of origin) and refused to purchase imported meat. "ONLY 3% ofall imports are inspected by the USDA. That leaves 77% wide open thatcould be dangerous." This company chose to waive sales and wait untilquality meat sourcing was found.

Hound & Gatos Pet Foods tests the DNA of pet food batches. Especially inlight of recent studies proving some pet foods do not contain the animalproteins stated on the label, this special effort by this company givesconsumers assurance they are buying what the label states.


This company produces a minimal ingredient pet food; perfect forpets with allergies and/or other health issues.

Foods are carrageenan free. Effective December 2014, the companywill remove all gums from their products.

Pet foods are manufactured at Performance Pet - the owner ofHound and Gatos is present at the plant for every batch made.

� Pet foods are manufacturedat Performance Pet SouthDakota, U.S.

� Ingredients are of U.S.origin with the exception oflamb from New Zealand -all supplements of U.S.origin.


� Pet foods are availablethroughout the U.S. andCanada.

For Cats:

Can formulas in Beef, Chicken,Lamb, Lamb/Chicken/Salmon,Pork, Rabbit, Salmon, and Troutfor cats.

For Dogs:

Can formulas in Beef, Chicken,Lamb, Lamb/Chicken/Salmon,Pork, Rabbit, Salmon, and Troutfor dogs.

www.HoundGatos.com

Hound & GatosPet Food


http://www.HoundGatos.com


K9 and Feline Natural Pet Foods are araw meat pet food with 100% of theingredients sourced from New Zealand.This pet food provides all the nutritionthat a cat or dog needs through foodsources - not supplements (whole foodnutrition).

One of the special things about thiscompany is transparency. At the verybeginning of this company bringing theirproducts into the U.S., they reached outto me asking if I had any questionsabout their products (typically it is theother way around - I have to contact thecompany and ask questions). Andwithout hesitation, they were one of the first companies to provideconsumers their Pledge to Quality and Origin.

All meat and vegetable ingredients are New Zealand Food Safetyinspected and approved (equivalent to USDA inspected andapproved).

Lamb and beef ingredients are sourced from grass fed animals.

Balanced diet is achieved through food ingredients - notsupplements.

Manufactured at company owned facility in New Zealand.


� Pet foods are manufacturedin a company owned facilityin New Zealand.

� Ingredients are of NewZealand origin.


� Pet foods are availablethroughout most of theU.S., Canada, New Zealand,Japan, Hong Kong,Australia, Singapore,Denmark, South Korea, UK,Germany, Austria,Netherlands, Belgium, andTaiwan.

For Cats:

Raw frozen or dehydratedformulas in Chicken and Lamb forcats.

For Dogs:

Raw frozen or dehydratedformulas in Beef, Venison andLamb for dogs.

www.K9Natural.com

K9 & Feline Natural Pet Food


http://www.K9Natural.com


Lucky Dog Cuisine is another companyon the List I feel I know very well. Oneof the things that sets this pet foodapart is their demand for the finestingredients. Several years ago LuckyDog Cuisine wanted to add a fishvariety dog food. Their search for aquality fish source led to the discoverythat most fish sold in the U.S. (actuallyaround the world) makes a round tripto China for processing before it is soldto consumers. Determined not toproduce a pet food with fish processedin China, this company searched (andsearched) to find a U.S. supplier withprocessing in the U.S. They care - about every single ingredient in theirfoods.

Lucky Dog Cuisine Canada is run by the founder's daughter, sourcingingredients from Canada. Meats are purchased locally from a human foodbutcher in Toronto.

This is a commercial pet food that provides a personal touch. Every batchof pet food is made by the owners themselves.

Foods are made in company owned commercial kitchen.

All meats are USDA inspected and approved (or Canadianequivalent). Beef is free range, grass fed, humanely raised. Turkey is

certified organic. GMO free fruits and vegetables.

This company uses minimal supplements - almost 100% of thenutrition comes from food.


� Pet foods are manufacturedin a company ownedkitchen.

� Ingredients are of U.S. andCanadian origin.


� Pet foods are shippeddirectly from themanufacturer to thecustomer - throughout theU.S. and Canada.

For Cats:

Two cat formulas coming in springof 2015.

For Dogs:

Lightly cooked formulas in Turkey,Beef, Fish and Pork for dogs.

www.LuckyDogCuisine.com www.LuckyDogCuisine.ca

Lucky Dog CuisinePet Food

U.S. and Canada


http://www.luckydogcuisine.com/

http://www.luckydogcuisine.ca/


Mulligan Stew Pet Food is a companyI've know for many, many years. Theyhave always responded to anyquestion - no matter how challenging.

The company made a big change thispast year (2014) in eliminating kibblefoods from their products. I'm certainthis was a tough decision for thecompany - and for its customers - buta decision I agree with. While thereare several quality kibble foods on The List - my personal choice for anycat or dog would be a human grade ingredient wet food.

Mulligan Stew Pet Foods are manufactured at Performance Pet. Theirformulas are based on detoxification, antioxidant production and optimalcellular health for the pet.

The company also provides a canine supplement line.


No synthetic supplements are added; all supplements are food/plantbased.

Mulligan Stew tests each batch of pet food and posts the results ontheir website for public view.


� Pet foods are manufacturedin the U.S.

� Ingredients are of U.S.origin with the exception ofsome supplements fromSouth America.



For Cats:

No formulas for cats.

For Dogs:

Canned formulas in Beef, Buffalo,Chicken, Duck, Salmon, Turkey fordogs.

www.MulliganStewPetFood.com

Mulligan StewPet Food



My Perfect Pet Food got its start withheartache. The owner lost a dog tothe 2007 pet food recall. From thatmoment on Karen Scoggins of MyPerfect Pet began cooking for herpets. Two years later she opened MyPerfect Pet - and today the companyhas moved to their own 13,000square-foot manufacturing plant inSan Diego.

My Perfect pet makes a lightly cooked petfood using USDA inspected and approved ingredients with minimalsupplements. All ingredients are sourced from U.S. suppliers. Interestingnote of this company - pet friendly restaurants throughout California andArizona are offering this pet food for guests who choose to dine withtheir pet. That's how human quality this food is - it's served in humanfood restaurants!


The company offers diets to address particular health needs for dogssuch as low glycemic foods, low mineral dog food and a kidney

support diet. This pet food company will also specially formulate a diet toaddress other health/dietary need.

All standard diets are ‘complete and balanced’ using minimalsupplements.

Pet foods are made in a company owned commercial kitchen inCalifornia.

Foods are GMO free; each supplier of ingredients is required toprovide certification to such.


� Pet foods are manufacturedin a company ownedcommercial kitchen.

� Ingredients are of U.S.origin.




For Cats:

Cat food formulas to be releasedin 2015.

For Dogs:

Lightly cooked formulas in Beef,Chicken, Turkey, Salmon, Lamband grain free for dogs. MyPerfect Pet Food can alsoformulate a diet to address healthissues.

www.MyPerfectPetFood.com

My Perfect Pet Food


http://www.MyPerfectPetFood.com


When I first met Primal Pet Food (face toface), it was at a very busy pet foodtrade event. I asked the company toprovide consumers their Pledge toQuality and Origin - and withouthesitation they provided it. This is a verytransparent pet food company.

Primal Pet Food offers consumers both araw frozen and raw freeze-dried cat anddog food option. As well, this pet foodprovides consumers the option of foodsthat have been treated with HPP (high-pressure processing) to protect againstbacteria, or for raw food purists thecompany offers non-HPP treated foods.

In 2015 the company will be adding two new lines to their freeze-driedformulas - Venison and Pork. They will also be adding some new treats.

Primal Pet Food manufacturers a raw meat pet food (sold as frozenand freeze-dried formulas) and a line of single source protein treats.

All meats are USDA inspected and approved for humanconsumption.

Vegetables, fruits and food based supplements are organic.


� Pet foods are manufacturedin a company owned facilitythat is California StateDepartment of Agricultureinspected following UDSAstandards located inCalifornia and a USDAinspected co-packer facilityin Portland, OR.

� Ingredients are of U.S.origin excluding lamb fromNew Zealand, Taurine fromNew Zealand, and Quinoafrom Europe.


� Pet foods are availablethroughout most of theU.S., western and easternCanada.

For Cats:

Raw formulas in Chicken-Salmon,Beef-Salmon, Turkey, Pheasant,Venison, Rabbit for cats. FreezeDried Formulas in Chicken-Salmon,Beef-Salmon, Turkey for cats.

For Dogs:

Raw formulas in Chicken, Duck,Beef, Lamb, Turkey-Sardine,Pheasant, Venison, Rabbit fordogs. Freeze Dried Formulas inChicken, Duck, Beef, Lamb andTurkey-Sardines for dogs.

www.PrimalPetFoods.com

Primal Pet Food


http://www.PrimalPetFoods.com


Rudy Green's is a dog food that looksjust like you made it yourself. This petfood uses 'graded' cuts of meat - allgraded 'Select'. Graded meats - such as'Select' are a more expensive meat, butthis pet food settles for nothing less. Allmeats are USDA inspected and approvedfor human consumption.

This pet food is made in a commercialkitchen in Louisville, KY. According topet food regulations, Rudy Green'sdoesn't fully meet the establishednutritional requirements of a balanceddiet for dogs, it must be labeled forsupplemental feeding. But don't let that deter you. Existing 'nutritionalrequirements' for cats and dogs are based on kibble foods often using petgrade (waste) ingredients - not whole food nutrition such as with this petfood. Rudy Green’s Pet foods are lightly cooked, sold frozen.

All meat and vegetable ingredients are USDA inspected andapproved; meats are graded.

This pet food company gives back by donating a percentage ofprofits to Animal Shelters in their area.



� Packing is 100% recyclableand BPA free.

� Pet foods are availableonline and in Georgia,Indiana, Kentucky, NorthCarolina, Ohio andTennessee stores.

For Cats:


For Dogs:

Lightly cooked formulas in Beef,Pork, Chicken, Turkey andVegetarian for dogs.

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Vital Essentials provides raw meat petfoods available in frozen and freeze-driedoptions for cats and dogs. The companyuses meat and internal organs in theirpet foods - and that's all. Foods are‘complete and balanced’ using food, notsupplements.

Vital Essentials is manufactured in acompany owned USDA certified pet foodfacility located in Green Bay, WI. USDAcertification requires all ingredients beUSDA inspected and approved. USDA certification also requires on-siteinspection by federal inspectors.

Meats are sourced from USDA inspected and approved sources. 95%of proteins are sourced within 3 hours of manufacturing, Rabbit and

Duck about 4 hours. Wild boar is from TX.

Foods are manufactured in company owned facility in the U.S. VitalEssentials is a privately held family owned company.

This is a meat only pet food, no vegetables, fruits, or nuts.

� Pet foods are manufacturedin company owned facilityin Green Bay, WI.

� Ingredients are of U.S.origin.


For Cats:

Formulas in Chicken, Duck, Rabbit,Turkey and Fish for cats.

For Dogs:

Formulas in Beef, Chicken, Duck,Rabbit, Fish, Wild Boar and Turkeyfor dogs.

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Bone Broth

Ingredients: Bones frompoultry, fish, beef, or lamb -organic is best. Raw or cookedbones (leftover from cooking)with or without skin and/ormeat.

As example, you can purchasea package of chicken necks andchicken backs. Around $0.50per pound (non-organic pricing). It is not necessary to remove the skin orfat, place whole contents in the pot. Or after cooking a whole chicken orturkey, use the remaining bones and skin - place contents into pot. Later,after cooking, remove the larger pieces with tongs, smaller pieces will beremoved via straining. Fat is skimmed off the top once the broth cooled.

Add your choice of bones into a large pot or crock pot. Cover (justcover) the bones with cold water; or 2 cups of water per 1 pound ofbones. Add 2 tablespoons of cider vinegar per 1 pound of bones Letstand for one hour.

Bring to a low boil, reduce heat and let simmer for 6 to 12 hours forchicken or fish bones (bones will become soft when touched by a fork);24 to 72 hours for larger bones such as beef or lamb. Strain broththrough a colander or sieve lined with cheesecloth (or paper towel).Discard bones (DO NOT feed these bones to your pet). You can alsocook bone broth in a crock-pot. Low heat.

Broth can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 5 days or frozen forseveral months (make sure to date each frozen broth).

Feed your pet the broth at non-meal times at least 30 minutes prior to ameal or 1 hour after (prior to a meal is better, aids in digestion of themeal) or can be added to home prepared foods.

� Provides cartilage in thebroth: considered for use inthe following conditions:arthritis, inflammatorybowel disease (Crohn’sdisease and ulcerativecolitis), cancer, decreasedimmune system states, andmalnutrition.

� Provides collagen in thebroth: historically studied toaid in digestion, coat thegastrointestinal lining, andsome studies have shownincreased red blood cell andhemoglobin count.Considered for use in thefollowing conditions: foodallergies, dairymaldigestion, colic, meatmaldigestion, grainmaldigestion, inflammatorybowel disease (Crohn’sdisease and ulcerativecolitis), irritable bowelsyndrome, leaky gutsyndrome, cancer,osteoporosis, calciumdeficiency and anemia.

For Cats:

Great nutrition for cats.

For Dogs:

Great nutrition for dogs.

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Chicken & Shrimp CatFood

Ingredients:

½ Cup chicken cooked, skin andfat removed, ground or shredded

3 medium to large shrimpcooked, tail removed, chopped

1 teaspoon sunflower seedsdried, no salt added, ground fine

1 teaspoon cod liver oil

150 mg calcium or slightly less than 1/8 teaspoon of finely ground eggshell

Optional (but encouraged) add 1/4 cup home prepared bone broth

Combine chicken and shrimp in medium bowl, mix well. Add sunflowerseeds, oil, calcium and broth; mix well. Serve.

Protein 21 grams Fat 12 grams Calories 200

Serves one 10 lb cat, one day, two meals. The recipe can be doubled,tripled, or more for bulk preparation. Refrigerate for no more than 3days, can be frozen for several months.

Note: This one recipe is not intended to be used as the sole source ofnutrition for your cat (such as only feeding this one recipe over time).This recipe was designed to be included in a cats diet with numerousother recipes providing a variety of foods to balance the diet. You cansafely provide your cat this recipe as a meal intermittently or as a snack.

� Chicken is a quality proteinfor cats that also providesniacin and selenium to thediet.

� Shrimp are a low fat, highprotein ingredient that alsoprovides selenium, vitaminD, B12 and healthy omega-3 fatty acids.

� Sunflower seeds are anexcellent source of vitaminE, B1, manganese,magnesium, copper,selenium, phosphorus andfolate.

� Cod liver oil providesvitamin A, D and is anexcellent source of healthyomega-3 fatty acids.

For Cats:

Great as a meal or snack for cats.Not to be used as the sole sourceof nutrition over time.

For Dogs:

This is not a dog food recipe - forcats only.

This recipe provided by Dinner PAWsible (pet food cookbook),published by Skyhorse Publishing, 2015 authored by Dr. Cathy Alinovi and Susan Thixton.

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Chicken & Clams Cat Food

Ingredients:

½ Cup chicken cooked, skin and fatremoved, ground or shredded

½ can (6.5 oz can) clams with liquid,chopped

2 Tablespoons chicken liver, cooked,finely ground

1 teaspoon sunflower seeds dried, no salt added, ground fine


150 mg calcium or slightly less than 1/8 teaspoon of finely ground eggshell


Combine chicken, clams (and liquid) and liver in medium bowl, mix well.Add sunflower seeds, cod liver oil and calcium and broth if desired, mix.Serve.


Serves one 10 lb cat, one day, two meals. The recipe can be doubled,tripled, or more for bulk preparation. Refrigerate for no more than 3days, can be frozen for several months.

Note: This one recipe is not intended to be used as the sole source ofnutrition for your cat (such as only feeding this one recipe over time).This recipe was designed to be included in a cats diet with numerousother recipes providing a variety of foods to balance the diet. You cansafely provide your cat this recipe as a meal intermittently or as a snack.

� Chicken is a quality proteinfor cats that also providesniacin and selenium to thediet.

� Clams are a quality proteinsource providing anexcellent source of iron.Clams also providephosphorus, potassium,zinc, copper, manganeseand selenium to the diet.

� Chicken liver provides yourpet with vitamin A, folate,vitamin B12 and iron.

� Sunflower seeds are anexcellent source of vitaminE, B1, manganese,magnesium, copper,selenium, phosphorus andfolate.

� Cod liver oil providesvitamin A, D and is anexcellent source of healthyomega-3 fatty acids.

For Cats:

Great as a meal or snack for cats.My cats LOVE the clams and theclam juice. Not to be used as thesole source of nutrition over time.

For Dogs:

This is not a dog food recipe - forcats only.

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Chicken & Tuna Dog Food

Ingredients:

½ Cup chicken cooked, skin and fatremoved, ground or shredded

¼ cup yellow fin tuna, cooked,chopped

2 Tablespoons chicken liver, cooked,ground

½ cup green beans, fresh or frozen, steamed, chopped

½ cup cauliflower, fresh or frozen, cooked, chopped

½ cup pumpkin (not pumpkin pie filling - pure pumpkin only), canned

¾ cup brown rice, cooked


400 mg calcium or 1/4 teaspoon of finely ground egg shell


Combine chicken, liver and tuna in medium bowl, mix well. Add greenbeans, cauliflower, pumpkin, rice, oil and calcium, mix. Add broth, ifusing, and mix again. Serve.


Serves one 30 lb dog, one day, two meals. The recipe can be doubled,tripled, or more for bulk preparation. Refrigerate for no more than 3days, can be frozen for several months.

Note: This one recipe is not intended to be used as the sole source ofnutrition for your dog (such as only feeding this one recipe over time).This recipe was designed to be included in a dogs diet with numerousother recipes providing a variety of foods to balance the diet. You cansafely provide your dog this recipe as a meal intermittently or as a snack.

� Chicken is a quality proteinfor dogs that also providesniacin and selenium to thediet.

� Tuna is an excellent proteinsource that providesselenium, numerousvitamins and iodine to thediet.

� Chicken liver provides yourpet with a quality source ofvitamin A, folate, vitaminB12 and iron. Organic isbest.

� Green beans are rich in Bvitamins.

� Cauliflower providesvitamin C and K.

� Pumpkin is rich inantioxidants and vitamins.

� For grain free, replace ricewith added vegetables.

For Cats:

This is not a cat food recipe - fordogs only. Many cats lovepumpkin however. One of my catssteals the green beans out of thedog’s bowl.

For Dogs:

Great as a meal or snack for dogs.My dogs love chicken recipes thebest. Not to be used as the solesource of nutrition over time.

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Beef & Veggies Dog Food

Ingredients:

½ cup beef, cooked and shredded

2 Tablespoons beef liver, cooked,ground

½ cup carrots, steamed, chopped

½ cup sweet potato, cooked withskin, diced

½ cup spinach, fresh or frozen, boiled, chopped

½ cup peas, steamed

½ cup brown rice, cooked

2 teaspoons olive oil

400 mg calcium or 1/4 teaspoon of finely ground egg shell


Combine beef and liver in medium bowl, mix well. Add carrots, sweetpotato, spinach, peas, rice, oil and calcium, mix. Add broth, if using, mixand serve.


Serves one 30 lb dog, one day, two meals. The recipe can be doubled,tripled, or more for bulk preparation. Refrigerate for no more than 3days, can be frozen for several months.

Note: This one recipe is not intended to be used as the sole source ofnutrition for your dog (such as only feeding this one recipe over time).This recipe was designed to be included in a dogs diet with numerousother recipes providing a variety of foods to balance the diet. You cansafely provide your dog this recipe as a meal intermittently or as a snack.

� Grass-fed beef is a qualityprotein source that alsoprovides B vitamins,selenium, zinc, iron andphosphorus.

� Beef liver provides your petwith a quality source ofiron, B12, riboflavin, zinc,copper, folate, selenium,niacin, and phosphorus.

� Carrots provide anabundant amount ofvitamins and mineralsincluding A, C, B1 and B2,K, magnesium, folate, zincand copper.

� Sweet potatoes providevitaminA and are a greatsource of beta-carotene.

� Peas provide phytonutrientsand vitamin E.

� Brown rice is a great fibersource as well as greatsource of phytonutrients.

� For grain free, replace ricewith added vegetables.

For Cats:

This is not a cat food recipe - fordogs only.

For Dogs:

Great as a meal or snack for dogs.Not to be used as the sole sourceof nutrition over time.

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Almond Butter Pet Treats

Ingredients:

2 cups carrot, raw, grated

½ cup parsley, fresh, chopped

¼ cup olive oil, extra virgin

3 1/3 cups whole wheat flour

3 Tablespoons almond butter

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Combine ingredients into a dough. Roll outon a floured surface ¼ inch thick. Cut into 1-inch squares for dogs, ¼inch squares for cats and place on a cookie sheet. Bake for 20-30minutes. Allow to cool completely before serving.

Protein: 6 grams Fat: 8 grams Calories: 190

Note: This is a treat only, not a food or meal replacement.

For Cats:

Great treat for cats or dogs.

For Dogs:

Great treat for cats or dogs.

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