The following has been copied from an insert that was received with a shipment of Abady dog food.
The Abady Dog and Cat Food Company is renowned for making foods that prevent or remedy (where possible) common problems. Problems such as “allergic” conditions, auto-immune, skin & coat problems, diabetes; premature thyroid, heart & kidney breakdowns; gastro-intestinal problems including “sensitive stomach,” colitis, irritable bowel, and structural defects such as hip dysplasia, HOD, OCD, reproductive disorders and others. These problems now exceed epidemic proportions. The Abady Company has discovered that these problems are largely caused by insufficient supplies of quality animal protein in the diet. Since these problems are widespread it is clear that this dietary fault applies to most feeds manufactured in the country.
Unfortunately there are no voices to help direct dog owners toward meaningful solutions. Most journals that have information to sell appear to be either over-influenced by Industry rhetoric or are simply misguided and improperly informed. Such a circumstance applies to the Whole Dog Journal (WDJ) whose influence is far greater than the quality of information they provide. For instance, the WDJ’s negative stance against the inclusion of by-products in foods is both devoid of scientific merit and logic. By-products are the nutritious internal organs and include other body parts of animals and are rejected by the WDJ. We quote “not because they are bad, but because whole meats are better.” They continue “in fact by saying that by-products may be equal nutritionally to whole meats…,” (we presume that they are referring to muscle meat). The WDJ continues “we select foods that contain ingredients that one could serve at the dinner table that is why foods containing by-products are rejected.” This is all nonsense for a number of reasons. First, muscle meat used in animal food is largely from 3D or downed animals. Second, the use of “human grade” beef muscle meat would be prohibitive by cost. By-products, on the other hand, cost far less, making the amounts that can be included in a ration much greater and they are largely derived from animals slaughtered for human consumption! As is often the case, the WDJ has everything upside down and backwards.
Another point of the greatest importance and totally missed by the WDJ is that by rejecting nutritious by-products it is impossible to make a dog or cat food that contains enough quality animal protein to ensure its effectiveness and safety. This Journal by its statements and omissions has been misdirecting dog feeders on a continual basis!
Many companies may avoid including by-products in their formulas for fear of being “blacklisted” by the WDJ. As a result many rations are impoverished while the degree of suffering among dogs and cats continues to escalate. Here’s why: because of the way kibble is processed, its ability to absorb moisture during the drying phase of the process is limited. The largest amount of raw meat that can be included in a dry ration is 20%, which includes 75% moisture, leaving 25% solids of which roughly half is protein. This represents roughly 12% of the total protein in a ration (depending on the protein level of the ration), leaving 88% of the protein in the diet (on a solids basis) that has to be filled. The same issue is involved when fresh by-products are included in a formula. Most of the WDJ’s favorite foods fill that 88% with gluten. Gluten is the protein of grain that may permanently damage the animal’s ability to absorb nutrients and has a nutritional value of zero. By-products meals, a favorite target of the WDJ, are even more effective than fresh by-products and as a result of this campaign by the WDJ by-products are also avoided by many dog feeders.
Dogs and cats are carnivores; they require large amounts of fresh and by-products as a base of their rations. This is how all Abady foods are constructed and also why Abady foods perform so uniquely.
The WDJ claims that evaluation the merits of a food is purely subjective – there is no need for science or apparently even common sense to determine if a ration is adequate.
We disagree.
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