Dog food without animal experiments
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Conventional dog food is often tested on dogs, which kept partly abroad in test laboratories. The conditions in the laboratories depend heavily by the country where the laboratory sits. To tests for the dog food can be procured simply. The conditions for dogs in which the tests are performed are then no longer directly controllable.
For the production of dog food is often cost-optimized abroad produced and consequently animal experiments carried out. Many feed companies produce outside Europe in countries such as China or India, where hygiene and animal welfare standards are much less strict and overseeing the production of dog food does not match in Germany to compare.
Manufacture of finished feed for animals is regulated by the law on the reorganization of the food and feed law and the animal by-products disposal Act in Germany. Therefore only animal by-products may be used while for making of pet food, which are fit for human consumption also for the people. These include lung, heart, tongue, stomach and other organs. Shares of sick or dead animals are not allowed inside the EU. In how far that animal feed is you must check for any dog food.
Dogs that are kept in laboratories live mostly not dog friendly. Sun, rain, green meadows and play with other dogs missing in the lives of these dogs completely or to a large extent. When dogs from a laboratory were freed, these dogs often showed behavioral problems such as after a trauma.
Vegan and vegetarian dog food
Especially animal love dog owners don't want that other animals for your dog must suffer or die. Even if the dog like the Wolf is a predator and is declared as a carnivore, the dog can be converted so far in his diet, so that meat is not as far as possible. In Germany alone, produced annually over 8 million tonnes of meat which processed millions of tons for the pet food. To do this you could switch to feed with low meat content or equal to vegan food. Pure vegan dog food is very controversial, needs lots of experience with additives that must be mixed with and cyclic measurements of the blood of the dog on nutritional deficiencies.
Many vegetarians and vegans eat their pets with healthy, meat-reduced fare. Vegan does not reach home-grown ingredients. You have to give with additives, can be enriched with vegetarian and vegan recipes for dog. They are balanced in their nutritional value, and there are also special versions depending on the age and breed of the dogs. It is important to carefully respect the composition of ingredients for vegan dog food, so as a result, the balance of nutrients is ensured. A dog gets too little protein, calcium, vitamin D or other important nutrients his health could be endangered as a result.
Dog food ingredients
Standard dog food consists of organic and inorganic compounds. Feed are subject to the food, commodities and animal feed law book in Germany such as food. Dog food contains following nutrients in different proportions:
- Carbohydrates
- Fats
- Proteins
- Water
- Mineral substances
- Vitamins
- Antioxidants
- Other additives
Carbs serve mainly fast energy supply of the animal organism. If the consumption of carbohydrates is greater than their consumption, the surplus is converted into fat and stored.
Fats and oils are a good source of energy and an important energy store for the dog. Vegetable oils provide the necessary fatty acids for skin and coat.
Proteins are converted to endogenous substances such as proteins and enzymes. To do this, the proteins is first cleaved into amino acids and then generates new proteins. The dog needs most of all animal proteins for at least 10 different amino acids.
Depending on the breed of the dog for the most part consists of water. It comes to a lack of water it can come to circulatory disorders and muscle spasms since the supply of muscle cells with oxygen and nutrients is limited.
Minerals such as magnesium, calcium and phosphorus are needed by the dog in larger quantities (more than 50 mg / kg). Here, the ratio also plays a role among each other. But also trace elements such as iron, copper, zinc, iodine selenium play an important role in blood vessels, teeth and skin.
Moin,
es gibt viele Wege zum Abnehmen und den Unterschied macht durchaus auch der Futtertyp. Zum Abnehmen geben wir unserem Hund einfach günstiges Fleisch vom Metzger und mischen das mit Gemüseresten wie Karotten, Mais, Erbsen und ergänzen das mit der Hälfte der Empfehlung des Trockenfutterherstellers. Zum reinen Barfen fehlt mir der Nerv mit der ständigen Kontrolle und der aufwendigen Zubereitung des Futter, so dass alle Vitamine, Spurenelemente, Mineralien usw. enthalten sind.
Unsere letzen 2 Doggen haben mit dem Ernährungsplan ihr Höchstalter erreicht und waren auch im hohen Alter noch ziemlich agil. Mit unseren aktuellen zwei Hunden verfahren wir genauso und es scheint zumindest für uns der optimale Ernährungsplan zu sein, der nicht viel Arbeit macht und einigermassen günstig ist.
Davor hatten unsere Hunde reines Trockenfutter. In der Zeit haben sie aber ziemlich oft Gras gefressen und das hatten wir seit der Umstellung nur noch selten.
LG Lulya