[Louise D]

How can Dog Food Advisor ethically link to and advertise Chewy.com on their site when according to the Dog Food Advisor website policy no advertisements are allowed for companies who sell their own food? Chewy.com has now been bought out by Petsmart who makes Authority dog food and Chewy.com sells it. It seems like a conflict of interest. Chewy.com is conveniently the only place listed as an option to by the food this site recommends yet they (chewy.com and petsmart) stand to profit greatly from this exclusive offer for them. People can do the research to find out where to buy the products they want. Your site loses credibility when you take money by creating a monopoly!

[Mike Sagman]

Louise,

Thanks for your question. I understand your concern.

As we state in the “Final Word” on every one of the more than one thousand reviews on our website and on our Disclosure page located in the footer of every page:

“…we do not accept money, gifts or samples from pet food companies in exchange for special consideration in the preparation of our reviews.

“However, we do receive an affiliate fee from certain online retailers, including some that offer their own private label brands.

“This policy helps support the operation of our website and keeps access to all our content completely free to the public.

“In any case, please be assured it is always our intention to remain objective, impartial and unbiased when conducting our analysis.”

Hope you find this reassuring. Thanks again for your question.

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