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July 31, 2014 at 8:25 pm in reply to: AAFCO Feeding Trial Statement on Bags #48283 Report Abuse Edit Post Visibility
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Memberthank you very much for this link, elizabeth. it is enlightening while at the same time somewhat disheartening. one would have reasonably thought that the highly touted feeding trials were more scientific than they apparently are (e.g., using randomized comparison groups; testing across the lifespan; trials that went longer than 6 months!). and, i must admit i have wondered how one could truly rely upon a pet food simply because veterinarians were working for a particular pet food company. how likely would that vet be to readily disclose shortcomings of that food? a little like the fox guarding the henhouse. in any case, i suppose the moral of the story is that there are no absolutes out there.
best, candiceJuly 29, 2014 at 12:17 pm in reply to: AAFCO Feeding Trial Statement on Bags #48082 Report Abuse Edit Post VisibilityCandice S
Memberyou are welcome. and, yes, elizabeth, “squishy” about sums it up. but i have to say, my almost 12-yr-old sheltie is in excellent health eating wellness core (reduced fat) for many years. so in my case, it doesn’t appear to be “broke” so i hesitate to “fix it.”
best, candiceJuly 29, 2014 at 11:55 am in reply to: AAFCO Feeding Trial Statement on Bags #48080 Report Abuse Edit Post VisibilityCandice S
Memberhi. i wrote to Wellness and asked about feeding trials. here was their response (i hope it is helpful to you): Dear Candice, Thank you for taking the time to write about Wellness Complete Health Dry Dog Food.
Wonderful! I am pleased to hear that. All of our formulas dry and wet meet or exceed AAFCO specifications.
We perform a limited amount of food trials. We are passionate about our pets and their nutrition. We are very fortunate to have many consumers and employees that help us during the development of our diets and treats. We provide product for in-home trials and we talk to every person to find out how their cat or dog likes the food or treat. We also learn about the stool quality and any other benefits the food may provide such as improving skin & coat or palatability.
It is also important for us to understand some other important nutritional information such as digestibility or how our food compares in taste to other brands. For this, we occasionally use kennels with standard processes that provide reliable information. The kennels are selected based on them sharing the same philosophy towards animal welfare that we do. For instance, the dogs are socialized every day and the cats enjoy a specially designed play area. The dogs and cats are also available for adoption to the kennel employees and their families.
As animal lovers, we have to be comfortable with the choices we make to ensure our diets are complete, balanced and proven. We are very proud to rely on our own consumers, employees, and like-minded kennels to stand behind our natural products.
Thanks again for contacting us.
Kim Yoder
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WellPetJune 11, 2014 at 3:43 pm in reply to: Diamond company's subcontracting #44052 Report Abuse Edit Post VisibilityCandice S
Memberone more note, i suppose my vet’s information linking Wellness to Diamond was not out of the blue. i read on DFA that on May 4, 2012, “WellPet announced a voluntary recall of one recipe of Wellness dry dog food after being notified by Diamond Pet Foods regarding the presence of Salmonella in Diamond Pet Foods’ Gaston, South Carolina facility.” this would reasonably be taken to suggest that there was some kind of affiliation between Diamond and Wellness in 2012. after that, Wellness announced it no longer “purchases any products from Diamond Pet Foods.”
. . . phew . . it does take some legwork to follow the info trail, doesn’t it!June 11, 2014 at 3:22 pm in reply to: Diamond company's subcontracting #44050 Report Abuse Edit Post VisibilityCandice S
Memberhi. i was told by my veterinarian yesterday that Diamond was now distributing a number of products, including some of the Wellness foods. the issue as stated by my vet was that as a result, questions of consistency in quality control will now arise (basically related to the practice of subcontracting). i just received an e-mail response from WellPet informing me that they are NOT affiliated with Diamond. so please accept my apology for my original post. i will now contact my vet to see how it was she came upon that (apparently erroneous) information. thank you all for your responses. best, candice
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