WHAT am I feeding my dear pet???
(TO ORDER LIFE'S ABUNDANCE CLICK HERE www.lifesabundance.com/littlebearakitas
From there click on the 'PETS' tab and find what you need or contact me for questions. Thanks!)
Many people are asking this question. I do not even look at the big, beautiful print on the dog food bag or the lovely pictures. I go straight to the tiny letters of the ingredient list on some obscure corner of the bag. There you will find the answers. Not only will you find answers, but you will be shocked at what most companies put into their pet food.
Next question as equally important as the ingredient list is "How was my pet food made and how did it get from the factory to me? Yikes. No bag of pet food will tell you that and there are some really ugly answers for most pet food. Much pet food sits in dirty warehouses for up to a year before it even hits the shelves! (And tell me how can it sit in those warehouses for up to a 1 1/2 yrs and still be sellable??? Only with much, MUCH chemical added to your dear pet's food. Hmmmm.)
Many brands of pet food are like feeding your pet only candy every day of it's life. No wonder sugar diabetes, kidney problems, allergy problems, immune dysfunctions and every other sort of health issues are rampaging our pets. The single BEST and most economical thing you can do for your pet from the very start is to feed a healthy pet food. And believe me, in the long run it is much, MUCH cheaper.
I highly recommend Life's Abundance. It is a premium pet food for a reasonable price shipped directly to your home. For more info either contact me or scroll down. To order or watch an extremely enlightening video on pet foods click here: www.lifesabundance.com/LittleBearAkitas
HIGHLIGHTS:
---Number 1 ingredient is chicken meal, which is a highly concentrated protein source. Other ingredients include carrots, brown rice, flaxseed meal, blueberries, oat groats, broccoli, parsley, egg, catfish meal, pomegranate extract, and more...
---NO corn, wheat, or soy! Absolutely indigestible. These are cheap protein sources, but what good is a protein source when your pet cannot digest it?
---MADE IN THE USA! What could be better for our economy? Ingredients are all sourced in the USA and are all from the very same sources that supply our human supermarkets and delicatessens. The plant which makes Life’s Abundance has gone to the effort of obtaining a special certification that verifies that meat ingredients be of human grade/quality and can be sold to the European Union, which has extremely high standards, higher than the US. Plus, this certification requires that not only is the pet food manufacturing plant inspected, all vendors are inspected as well, by the USDA. Very few pet food manufacturers qualify for this certification.
---There has never been a recall in the 12-year history of the company.
---Life’s
Abundance is made in small batches weekly and shipped directly to customer’s
homes, guaranteeing freshness and safety. They control all warehousing
of the pet foods, treats, and supplements. With almost every other pet
food made, once the product leaves the manufacturer, they have no
control as to how safely the pet food is warehoused; if it is subjected
to pesticides, rodents, and/or extreme heat. The Petco warehouse problem
in 2008 is the perfect example of what can go wrong: http://www.fda.gov/
---Contains
high quality meats, grains, fruits, vegetables and a powerful
antioxidant, pomegranate extract. Containing more than 50 healthful
ingredients, Life’s Abundance helps pets live longer, healthier lives.
It’s exciting that there are actual studies proving that ingredients
like those in Life’s Abundance do indeed actually add years to dogs’ and
cats lives!
---These nutrients have been studied for years and are known to promote health and fight disease in people and in animals. The American Cancer Society encourages us to eat a “rainbow” of fruits and vegetables every day. This goes for our dogs too. Life’s Abundance contains Pomegranate Extract, a potent antioxidant, along with beets, broccoli, watercress, celery, lettuce, carrots, parsley, and blueberries, a true rainbow of health.
---Live probiotics (friendly bacteria) are guaranteed and help our pets to have a healthy gastrointestinal tract. The GI tract has several important roles and is a prominent part of the immune system. The purity and nutrition in the food we feed our pets is so important in so many ways.
---Minerals are chelated (proteinated) for better absorption, up to 60% more of each mineral is absorbed when minerals are chelated.
---There
are no harmful chemical preservatives. Many pet food companies buy fish
meal (and other meals) that have been preserved with ethoxyquin at the
source. Only the ingredients that the pet food company puts in foods are
included on the label (the preservatives in fat being the exception).
Some companies claim that they use only natural preservatives when in
fact the fish meal in the food contains ethoxyquin. Fish meal in Life’s
Abundance is preserved with Naturox, a safe, natural (and more
expensive) preservative.
---Most of us don’t think about how pet food is cooked or how the ingredients are prepared to make kibble. In reality, this is a very important part of the quality of pet foods and influences how digestible the food is. Life’s Abundance has a carbohydrate digestibility that is over 90%. This means that the grains that are used are very finely ground and when your dog eats the food the carbs are already 90% digested before they enter his digestive system. In most pet foods this ‘carb conversion’ is only around 70%. This means that Life’s Abundance is more nutritious and easier to digest than many foods on the market.
---All products are formulated and backed by a veterinarian, Dr. Jane Bicks. She is a highly respected and nationally recognized veterinarian. Dr. Jane has been featured numerous times on Animal Planet, CNN, 48 hours, Discovery Channel, and Good Morning America. She’s the author of three national books on pet care and nutrition, has been awarded three Presidential citations, and has served on many professional Boards including the Cornell Feline Health Center and the Morris Animal Foundation. She is truly renowned among pet food industry experts.
---The products are delivered fresh to your door on auto shipment. No more lugging large bags of food and no worry that you will run out. One more thing to think about not necessary to think about, which gives you more free time! YAY, I say! :)
