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ABADY, MEAT, BY-PRODUCTS,
THE WHOLE DOG JOURNAL
AND
THE TRUTH IN FEEDING.
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, thyroid, heart and kidney
breakdowns, gastro-intestinal problems including
"sensitive stomach", colitis, irritable bowel and
structural defects such as hip dysplaysia, 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 guide dog owners toward 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, for example, applies to the Whole
Dog Journal (WDJ) whose influence is far greater
than the quality of the information they provide. For
instance, 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 in 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 is misinformed and
confused.
Another point of 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 misleading dog feeders
since its inception seven years ago.
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 (extruded) 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 12%
of the total protein in the ration, leaving 88% of the
protein in the diet (on a solids basis) that has to be
filled with protein. The same issue is involved when
fresh by-products are included in a formula. Most of
the WDJ's favorites fill that 88% with
gluten and other plant protein. Gluten, the protein
of grain, is used regularly in the manufacturing of dog
and cat foods. It can 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 the campaign waged
against them by the WDJ, they are also
avoided by many dog feeders.
Under pressure from the
Abady Company, the WDJ claims to have
modified its stance against by-products. The WDJ
will now "accept by-products providing that they are in
supportive role." What does this mean? Actually it
means nothing. As explained above, the maximum amount
of raw meat that can be included in dry food is 20% of
the ration. This represents 12% of the protein in the
ration on a solids basis. If by-products are included
as a supportive entity, they would become part of that
12%, lowering the amount of raw meat in the ration.
Still leaving 88% of protein to be filled, but with
what? Gluten? Or vegetable protein? If by-products
meals were included instead of fresh by-products very
little would need to be used because of the
concentration of protein (60%) in the dry meals, still
leaving the bulk of the protein in the ration to be
filled.
Dogs and cats are
carnivores; they require large amount of flesh 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.
In order to further
emphasize the "brilliant" analytical powers of the
WDJ's brain trust, the WDJ
often chooses as its top foods the worst products
imaginable. For instance, products with numerous
sources of saponins and phaseolins. Saponins are plant
toxins with the same molecular structure as snake
venom. Saponins are the cause of bloat and torsion,
they interfere with reproduction, can cause
reabsorptions and abortions, gastro-intestinal
disorders, and hemorrhages in a number of internal
organs. Saponins are found in beet pulp, soybeans,
sorghum, tomato pomace, alfalfa, oats, potatoes, peas,
beans, yucca, and garlic. Phaseolins stimulate rapid
growth while interfering with the body's ability to
utilize protein. They are commonly found in ingredients
that contain saponins. To make matters worse, many of
these "pick" products contain very little animal
protein, but lots of gluten. Gluten is the protein of
grain with a nutritional value of zero and serious side
effects. They also contain large quantities of
expandable fibrous material, which is undesirable and
problem-causing. But, of course, they do not contain
by-products.
The WDJ claims
that evaluating 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.
The Robert Abady
Dog & Cat Food Company, Ltd. |