Holistic Pet Care May Start with Organic Food ....First of all, let us be clear about holistic pet care. If you are unfamiliar, please take a moment to visit our page talking about all the ramifications of that term. You may find that useful discussion here. Now your pet is a valuable member of the family and just like you, he or she deserves not only quality love and attention that is a part of natural pet care, but also safe, organic food to eat. Have you ever examined the ingredients in the cat and dog food you are buying? Is that natural dog food really so natural? In an article by Seth Czarnecki(QualityHealthNews.com), he reports that in 2007 alone nearly 4,000 pets were killed when dangerously high amounts of melamine (chemical used in fertilizers)tainted rice protein and wheat gluten used in pet food imported from China. Over 17,000 pets were affected.
What kinds of things do you need to watch out for? Seth goes on to remark if a "meat and bone" ingredient appears on the label that it can include animal parts from disabled or dying animals (Association of American Feed Control Officials). "By-product meal" means meat that is ground from beef,pork and poultry, but including items like necks, intestines, organs, bone or feet. Also beware of TSP (tetra sodium pyrophosphate), used in rust remover, which emulsifies animal fats. Your dog or cat is depending upon you to be vigilant and purchase wholesome dog products and cat food.Fortunately there are concerned manufacturers of organic pet food as well as producers of green pet products. Websites that carry natural pet products are featured on this page. Here you will find holistic pet care items such as natural dog food and organic cat food.
...but we also need to be concerned about.....Besides food products, we also need to be careful about the toys our pets place in their mouths and the beds they sleep on. We can safeguard them at the same time that we are also helping the planet. Collin Walker (www.Pet-Super-Store.com) reports that a new fabric for use in pet mats called IntellLogt has been processed from recycled plastic bottles. "Since the first introduction of InteliLoft, there have been over 198 tons of plastic bottles kept from sitting in landfills."Landfills have accommodated over two million tons of cat litter. Now a new biodegradable litter (Good Mew) made from recycled paper comes to the rescue. It is less messy, dries quicker and more dust free than the conventional products. Biodegradable bags to pick up after pets while rollicking around at the park are now available. These bags, made from corn-starch, are free of chemicals as opposed to plastic bags from the grocery store that can take up to 100 years to fully decompose. Since the biodegradable bags breathe better, the smell will also evaporate faster. So if products such as the aforementioned will be used, we can begin to turn the corner on the early death of family pets and steer towards more abundant, longer lives.
Pet Food Ingredients Revealed! Here is an eye-opening report including more of the unbelievable details of pet food ingredients in unscrupulous products sold nationwide. 
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