Dear Dog Food Companies,
We realize you are a business and have to make money in order to survive. But we wish you would realize you are feeding loved family members and not just “animals”.
Think about your two-legged family:
Would you feed your family members something with low-quality ingredients, some that are even harmful, because it was cheaper?
Would you feed your family members food if you didn’t know where it came from?
Would you feed your family members something full of chemicals and artificial colors when it could be made naturally?
Would you feed your family members food that is just full of fillers, with no nutritional value? (and then wonder why they are sick all the time?)
Would you not take precautions to make sure the food was safe, and not full of harmful bacteria like listeria and salmonella?
We bet you would answer “No” to all these questions. Well, this is how we feel about our pets. We DON’T want to feed our dogs:
Foods with ingredients that come from unknown sources.
Foods with unknown or vague ingredients.
Foods full of chemicals, artificial colors/flavors, and anything else not found in nature.
Foods that are made cheaply, without the proper safeguards against harmful bacteria such as listeria and salmonella.
270+ pet food recalls in 2014 – hundreds of sick or dead family members – isn’t that enough to make you change your ways?
It really makes us sad and distrustful. BUT we want to trust you to give us what is best for our pups.
Pet food is not cheap, even at the low-end of the quality spectrum. For what we are expected to pay, recalls should not even be an issue. Nor should poor quality ingredients, fillers, or ingredients that have no place in food.
We WANT to feed our dogs:
Foods with ingredients sourced from reliable countries that have regulations in place that ensure they are good quality.
Foods that are made in reliable countries that have regulations in place to ensure they are safe for our family members.
Foods with ingredients that are nutritional for our dogs, not just fillers.
Foods that are SAFE for our dogs and won’t make them sick or cause long term health issues.
Treat our four-legged family members like your family members and you will have a dedicated customer for life.
We hope you will take this letter to heart.
Sincerely,
Kristina Lotz
