Calfornia Natural Lamb and Brown Rice Dog Food Problems

by Elizabeth
(Honolulu, Hawai'i, USA)

For years I have been feeding my dogs California Natural
Lamb and Brown Rice dog food, in both the canned and low-fat dry forms. My dogs have always done very well on this diet, and I have never had any problems until recently.

I have recently begun finding disgusting pieces of foreign animal parts in the canned food. I wrote to the company and their response was for me to send a sample to their lab. I feel this is not responsive, since I stated that I was concerned that they were now including non-nutritive by-products as a cost-saving measure, and they did not deny this, or say they
would look into it, or anything else that would make me believe they are concerned or that is was accidental.

I will change brands right away but don't know what company I can trust, since California Natural continues to advertise no by-products, yet is suddenly including them (I have found up to 3 pieces of foreign animal tissue in 1 can of food). I also think it is important that pet owners who use this brand be made aware of the problem so that they can decide if they want to continue with their products.

At the very least, this is false advertising; at its worst, it is reckless and unethical cost-cutting without regard for the health of the pets that consume their foods. The breach of trust also is a major problem, as is the dilemma of discerning which brands are still trustworthy.

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