Comments on: Does Pet Food Contain Horse Meat?

By: Ant

Ant — Wed, 14 Jul 2021 08:58:42 +0000

Thank you Andrew for this current and local info.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Sat, 14 Mar 2020 03:47:28 +0000

In reply to Tania Kirby. Hi Tania. Thanks for some great comments – I don’t have anything more to say but I would be very interested in any other information from other readers.

By: Tania Kirby

Tania Kirby — Sat, 14 Mar 2020 03:00:49 +0000

Hi Andrew,
Thank you for this interesting article (although I am a bit slow on finding it!) I am extremely interested in the supply chain of dog food, dried, fresh, canned and roll… where does it all come from, how is it processed and why is it labelled chicken, lamb, beef, turkey but never horse? Let’s face it, thousands of horses, pleasure horses, sport horses, racehorse are destroyed every year by ‘doggers’ but we never see the word ‘horse’ meat on any labelling. I am an owner of both horses (mainly ex racehorses) and dogs and have had several of both species put down over the years, mainly due to old age. The horrendous conditions and the treatment of horses at the knackery and abattoirs is beyond comprehension for a first world country such as Australia and we should be addressing the ‘supply line’ from racetrack to dog bowl. Of course deceased horses need to go somewhere, we can’t bury them all lovingly in the backyard but surely a streamline, more humane system could be established to give horses and less terrifying death.
I would be very interested in further information on this if you could pass on some links.

By: Jan

Jan — Sat, 26 Oct 2019 05:12:53 +0000

Great piece! I have my thriving kelpie on a locally made (Victoria) Vegan dog food that I know meets and exceeds AAFCO standards.(fully tested in independent labs in the USA)

It’s balanced and complete, made of raw ingredients that are human grade and mostly organic! It eliminates the irradiation issue and the cruelty!

I don’t feed my cats a vegan diet but wish i could… some people do and if they eat the cat food of the brand I use they would indeed get all the nutrients required but they wont so thats that 😀

I can’t see how we can love one animal yet allow the exploitation, abuse and the slaughter of another… not once we understand we don’t need to.

Thanks for another thought provoking and insightful offering.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Thu, 24 Oct 2019 21:54:35 +0000

In reply to A Vet Nurse!. Hi Jane. Would you mind explaining which point you think is inaccurate & why? I am genuinely interested in your perspective. You might also have a view on similar articles on the same subject: the history of unsafe Australian pet products and foods, the Advance Dermocare recall, chicken jerky & tender poisoning and safety issues with raw diets.

By: A Vet Nurse!

A Vet Nurse! — Thu, 24 Oct 2019 04:20:42 +0000

What a scare mongering post from a vet of all people!