Obesity on Dogs: A Lurking Treat To Our Buddies

(10-05-2014, 10:01 PM)Happyflowerlady Wrote: Since a lot of the food that we eat is not healthy for us, and most of the dog food is made from leftovers and scraps from manufacturing people food; it is not surprising that the dog food is not very healthy for them either.
We have an epidemic of overweight people , at least here in the United States where we all eat so much processed food rather than fresh food that we grow ourselves.
Most of the animals that are raised for meat are also fed growth hormones to help them grow faster and get larger. These hormones are also in the meat when it is processed, and we and our animals eat it, unless we buy home-raised grass-fed beef and chicken. All of that growth hormone and other added chemicals that make the pig or cow get fatter, also make our pets gain weight easier.

I agree with you Happyflowerlady! What we and our pets need are naturally grown and organic food that are definitely healthy.But quite sad since even those food items we buy that sometimes are labeled 'all natural' are not really true or is guaranteed 100% natural unless we ourselves plant or raised them.