ANIMAL DIGEST- REALLY ?

Have you ever taken the time to read what is in the ingredients on your K-9's favorite treats?  You will find in most lower quality dog foods and the majority of dog treats one ingredient labeled as "Animal Digest."  Not the most palliative word to read when you are pouring kibble or handing a treat to your BFF (Best Fur Friend), is it ?  Animal digest is seen to some as a practical and inexpensive ingredient included in pet foods and treats, used especially for "flavoring."  The ironic issue with this is, our K-9's have less taste buds than humans do, they rely more on their nose verses their taste buds so why add an ingredient to "enhance" flavor. Would our K-9's sense something isn't right had their treat or food not been masked by a "flavoring?  Makes one wonder.  Haven't you ever scooped out your K-9's kibble with your hands or handed them a treat and felt as if your hands were slightly oily?  Guess what that is... animal digest.

 You will find no animal digest in House Wolf K-9 Dog Biscuit Treats. Our biscuit treats are made with natural and organic products for we feel there is no need to have any additives in the treats we give to those who we love and care about.

The definition of Animal Digest according to the  Association of American Feed Control Officials  (AAFCO) is "  material which results from chemical and/or enzymatic hydrolysis of clean and un-decomposed animal tissue. The animal tissues used shall be exclusive of hair, horns, teeth, hooves and feathers, except in such trace amounts as might occur unavoidably in good factory practice and shall be suitable for animal feed. "


Within that definition you will see a phrases that stand out... "might occur unavoidably in good factory practice"  When the  former President of the AAFCO once made a statement that "even Fluffy" can be in your K-9's dog food, how reassuring is it when they use the word "might" in any statement and for you to feel good about what you are feeding your K-9. If the AAFCO admits our "pets" could even be in the dog foods they are processing, what is stopping them from putting similar ingredients into the treats they are making.  

Another expert defines the word Animal Digest as "a cooked-down broth which can be made from unspecified parts of unspecified animals.” The animals can be collected from almost any source. There is no control set in place over quality or contamination. Any kind of animal can be included: “4-D animals” (dead, diseased, disabled, or dying before slaughter), goats, pigs,sheep, horses, rats, euthanized at animal shelters, restaurant and supermarket waste, road kill, etc."

There has been criticism over the use of animal digest where some feel there is little control set in place over quality or contamination.  If in fact they do use the "4-D's" in processing dog foods, what prevents them from using the same guidelines in making our dogs their treats?

We at House Wolf K-9 Dog Biscuits understands the concerns regarding the processes used in making dog foods / treats and choose to take the approach of  "if in doubt, leave it out".  This is why we never use Wheat, Corn, Salt, Artificial coloring, Artificial Flavors, Preservatives, Refined Sugars.  We always make our biscuit treats in small batches, sourcing our own ingredients so your K-9 is guaranteed the healthiest and most nutritious biscuit treat we can provide for them. We also guarantee their biscuit treats will not be sitting on a shelf for months on end.

If you choose not to have your K-9 ingesting "animal digests" you can then feel safe knowing you are handing them a biscuit treat from House Wolf K-9 Dog Biscuits where our Passion is in our Biscuit Treats because Our Love is for the Dog.....