When Pet Promise, a safe and healthy pet food, went out of business, I was desperately looking for another healthy food that had no by-products, rendered fats, meat meals, or outsourced ingredients. (You might want to check out what these types of ingredients can include if your stomach can take it but avoid commercial manufacturers' "spins" on this). Good books to get in this regard are "Foods Pets Die For" and "Protect Your Pet":
Food Pets Die For: Shocking Facts About Pet Food
Protect Your Pet: More Shocking Facts
My cats were completely unaffected by the melamine contamination tragedy of 2007 which killed many pets, especially cats because their Pet Promise food was one of the few brands in America that didn't use outsourced ingredients (and was never on the recall list unlike some of the very expensive "premium brands"). I felt so lucky that I had already switched to Pet Promise, a petfood company that bought ingredients only from North American farmers using sustainable agriculture and free-range livestock.
I finally discovered Halo's products, and was encouraged by the fact that Ellen DeGeneres, a devout animal lover herself, not only endorses it but also has become part-owner of the company. Their website also included a specific message written to us former Pet Promise users. So I went to my health-food store and bought some.
I was delighted to see that it had no by-products, no rendered meats, no meat meals, and that the label stated that all its ingredients are "Made in the USA", except the pea protein from Canada. Furthermore, the salmon in Halo is wild Alaskan, not farmed salmon (aka, pharmed salmon, full of antibiotics, etc.). Moreover, it is low in carbohydrates and even includes probiotics in the mix! Making it even more promising than Pet Promise!
But the ultimate test was whether my cats would eat it or not. Unlike my dachshunds, who would eat just about anything that hit the floor (they're really low to the ground, you know), cats are notorious for their persnickety eating habits. BUT THEY LOVE IT!!! Can't get enough! So I have to dole it out so they don't overeat! And after five months, their health and energy seem to be great.
Oh, and hi, Ellen and many thanks!
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