Tonight’s the night. Channel 5’s documentary The Truth About Your Dogs Food airs at 9pm. We’re lucky to have seen a sneaky preview, and it’s a good watch. All types of commercial dog food – raw, dry, and wet – come under the microscope. In response to the programme, Michael Bellingham, chief executive of the Pet Food Manufactures Association (PFMA) has issued the following: “Many of you will have seen the pre-publicity for the Channel 5 programme “The truth about your dog’s food” which is aired at 9pm tomorrow evening. This has created quite a stir and has encouraged a number of pieces in the national press. “PFMA has seen an advance copy of the programme and whilst there are some voices to balance the more wild statements from opponents of prepared pet food, the piece still comes across as very sensational. “The programme attacks not only the pet food industry but also challenges the veterinary profession for being “in league” with the pet food companies. It also implies some culpability for re-homing centres by blaming the food given to dogs for many of the behavioural issues they might face. “The PFMA finds some of the comments extremely offensive. To suggest that pet food companies are deliberately harming pets for their own commercial benefit is not only completely untrue it also flies in the face of all evidence which shows dogs leading longer and healthier lives, a lot of it down to better nutrition provided by prepared pet food. “To also implicate the veterinary profession in this smacks of conspiracy theory and needs to be rebutted in the strongest terms. Furthermore it should be noted that many of the opponents of pet food in the programme have a strong commercial interest in making the statements they do and this needs to be considered.” We’re getting many comments from many dog food producers and will post them up throughout this afternoon and evening. I’m sure the debate will continue into the night!
Posted on: Thu, 30 Jan 2014 16:50:03 +0000
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