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Old September 24th, 2007, 12:51 PM
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Why not use pork in pet food?

Just wondering why they don't use pork in pet foods? For alternative protein sources I would think it would be a good choice and easier to acquire then bison or venison or am I missing something?

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Old September 24th, 2007, 02:27 PM
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I don't know why they don't but I sure am glad they don't - Amber cannot tolerate pork!
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Old September 24th, 2007, 03:45 PM
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Well, here, it's not kosher, lol (But not sure why others do not use it, _
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Old September 24th, 2007, 04:22 PM
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There are companies who use pork in some of their formulas, for example Eagle Pack. Pork is often used in Performance formulas because of its high fat content.
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Old September 24th, 2007, 05:12 PM
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Feed lots have dog food made from Pork, it contains alot of corns and stuff so I have never tried it.
It is very fatty too, so perhaps that is another reason.
I feed my guys pork with no ill effects, but not on a regular basis. I wouldnt want them consuming such a fatty meat daily.
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Old September 26th, 2007, 07:36 AM
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Well, if they had a ham flavoured canned food, my dogs and cats would be all over it.

I don't cook ham often, just the hubby and me, so always way too much left over, but when I do, I have lots of eager furry faces just dying to get a treat.

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There are companies who use pork in some of their formulas, for example Eagle Pack. Pork is often used in Performance formulas because of its high fat content.
I have seen it in others besides Eagle Pack too but can't remember which ones.
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I guess I didn't think about the fatty part. Although I thought that a littlle more fat was good for dogs???
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Pork-flavored cat foos

Friskies makes a turkey and bacon canned food. Hound and Gatos makes a port-flavored canned food, and By Nature makes a pork and sweet potato dry food. The latter two can be found on chewy.com. I have not tried them - the canned food is expensive and I can't imagine my cats liking sweet potatoes.
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