Marion Nestle “Feed Your Pet Right” Time Interview
Written by Vegetarian Star on June 28th, 2010 in Animal Issues, Authors, Books.
"Feed Your Pet Right" Marion Nestle
Marion Nestle, author of Feed Your Pet Right, wrote the book to bring pet owners a summary of what goes on in the industry that produces savory sauces for four legged connoisseurs. Nestle examines various pet food diets from dry, canned, wet, semi-most, premium, all-natural, and yes, the vegetarian and vegan.
Nestle sat down with Time Magazine to discuss the book, where she gave her take on veggie dogs and cats.
“Cats are carnivorous, but there’s plenty of research that shows they’re perfectly capable of digesting grains, as long as they also get the amino acids, vitamins and minerals they need. Dogs are fine with grains too. In fact, most complete and balanced pet-food products contain grains.”
Nestle also warned against common and maybe not so commonly known cautions to take when it comes to what your animal eats. Never let a pet drink from the toilet (especially if there’s toilet bowl cleaner in it), says Nestle, since it’s likely to be contaminated with germs like e. coli that can make them sick.
Terms like human grade, natural and premium may confuse the average pet owner, and Nestle recommends companies change their labels to resemble wording used in human foods for better understanding.
Read the entire interview at Time.
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