Reply #8: Our big boy did not like the new bag of same brand he had always loved.

[havocmom]

Bag is different. Kibble looks different. He was acting like he was being punished when he went to his food bowl. Only ate as last resort. Three days of his views on the chow and the big bag went in the trash. I cooked up a bunch of 'dog hash' and will continue to do so. Not trusting his health/life to the corporate bastards who put profit above all else.

Folks, there are books out there with info on pet nutrition and recipes. Get them and do a little cooking/freezing. I made food when my last dog got old and the Science Diet chow the vet told me to get damned near killed her. My sister started making chow for her old hound and the dog got a whole new lease on life.

Also, let's take this a bit further and get DAMNED serious about monitoring what the KIDS are eating! Cut the processed stuff down as much as possible. Sure, cooking takes time, but so does dealing with health and behavior problems. (And, yes, many food additives have been shown to trigger allergies which may be the root of other problems. Had the good fortune to work with a doctor who paid attention to what institutionalized kids were fed and how they behaved. Amazing what tweaking the diet can do for behavior. Look into it)

The ease of trade, decrease in regulations and failure to actually do what few inspections are still allowed has made us a Third World Nation. The rich corporations are dumping poisons in our air, water, foods. Profit is more important than life to the people who gain political power making an act about having morals.

Time to clean the mess. It is ALL related. War, selling poisoned grain for foods...
all related to $$ as the only thing of value.