Dear Human Grade Ingredient Pet Food Manufacturers… – Truth about Pet Food
Pet owners try their best to provide their pets a human grade ingredient pet food. While we fully understand that human grade ingredients are significantly more expensive than feed grade ingredients, we still struggle to be able to afford a 100% human grade diet for our pets.
One option for pet owners to save money on their human grade ingredient pet food is to purchase bulk packaged pet foods. While purchasing a dry (kibble) food in bulk is not always a good option – quality of ingredients can deteriorate in an opened bag of kibble, purchasing a frozen human grade ingredient pet food doesn’t come with the same risk. The integrity of the food ingredients are maintained as long as the products are kept frozen.
Unfortunately, not all human grade ingredient pet food manufacturers offer pet owners options to purchase bulk packaged pet food. To those manufacturers…please consider this a nudge.
On average, savings can be $0.50 to $0.75 a pound when you purchase bulk packaged pet food. For those with a large dog or multiple pets, that savings can be significant.
For Pet Owners: if you purchase from an independent pet food store, they will know (or can easily find out) if your brand of pet food is available to purchase in bulk. If your brand does not offer bulk packaged pet food, ask them to.
Ask your independent pet food store how they handle bulk packaged pet food. Such as, many small stores don’t have the freezer space to store bulk packaged pet food. Pet owners might be able to special order bulk foods from their store, but it might be necessary to pick up the order the day it arrives because of lack of freezer space at the store.
My thanks to independent pet store owner Chelsea Kent for sharing her knowledge on this subject.
Wishing you and your pet the best –
Susan Thixton
Pet Food Safety Advocate
TruthaboutPetFood.com
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