Pet Food Manufacturer Evaluation Report
About the report
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Is a contract manufacturer used to manufacture your pet food?
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Is a Nutritional Expert used in the manufacturing of your pet food?
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What percent of the manufacturing plants where your pet food is made is owned by the manufacturer?
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Nutritional level of a randomly specified nutrient
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Abady Abady | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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Abound Abound Abound Luvsome | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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Addiction Pet Foods Addiction Pet Foods Addiction Wishbone | No | Employs full time Nutritionist with a PhD degree in animal nutrition, Other | Owns 100% of plants | Provided information | 0 |
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ADM Animal Nutrition ADM Animal Nutrition Proud Paws | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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Agras Pet Foods Agras Pet Foods ADOC Schesir Stuzzy | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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Albright’s Albrights | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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AllProvide AllProvide | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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Almo Nature Almo Nature | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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Alpha Paw Alpha Paw | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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Amazon Amazon Wag Solimo Simply Perfection | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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American Natural Premium American Natural Premium | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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American Pet Nutrition American Pet Nutrition Atta boy Atta cat Elevate not on website but on bag Supreme Source Maintain Chunks VitaBone Beggar Dog Farm Style Pro Source TriPro | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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Ancestry Pet Food Ancestry Pet Food | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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Annamaet Petfoods Inc. Annamaet Petfoods Inc | Yes | Employs full time DACVIM (Nutrition) or ECVCN | Owns 0% of plants | Provided information | 0 |
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Answers Pet Food Answers Pet Food | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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Applaws Pet Food Applaws Pet Food | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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APupAbove APupAbove | No | Consults with Nutritionist with a PhD degree in animal nutrition | Owns 100% of plants | Did not respond | 0 |
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Artemis Artemis OSOPÚRE FreshMix | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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Aunt Jeni’s Home Made Aunt Jenis Home Made | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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BARF World Inc. BARF World Inc | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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Beaverdam Pet Food Beaverdam Pet Food | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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Bench & Field Pet Foods Bench Field Pet Foods Holistic Natural | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 0 |
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Berkley Jensen Berkley Jensen | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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Better Choice Company Better Choice Company Halo Holistic Halo Elevate Spots Stew Spots Choice Spots Chew Spots Paté Vigor LivaLittles LuvALots Impulse Mix n Mores Senior Healthsome Garden of Vegan TruDog Rawgo | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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Bil-Jac BilJac Puppy Select Adult Grain Free Adult Select Special diet line Reduced Fat Senior Select Sensitive Solutions Picky No More Small Breed Senior Breakthru | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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BIXBI/Boulder Organics BIXBIBoulder Organics BIXBI Pet Buckley Pet | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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Blue Buffalo Blue Buffalo Basics Wilderness Freedom Life Protection Formula Natural Veterinary Diet True Solutions Baby BLUE | Yes | Employs full time Nutritionist with a PhD degree in animal nutrition | Owns 80% of plants | Provided information | 0 |
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Blue Ridge Beef Blue Ridge Beef | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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Boreal Pet Food Boreal Pet Food | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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Born Free Pet Food Born Free Pet Food | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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Boss Dog Food Boss Dog Food | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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Boxie Brands Boxie Brands Run Two Three Power Animal Monument | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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Bravo Pet Foods Bravo Pet Foods | No | Consults with Nutritionist with a PhD degree in animal nutrition | Owns 100% of plants | Provided information | 0 |
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Breeder’s Choice Breeders Choice AvoDerm Pinnacle Lucy Pet Foods | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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Bright Pet Nutrition Group Bright Pet Nutrition Group By Nature Blackwood Adirondack Stewart | No | Employs full time Nutritionist with a PhD degree in animal nutrition | Owns 100% of plants | Provided information | 0 |
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Brothers Dog Food (Shortened from Brothers Complete Dog Food) Brothers Dog Food Shortened from Brothers Complete Dog Food | Yes | Consults with Part time nutritionist with a PhD degree in animal nutrition | Owns 0% of plants | Did not respond | 0 |
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Bully Max Bully Max | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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Canadian Jerky Company Canadian Jerky Company Zeal Canada | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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CanAm Pet Treats CanAm Pet Treats Darford | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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CANIDAE CANIDAE CANIDAE All LIfe Stages CANIDAE Grain Free PURE and Under the Sun | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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Canine Caviar Pet Foods DE, inc. Canine Caviar Pet Foods DE inc | Yes | Consults with Nutritionist with a PhD degree in animal nutrition | Owns 0% of plants | Provided information | 0 |
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Canisource Grand Cru Canisource Grand Cru | No | Does not employ MS, PhD, or DACVN nutritionist | Owns 100% of plants | Provided information | 0 |
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Cargill Cargill Loyall River Run Dogui PetMaster Keycan Gati Nutrena Pro Premium Don Gato | No | Employs full time Nutritionist with a PhD degree in animal nutrition | Owns 100% of plants | Provided information | 0 |
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Carna4 Carna4 | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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Carnivore Meat Company Carnivore Meat Company Natures Advantage Vital Essentials Vital Cat | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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Caru Pet Food Company Caru Pet Food Company | Yes | Consults with Nutritionist with a PhD in animal nutrition, Nutritionist with MS degree in animal nutrition, DVM | Owns 0% of plants | Provided information | 0 |
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Catered Bowl Catered Bowl | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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Catit Catit | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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Champion Petfoods Champion Petfoods Orijen ACANA | Yes | Employs full time Nutritionist with a PhD degree in animal nutrition,Nutritionist with a MS degree in animal nutrition | Owns 95% of plants | Provided information | 0 |
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Chicken Soup for the Soul Pet Food Chicken Soup for the Soul Pet Food | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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Consumer’s Supply Distributing Consumers Supply Distributing Brands Dr Pol Country Vet Naturals Country Vet Premium Country Vet Dog Fuel | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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Corey Nutrition Co Corey Nutrition Co North Paw Inukshuk ProSeries Realtree | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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Country Pet Naturals Country Pet Naturals | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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Darwin’s Natural Pet Products Darwins Natural Pet Products | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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Dave’s Pet Food Daves Pet Food | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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Diamond Pet Diamond Pet Diamond Diamond Naturals Diamond Naturals GrainFree Diamond Care Diamond CareRx Diamond Pro89 NutraGold NutraGold GrainFree Nutra Nuggets Global Nutra Nuggets US Premium Edge Professional Taste of the Wild Bright Bites | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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Doc’s Choice Pet Food Docs Choice Pet Food | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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Dog Lovers Gold Dog Lovers Gold | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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Dollar General Dollar General Heartland Farms Natures menu | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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Dr. Elsey’s Dr Elseys | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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Dr. Gary’s Best Breed Dr Garys Best Breed | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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Dr. Harvey’s Dr Harveys | No | Employs full time Ph.D. with a degree in animal nutrition | Owns 100% of plants | Provided information | 0 |
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Dr. Mercola Dr Mercola | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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Dr. Tim’s Pet Food Company Dr Tims Pet Food Company | Yes | Consults with Nutritionist with a PhD degree in animal nutrition, Nutritionist with a MS degree in animal nutrition | Owns 0% of plants | Provided information | 0 |
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Dynamite Specialty Products Dynamite Specialty Products | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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Eimira Pet Products Eimira Pet Products Nutram Pet Products | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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Elmira Pet Products Elmira Pet Products | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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Emma Lou’s Kitchen Emma Lous Kitchen | No | Consults with Nutritionist with a MS degree in animal nutrition | Owns 100% of a commercial kitchen | Provided information | 0 |
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Evanger’s Dog and Cat Food Company, Inc. Evangers Dog and Cat Food Company Inc Against the Grain Evangers | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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Evermore Pet Food Evermore Pet Food | Yes | Consults with Nutritionist with a PhD degree in animal nutrition | Owns 0% of plants | Provided information | 0 |
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Evolution Diet Pet Food Evolution Diet Pet Food | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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Extreme Dog Fuel Extreme Dog Fuel | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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Faim Museau Faim Museau | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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Farmina Farmina Natural Delicious Vet Life Cibau Matisse Team Breeder | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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FirstMate FirstMate Firstmate Kasiks Skoki | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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Flourish Flourish | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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Forza10 Forza10 | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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Freely Freely | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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Fresh Is Best Pet Food Fresh Is Best Pet Food | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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Freshpet Freshpet Freshpet Select Vital Natures Fresh Deli Fresh Homestyle CreationsSpring and Sprout | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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Fromm Family Foods Fromm Family Foods FourStar Gold Classic Paté canned Crunchy Dog Treats Zealambder | No | Employs full time Nutritionist with a MS degree in animal nutrition, Other | Owns 100% of plants | Did not respond | 0 |
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Gentle Giants Gentle Giants | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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Get Joy Get Joy | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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GlobalOne Pet Inc. GlobalOne Pet Inc Canine Naturals Purely Feline | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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Gott Pet Products Gott Pet Products Hound Gatos kibble and canned food | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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Grandma Lucy’s Grandma Lucys | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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Grandma Mae’s Country Naturals Grandma Maes Country Naturals | Yes | Consults with Nutritionist with a PhD degree in animal nutrition | Owns 0% of plants | Provided information | 0 |
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Hagen Pet Foods Hagen Pet Foods Nutrience CatIt | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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Hanks Dog Food Hanks Dog Food | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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HEB HEB Heritage Ranch Texas Pet | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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Hi-Standard Dog Food HiStandard Dog Food Joy Dog Food Hi Standard Dog Food | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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Hill’s Pet Nutrition Hills Pet Nutrition Science Diet Prescription Diet Bioactive Recipe Healthy Advantage | Yes | Employs full time DACVIM (Nutrition) or ECVCN, Nutritionist with a PhD degree in animal nutrition | Owns 96% of plants | Provided information | 0 |
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Holistic Health Extension Holistic Health Extension | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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Horizon Horizon Taiga Amicus Complete Legacy Pulsar | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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Hubbard Feeds Hubbard Feeds Hubbard Life Happy Hound Country Balance Kinetic Cat Stars very long list on website | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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Husse Husse | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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I and Love and You I and Love and You | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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Instinct Pet Food Instinct Pet Food Instinct Raw Instinct Raw Boost Instinct Original Instinct Ultimate Protein Instinct Raw Longevity Instinct Ultimate Protein Natures Variety Dog Food | Yes | Employs full time DACVIM (Nutrition) or ECVCN | Owns 25% of plants | Provided information | 0 |
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Intrepid Intrepid | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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iVet iVet Healthy Gourmet SPECIFIC Veterinary Exclusive Coldwater Culinary VetBasics | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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Jack’s Premium Jacks Premium | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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Jiminy’s Good Grub Jiminys Good Grub | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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Jinx Jinx | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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JM Smucker Company JM Smucker Company Meow Mix Kibbles n Bits 9Lives Gravy Train Natures Recipe Milos Kitchen Rachel Rays Nutrish Dads JMS | Yes | Employs full time Nutritionist with PhD in animal nutrition | Owns 50% of plants | Provided information | 0 |
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Just Food for Dogs Just Food for Dogs | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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K-9 Kraving K9 Kraving | No | Consults with Nutritionist with a PhD degree in animal nutrition | Owns 100% of plants | Provided information | 0 |
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K9 Natural K9 Natural K9 Natural Feline Natural | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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Kent Nutrition Group Kent Nutrition Group Entrust Kent Pet Foods Native Blue Seals Classic Blue Seal Biscuits Complete Home Fresh | No | Employs full time Nutritionist with a PhD degree in animal nutrition, Nutritionist with a MS degree in animal nutrition | Owns 100% of plants | Provided information | 0 |
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Ketogenics Pet Food Ketogenics Pet Food | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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KetoNatural Pet Food KetoNatural Pet Food | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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Kirkland Dog Food Kirkland Dog Food | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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KLN Family Brands KLN Family Brands Nutrisource PureVita Element Series Tuffys Tuffys Gold Supreme | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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Koha Pet Food Koha Pet Food | Yes | Employs full time Nutritionist with a MS degree in animal nutrition | Owns 0% of plants | Provided information | 0 |
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Kormotech Kormotech Optimeal | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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Kruse’s Dog Food Kruses Dog Food Canine Advantage Country Kibble Strongpoint | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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Laughing Dog Food Laughing Dog Food | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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Life’s Abundance Lifes Abundance | Declined to respond | Declined to respond | Declined to respond | Declined to respond | 1 |
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Livelong Livelong | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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Lotus Pet Foods Lotus Pet Foods | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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Love Grub Love Grub | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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Lucky Dog Cuisine Lucky Dog Cuisine | No | Consults with Nutritionist with a PhD degree in animal nutrition | Owns 100% of plants | Provided information | 0 |
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Mars US Pet Nutrition Inc. Mars US Pet Nutrition Inc Karma new Pedigree Whiskas Royal Canin Cesar Nutro Wild Frontier Sheba Frolic Eukanuba Iams Crave Goodlife cat food KalKan and Ol Roy Walmart brands | No | Employs full time DACVIM (Nutrition) or ECVCN, Nutritionist with a PhD in animal nutrition, Nutritionist with a MS in animal nutrition | Owns 100% of plants | Provided information | 0 |
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Meat Mates Meat Mates | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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Meet Maev Meet Maev | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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Member’s Mark Members Mark | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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Mid America Pet Food Mid America Pet Food Victor Super Premium Pet Food Eagle Mountain Pet Food Wayne Feeds and Natures Logic | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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Mid South Feeds, LLC. Mid South Feeds LLC Show Time Best Dog Ole Jacks Purrfurred Cat | No | Consults with Nutritionist with a PhD degree in animal nutrition | Owns 100% of plants | Provided information | 0 |
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Midwestern Pet Foods Inc Midwestern Pet Foods Inc Earthborn Holistic Venture UNREFINED Pro Pac Ultimates Wholesomes Sportmix CanineX | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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Mike Ritland’s Company Mike Ritlands Company Team Dog | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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Millies Wolfheart Dog Food Millies Wolfheart Dog Food | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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Muenster Natural Dog Food Muenster Natural Dog Food Muenster Perfect Balance Ancient Grains Grain Free | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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My Perfect Pet My Perfect Pet | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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National Dog Food National Dog Food | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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Natural Balance Pet Foods Natural Balance Pet Foods Natural Balance Alpha LID Original Ultra Delectable Delights Belly Bites Bear Biscuits Tillmans RollARounds Fat Cats Platefulls Perfect Bites LIT | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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Nature’s Diet Natures Diet | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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Nature’s Select Premium Pet Products Natures Select Premium Pet Products | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 0 |
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Nature’s Logic Natures Logic | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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Nestle Purina PetCare Nestle Purina PetCare Alpo Bakers Beggin Beneful Beyond Busy Cat Chow Chef Michaels Canine Creations DeliCat Dog Chow Fancy Feast Felix Friskies Frosty Paws Gourmet Just Right Kit Kaboodle Lilys Kitchen Mighty Dog Moist Meaty Muse Purina Purina ONE Purina Merrick Pro Plan Pro Plan Veterinary Diets Second Nataure Tailscom TBonz and Waggin Train Zukes Castor Pollux | No | Employs full time DACVIM (Nutrition) or ECVCN, Nutritionist with a PhD degree in animal nutrition, Nutritionist with a MS degree in animal nutrition | Owns 100% of plants | Provided information | 0 |
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New Zealand Natural Pet Food Company New Zealand Natural Pet Food Company | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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NomNomNow NomNomNow | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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NorthPaw Nutrition NorthPaw Nutrition Vintage Pet Food Satori Pet Food Boka Pet Food | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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Northwest Naturals Northwest Naturals | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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Nulo Nulo Nulo Challenger Nulo Freestyle Nulo Medalseries Nulo Frontrunner Nulo Hydrate | Yes | Employs full time Nutritionist with a PhD degree in animal nutrition | Owns 0% of plants | Provided information | 0 |
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Nutram Ideal Solution Nutram Ideal Solution | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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Nutreco’s Lifetime Dog Food Nutrecos Lifetime Dog Food Wholesome Blend and Lifetime | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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OC Raw Dog Food OC Raw Dog Food | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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Ollie Ollie | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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Oma’s Pride Raw Mixes Omas Pride Raw Mixes | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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Only Natural Pet Only Natural Pet | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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Open Farm Dog Food Open Farm Dog Food | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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Organomics Organomics | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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Paw Tree Dog Food Paw Tree Dog Food | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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PawFoods PawFoods | No | Consults with Nutritionist with a PhD degree in animal nutrition | Owns 100% of a commercial kitchen | Provided information | 0 |
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Perfectus Perfectus | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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Pet Pantry Dog Food Pet Pantry Dog Food | Declined to respond | Declined to respond | Declined to respond | Declined to respond | 1 |
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Pet Plate Pet Plate | Yes | Consults with DACVIM (Nutrition) or ECVCN | Owns 0% of plants | Provided information | 0 |
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Pet Tao Holistic Pet Products Pet Tao Holistic Pet Products | Yes | Did not respond | Owns 0% of plants | Did not respond | 0 |
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Pet Valu Pet Valu Performatrin | Yes | Employs full time Nutritionist with a MS degree in animal nutrition | Owns 0% of plants | Provided information | 0 |
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Petcurean Dog Food Petcurean Dog Food Gather Now Fresh Go Summit | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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PetKind PetKind Canada Fresh Tripe Dry Tripett Thats It Tripe Cat | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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Pets 1st Pets 1st Earth Options | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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Pets Global Pets Global Zignature Fussie Cat Inception Pet Foods Essence Pet Foods | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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PetSmart PetSmart Authority Simply Nourish Grreat Choice Goodnatured | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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PMI Nutrition Dog Food PMI Nutrition Dog Food Infinia Exclusive Red Flannel Feline Medley Canine Advantage | Declined to respond | Declined to respond | Declined to respond | Declined to respond | 1 |
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Primal Pet Group Primal Pet Group | No | Employs full time Nutritionist with a PhD degree in animal nutrition | Owns 100% of plants | Provided information | 0 |
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Pro-Form Dog Food ProForm Dog Food | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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Pure Dog Food Pure Dog Food | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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PureLuxe Pet Foods PureLuxe Pet Foods | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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Purpose Purpose | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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Raised Right Human-Grade Pet Food Raised Right HumanGrade Pet Food | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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Raw Bistro Dog Food Raw Bistro Dog Food | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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Raw Dynamic Raw Dynamic | No | Does not employ MS, PhD, or DACVN nutritionist | Owns 100% of plants | Provided information | 0 |
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Raw Paw Life Raw Paw Life | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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Raw Paws Raw Paws | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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Raw Wild Dog Food Raw Wild Dog Food | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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RAWZ Freeze Dried Nutrition RAWZ Freeze Dried Nutrition | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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Rebel Raw Rebel Raw | No | Consults with Nutritionist with a PhD degree in animal nutrition | Owns 100% of a commercial kitchen | Provided information | 0 |
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Redbarn Redbarn | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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Redpaw X-Series Dog Food Redpaw XSeries Dog Food XSeries Power Edge | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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Regal Dog Food Regal Dog Food | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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Renew Gold Renew Gold Renew Gold Pet Products | Yes | Employs full time Nutritionist with a PhD degree in animal nutrition | Owns 0% of plants | Provided information | 0 |
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Replenish Pet Inc Replenish Pet Inc Replenish Pet Maximum Bully Elite K9 Nutrition | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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Rollover Pet Food Rollover Pet Food | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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Ross Wells Ross Wells Titan Blue Titan Red | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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Shawnee Feed Shawnee Feed HiPoint Hungry Hound Bens Best | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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Shep Dog Food Shep Dog Food | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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Side by Side Side by Side | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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Smack Pet Food Smack Pet Food | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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SmallBatch SmallBatch | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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Smalls Cat Food Smalls Cat Food | Yes | Consults with Nutritionist with a PhD degree in animal nutrition | Owns 0% of plants | Provided information | 0 |
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Solid Gold Solid Gold | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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Soul’y Raw Souly Raw | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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Specialty Feeds Inc Specialty Feeds Inc Caliber select tops valupak | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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Sport Dog Food Sport Dog Food | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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Spot & Tango Spot Tango | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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Spot Farms Spot Farms | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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SquarePet SquarePet | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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Stella & Chewy’s Stella Chewys | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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Steve’s Real Food Steves Real Food | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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Stewart Raw Naturals Stewart Raw Naturals | Declined to respond | Declined to respond | Declined to respond | Declined to respond | 1 |
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Sunshine Mills Inc Sunshine Mills Inc Evolve Paula Deen Home Cooking Nuture Farms Triumph Sportsmans Pride Hunters Special Veterinary Select Pupcorn Plus PetLife | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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TFP Nutrition TFP Nutrition Lone Star Star Pro Premium | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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The Farmers Dog The Farmers Dog | No | Employs full time DACVIM (Nutrition) or ECVCN, Nutritionist with a PhD degree in animal nutrition, Other | Owns 100% of a commercial kitchen | Provided information | 0 |
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The Honest Kitchen The Honest Kitchen | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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The Pride Dog Food The Pride Dog Food | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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The Real Meat Company The Real Meat Company | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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TimberWolf TimberWolf | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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TLC Pet Food TLC Pet Food | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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Total Feeds Inc. Total Feeds Inc Total Canine | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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Tractor Supply Company Tractor Supply Company 4health Pet Food | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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Trader Joe’s Dog Food Trader Joes Dog Food | Declined to respond | Declined to respond | Declined to respond | Declined to respond | 1 |
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TruDog TruDog | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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Tucker’s Raw Frozen Tuckers Raw Frozen | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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Tuscan Natural Tuscan Natural | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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V-Dog VDog | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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veRUS Pet Food INC veRUS Pet Food INC | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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Visionary Keto Pet Foods (formerly known as Valiant Pet Nutrition) Visionary Keto Pet Foods formerly known as Valiant Pet Nutrition | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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Vital Essentials Vital Essentials | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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Walk About Pet Products Walk About Pet Products | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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We Feed Raw Pet Food Co. We Feed Raw Pet Food Co | Yes | Consults with Nutritionist with a PhD degree in animal nutrition | Owns 0% of plants | Did not respond | 0 |
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Wegmans Nature Dog Food Wegmans Nature Dog Food Wegmans and Buju Ziggies cat food | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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Well Pet Well Pet Wellness Holistic Select Eagle Pack Sojos | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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Weruva Weruva | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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Whitebridge Pet Brands Whitebridge Pet Brands Cloudstar TikiPets Dogswell Petitie Cuisine Buddy Biscuits Crazy Dog Pet Botanics Remedy Recovery Grizzly Pet Products | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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WholeHearted WholeHearted | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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Wild Earth Wild Earth | Yes | Employs full time Nutritionist with a PhD degree in animal nutrition, Other | Owns 0% of plants | Provided information | 0 |
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Wysong Wysong Optimize Original Optimal Epigen starch free | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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Young Again Dog Food Young Again Dog Food | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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Yumwoof Yumwoof | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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Zach’s Quality Dog Food LLC Zachs Quality Dog Food LLC | Did not respond | Does not employ MS, PhD, or DACVN nutritionist | Owns 0% of plants | Did not respond | 0 |
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Zignature Pet Products Zignature Pet Products | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | Did not respond | 2 |
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ZIWI ZIWI Ziwi Peak | No | Employs full time Nutritionist with a PhD degree in animal nutrition, Other | Owns 100% of a commercial kitchen | Provided information | 0 |
About the Report
Choosing the right pet food can be difficult. With so much information on the internet and millions of dollars spent annually on advertising, it can be difficult to select what is truly best for a pet.
The Pet Nutrition Alliance heard the frustration of veterinary professionals loud and clear and developed a tool that provides objective information on which to base the important decision of choosing a pet food.
The project overview summarizes the important factors to consider, whereas the full protocol provides the details of the project. Individual manufacturers can be compared on these important factors. FAQs are also available to help answer questions once the protocol has been reviewed and manufacturers have been compared.
Download Report PDFMaking Informed Pet Food Decisions
The veterinary healthcare team plays a vital role in helping pet owners make informed decisions about their pets’ food. While most owners base this decision on the ingredient list , this does not provide enough information about the quality of the food or the nutritional composition of the diet.
Instead, we recommend basing the important decision about a pet’s food on more objective information. The World Small Animal Veterinary Association (WSAVA) has published recommendations on selecting the best diet for pets. Key components of the WSAVA recommendations include:
A. The pet food label’s nutritional adequacy statement provides important factual information. This statement confirms three important facts:
- Whether the diet is nutritionally complete and balanced according to the Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO) Model Bill and Regulations.
- If the food is complete and balanced, for what life stage is it intended?
- If the food is complete and balanced, did the company determine this by ”formulation” nutrient profiles), a manufacturer can either analyze the food or calculate how much of a nutrient should be in the food based on its ingredients.”] (either analysis or calculation) or by popover text=”feeding trials” content=”Feeding trials are another way to support that a pet food meets pets’ nutritional needs. The Association of American Feed Control Officials has established protocols for how feeding trials are to be conducted and assessed.”]?
This information can be helpful in determining the best food for a pet. Since a nutritional adequacy statement is required on every pet food label in the United States and Canada, it is readily available for pet owners and veterinary healthcare team members to evaluate.
B. The other critical information needed to make an informed decision about a pet food is not on the label and must be obtained from the manufacturer. Important facts that can help select a pet’s food include:
- Does the manufacturer employ a full-time qualified nutritionist (e.g., a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine Nutrition or European College of Veterinary Comparative Nutrition, or a PhD in animal nutrition)?
- Does a qualified nutritionist formulate the diets?
- Where are the foods manufactured?
- What specific quality control measures are used to assure the quality of ingredients, consistency, and nutritional value of the end product?
- Can the manufacturer provide information on any requested nutrient or the caloric value for the pet food in question?
- Has product research been conducted?
Calling each manufacturer and asking these questions is daunting and time-consuming (although it is a useful exercise for veterinary healthcare team members to try). To simplify this task and create a comprehensive resource for team members, the Pet Nutrition Alliance contacted all pet food manufacturers selling foods in the US and Canada to collect and compile answers to three of the above WSAVA questions.
Our Protocol
A list of all pet food manufacturers with pet foods available in the United States and Canada was created from diets offered for sale on internet pet food retailers’ websites and pet food rating websites as of June 2022. An individual manufacturer was defined by having a unique corporate name and address on the label. An individual manufacturer was assumed to have common management and manufacturing sites, even if the manufacturer produces multiple products sold under different names. This protocol yielded a total of 243 manufacturers.
Each manufacturer was contacted by Pet Nutrition Alliance and asked three questions:
- Do you employ or utilize a nutrition expert to formulate your diets in your company? If they use a contract manufacturer
to manufacture their food, they were asked to provide this information for the contract manufacturer.
- If yes, they were asked about the qualifications of that expert and whether they were full-time, part-time, a consultant, or other
- Which of the following is true regarding the manufacturing plant(s) where your pet food (not including treats) is manufactured?
- Owns 100% of the manufacturing plant
- Owns 100% of a commercial kitchen
- We own some of them. If this answer was selected, they were asked to provide the percentage of food made in plants not owned by their company
- We own none of them. If this answer was selected, they were asked if they use a contract manufacturer, if they manufacture in sites owned by other companies, both, or other
- Manufacturers were also asked for the nutritional level (on a /1000 kcal basis) of a randomly selected nutrient (i.e., arginine, calcium, sodium, copper, zinc, vitamin D, thiamine, or choline) in a randomly selected diet from that manufacturer.
Each manufacturer (or co-packer, if the manufacturer provided the contract manufacturer’s contact information or forwarded the survey to the contract manufacturer) entered its responses directly into an online survey.
View the full protocol
Important Notes:
The current information was provided between June and November 2022
If your favorite manufacturer did not provide information, please encourage them to participate in the future.
These are just three of the questions you should be asking about pet food to be able to make a more evidence-based and informed decision.