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I started searching for another brand of dog food when I read of the previous post on IAMS company. Currently, Paris is eating mix of Cesar (occasionally), but mostly a Eukanuba/Bil-Jac dry food. As you prob know, Eukanuba is just another division of the IAMS company and I could not support their company's position on animal testing and the cruelty involved...
SO... I searched among the companies on the IAMSCRUELTY site (the link that was provided in the other post) and decided on Natural Balance Inc. This brand of food is available at a local petstore and it's cheaper than some of the online sites I have found (also factoring in the shipping costs)...
After much internal struggle, I decided that saving approximately $10 by buying from the local store does make CENTS, but not SENSE.
See, I am a STRONG oppponent of pet stores that sell dogs. Regardless of broker, or the said-so "private network" of breeders. For me, spending ANY money at this local store would go against everything I am opposing.
There's really no point to this entry (sorry...it's long and a bit boring) except to just remind everyone that shopping at stores that sell puppies; you are indirectly responsible in keeping puppmills, irresponsible breeders in business. Yes, it may be convenient, cheaper... BUT please reconsider how much it hurts everytime we hear those petshop/puppy stories...
Thanks for reading...I know I ramble on and on...
SO... I searched among the companies on the IAMSCRUELTY site (the link that was provided in the other post) and decided on Natural Balance Inc. This brand of food is available at a local petstore and it's cheaper than some of the online sites I have found (also factoring in the shipping costs)...
After much internal struggle, I decided that saving approximately $10 by buying from the local store does make CENTS, but not SENSE.
See, I am a STRONG oppponent of pet stores that sell dogs. Regardless of broker, or the said-so "private network" of breeders. For me, spending ANY money at this local store would go against everything I am opposing.
There's really no point to this entry (sorry...it's long and a bit boring) except to just remind everyone that shopping at stores that sell puppies; you are indirectly responsible in keeping puppmills, irresponsible breeders in business. Yes, it may be convenient, cheaper... BUT please reconsider how much it hurts everytime we hear those petshop/puppy stories...
Thanks for reading...I know I ramble on and on...
