Whether you’re bringing residence a brand new addition or just wish to
reassess your pet’s present eating regimen, it’s necessary to take a essential take a look at the
manufacturers you’re contemplating. To assist you to make an knowledgeable determination, we’ve put
collectively some useful inquiries to ask your self whereas selecting the most effective meals
to your pet.
Do they use
high-quality components?
Your pet’s meals is barely pretty much as good as what’s inside it, so that you need
to discover a model that by no means cuts corners in relation to components. If you
see issues comparable to rooster meal, meat powders, synthetic flavors, colours, or
preservatives within the ingredient record, steer clear!
At Freshpet, the one components we’re desirous about are the most effective we will discover. This consists of components which might be:
- All-natural
- Locally sourced
- Preservative-free
- No meat powders, meals, or by-products
To be taught extra about how our dedication to high quality goes past the components we use, try our how it’s made page.
Is a veterinary
nutritionist concerned within the firm?
Would you eat meals from an organization that has no vitamin
professionals on its crew? If we needed to guess, most likely not. The identical ought to go
to your pet’s meals. You wish to select a model that has a veterinary
nutritionist concerned of their firm so you may make certain that the meals they’re
providing is nutritionally balanced.
We’re happy with the truth that Freshpet’s full-time head of Research and Development, Dr. Gerardo Perez-Camargo, is a professional veterinarian with a Ph.D. in Animal Nutrition. He formulates each recipe we produce, so pet dad and mom can relaxation assured that their pet will get all the pieces they should reside a contented, tail-wagging life.
What is their impression on
the atmosphere?
The meals’s impression on the atmosphere is one other necessary issue
to contemplate when evaluating manufacturers. Look for one which places the atmosphere at
the forefront of each side of their enterprise – from the place they supply their
merchandise and the packaging they use, to how they distribute their recipes and
how straightforward it’s to be recycled after use.
From our kitchen to yours, we’re at all times in search of revolutionary
methods to assist our planet. Some of the brand new methods we’re pushing the boundaries
of what’s attainable embody:
- Souring 96% of our components from North
America (greater than half of that are from inside 200 miles of our kitchens) - Working with farmers to produce chickens and
turkey that’s Animal Welfare Certified by the Global Animal Partnership - Partnering with Terracycle to permit Freshpet
dad and mom to recycle plastics that native municipalities don’t settle for
Want to know extra? See how we celebrate Earth Day every day at Freshpet.
Do they share the precise
dietary content material of the meals?
The willingness to share the precise dietary content material of their recipes is one other signal of a terrific pet meals model. Knowing what’s contained in the meals may help you make an knowledgeable determination and really feel assured that your pet is getting all the pieces they want. Bonus factors in the event that they not solely share the dietary content material however accomplish that in a manner that each pet mum or dad can learn and perceive!
On every product web page, we define all components (together with merchandise and minerals) which might be within the recipe in addition to a short dietary evaluation. If Freshpet pet dad and mom wish to do a deep dive into the precise dietary content material of their pet’s favourite recipe, they’ll at all times entry our Nutrient Database to see a assured evaluation.
Do they’ve recipes
tailor-made to completely different dietary wants?
As your pet grows, their dietary wants change. It’s additionally not
unusual for them to develop well being points or allergy symptoms all through their life
that affect the meals they should eat. To keep away from having to modify your pet’s
model of meals all through their life, it may be useful to decide on one which
provides recipes tailor-made to completely different dietary wants.
In addition to our broad number of “customary” recipes, we additionally carry plenty of particular recipes which might be tailor-made to a selected eating regimen, ages, breed dimension, and well being issues, together with:
- Skin and digestive points
- Grain-free
- Plant-based
- Puppy
- Small breeds
You can see our full vary of recipes for each cats and canine here.
After discovering the reply to those questions, you’ll shortly see
that the most effective meals to your pet is one which checks all of those packing containers!
