Most veterinary schools do not even require nutrition courses for graduation.  If nutrition courses are offered at all, they’re usually electives.  And who teaches these courses?

You've heard it countless times:  switching food is bad and causes digestive upset.  Solid nutrition advice, or a marketing ploy?  The answer may surprise you. 

It's one of the most common phrases found on pet food packaging, and it sounds authoritative.  But what does it really mean?

'Puppy', 'Senior', 'Large Breed', and breed-specific pet foods are often marketed as products that are absolutely necessary to your pet's health.  We beg to differ . . .

Raw diets are the hottest thing in pet food, but there are lots of questions surrounding them.  Are they healthy?  Are they even safe?  We address some of these issues here.

PRNewswire

Following last year's devastating pet food recall, pet owners are more careful than ever to choose foods made with healthy ingredients. A high quality natural pet food is a great place to start, but that's no longer enough.

By Jessica Taylor Bond, petfoodindustry.com

These influential industry giants know just where to sit and stay - at the top After a tumultuous and media-scrutinized year, our industry has seen plenty of changes. Some things, however, remain relatively consistent, like the 10 companies that lead the petfood industry in global sales.

dogfoodproject.com

This article provides recommendations for actually picking out a quality product. The process is not always simple and often you will have to make up your mind whether something is still acceptable for you or not.

dogfoodproject.com

Dogs should not be fed table scraps. One of the most widespread myths the manufacturers of some (mostly poorer quality) products perpetuate. They claim that table scraps will upset the balance of the commercial dog food, but just like like humans, dogs do not require a diet that provides uniform meals every single day of their life.

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Old wives tales about dry dog foods high in protein causing kidney disease run rampant both on and off the internet and many people deprive their dogs of what they crave most for fear of damaging their health.

By Ann Martin, Earth Island Journal.

The commercial pet foods industry rakes in billions of dollars annually. In exchange for our dollars, we trust the companies to provide our pets with quality nutrition.

 Vet P.O.V., dolitter.com

Money, money, money. My, how the concept of cold, hard cash has its way with our world.