Feeding your dog healthy meals is not only an act of love, it’s preventative medicine.When comparing the nutrient value of dogfood, there are a myriad of important things to consider. According to the Pet Nutrition Alliance, dogs must eat more than 30 essential nutrients to achieve complete and balanced nutrition. That includes proteins, essential amino acids, essential fatty acids, vitamins, and minerals.
But with such an abundance of options, how do you choose? Easy. Buy local and buy fresh.
Leading dogfood brands are produced in big factories using massive volumes of cheap, often low-quality ingredients. Since January 2020 the FDA has issued 23 major recalls of dog food for things like Salmonella, Listeria, elevated levels of Vitamin D (which is toxic to dogs) and more.
Empty calorie fillers and weeks, sometimes months on the shelf at a time, compromise freshness and nutritional value. Well-known brands invest millions of dollars into clever marketing tactics to sell a poor-quality product for a premium. In fact, due to the sheer number of dog food brands marketing unsubstantiated health benefits, the Amercian Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) issued strict guidelines for Veterinarians to consider before making food recommendations to their patients.
That’s why at Fetch, we focused on quality first.We worked directly with the experts. Our recipes were developed by a certified veterinary nutritionist to meet the Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO) definition of human-grade. One of only two AAFCO defined terms in the dogfood industry. Fetch meals are perfectly portioned based on your dog’s weight and activity level. Locally-sourced ingredients are hand-crafted into our signature meatloaf by Portland chefs in a USDA certified kitchen and delivered to your door within 36 hours. Fetch is not made in a factory. Not by machines. By people in your community who care about your dog, just the same way you do. Welcome to Fetch.
Certain terms such as natural or human-grade are defined by Association of American Feed Control Officials. while terms such as holistic or biologically appropriate are not. Some clients may ask about raw diets. The FDA, AVMA and AAHA provide owners with information regarding this feeding strategy.