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UK dog food may harm pets
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DOG food sold in the UK may harm your pet after some have been found to contain high levels of toxic lead according to campaigners at Wild Justice.
According to the organisation, more than three quarters of samples from three raw pheasant based dog foods tested for lead exceeded the maximum level recommended for animal feed.
They contend therefore that the use of lead shot in shooting means pet owners are unwittingly feeding their dogs levels of lead that may harm their health.
Chris Packham said “That people might be unwittingly poisoning their beloved companion animals is outrageous.
“It’s clearly a failure of our regulatory systems when products like raw pheasant based dog foods can be sold containing such high lead levels.
“No animals should be exposed to these levels of lead in their food. Wild Justice is taking legal advice on these shocking findings.”
New research published in the journal Am bio stated that tests were undertaken on samples from raw, airdried and wet dog food products purchased in the UK that contained pheasant meat.
They found that about three quarters of samples from raw pheasantbased dog food packs exceeded the EU maximum lead levels permitted in animal feed.
Wild Justice believe that raw meat diets for pets are on the increase in the UK, and products containing raw pheasant are widely available online.
