Parenting-Furkids
Non Species Specific Furkid Topics => Reaching One Furkid Parent At A Time... => Issues Of Concern => Topic started by: Middle Child on January 01, 2014, 06:13:55 PM
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"RX" pet food manufacturers offering incentives to vets if they sell more of their foods. Now you know.
http://truthaboutpetfood2.com/is-this-ethical
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That's getting tweeted for sure!
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"RX" pet food manufacturers offering incentives to vets if they sell more of their foods. Now you know.
http://truthaboutpetfood2.com/is-this-ethical
You know, I shouldn't be surprised, and in a way, I'm not, but still . . . jawdrop bangshead bangshead >:(
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The conflict of interest is … vets are given prizes and such for promoting/recommending foods that USUALLY are the CAUSE of the illnesses/conditions that they treat. It is just wrong.
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Dr. Lisa A Pierson DVM, of www.catinfo.org :
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Sadly, many of my colleagues do, indeed, recommend products made by Hill’s (and Purina) and this is a testament to the fact that most veterinarians are not well-versed in proper feline nutrition and simply defer to companies like Hill’s and Purina whose marketing budgets are huge. These large budgets include substantial sums of money dedicated to sponsoring - including very heavy advertising - our professional meetings and infiltrating veterinary schools to get students ‘married’ to their products.