My thinking is that if my vet is one of those who isn't open-minded, I'm not going to waste my time. I'd rather focus on the pet parents, because if a vet has enough clients learning this information on their own, at some point they're going to HAVE to start paying attention. Esp. if they lose clients because they don't want to deal with a vet who refuses to listen. As one of the PFK logos says, "Changing how people think about feline nutrition will only happen from the bottom up . . ." the pet parents.
That's what I mean. But here's the biggest part of the issue: ... but not the difference in vets
who are even more influential than the advertising because the majority of people will listen to their vets over all.All the Diabetic cats, & cats getting PU surgery while the vets keep them on high carb/dry food, I wonder why people don't raise a stink. If a mechanic was telling people to put sugar in their gas tanks because "it helps", what would happen to the mechanic?
When I try telling my family about these things, the reply is always:
"If it's so bad, how can they be able to continue to do it?" Where are the protests, boycotts, and uproars? And letter-writing campaigns?
Look what Doritos got for an offensive
commercial (dog hiding missing cat). Likewise Sketchers with the Greyhound racing.
Yet what's the reaction to Purina commercials STILL saying how Beneful is so nutritious, while the consumer complaints regarding their multiple foods (along with Beneful) continue to pour in to boot!? The food isn't even species-appropriate to begin with
Even people seeking advice on forums who are starting to learn, most won't even question the vet as to why they would tell them to feed the stuff -- and even sell it to them under the false pretense of "prescription" to boot. How many even get up the nerve to demand a refund for the fraud food, once they get on the internet & find out how bad it is? What about the other clients with cats who go to these same vets and know nothing? Like my own family, they'd have NO reason whatsoever to doubt the vets' professional direction.
Did you know that MARS literally owns the largest Vet chain in the country? I'm not talking mere generous funding, but
literally Royal canin probably takes the trophy for most recalls. Check out their history -- even prior to and since the 2007 ctatstrophe
Where are the consumer fraud advocates, let alone animal advocates? (Calling them out for blatant malpractice would be too easy).
There are many more pets affected each and every day, by vets telling clients to feed species-inappropriate foods, than whatever animals would have been harmed by (for example) those commercials, IMO.