Should I worry about meat and bone meal or Milk-Bones for my dog?

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  Answered By Jeffrey Milner

  Veterinarian

  Published on August 13th, 2017

  Great question! While we certainly appreciate you posting on our forum, this would definitely be a question for the actual pet food company or for a representative of the USDA. They will be able to provide you with a much greater wealth of information on what their ingredient list actually mean, and what they can / cannot legally use in pet food. Generally speaking, I believe that meat and bone meal are the slaughterhouse products that are not used in food meant for human consumption. This is not to say that it is unsafe, but that it is simply unapproved by the USDA for people to eat. Hope this helps.

  

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  Answered By Angel Alvarado, LVT

  Licensed Veterinary Technician

  Published on September 24th, 2017

  There are different grades of meat and bone meals. Yes, some lesser quality meat/bone meals may be derived from roadkill or dead or dying livestock. For this reason, it is best to avoid diets with meat meals or by products, especially if they appear early on in the ingredient list. There are grades for a majority of ingredients. Diets that use human grade ingredients are generally better (and more expensive) than store or discount brands that utilize "feed grade" ingredients. These are the leftovers from processing ingredients used in different diets.

  

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