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THE ROBERT ABADY DOG & CAT FOOD COMPANY REVOLUTIONIZES THE WAY COMPANION CARNIVORES (Dogs & Cats) ARE FED



Dear Pet owner!!!

Congratulations on your purchase of an Abady feed for your dog or cat. You have not only purchased the very best diet available in the world market for your pet, you have also purchased the first and only species-appropriate ration for companion carnivores. Dogs and cats are carnivores. What this means, in essence, is that the way in which Abady feeds are structured, the ingredients from which they are prepared and the special (patent pending) nutrient-sparing method through which they are manufactured help insure that every aspect of every Abady feed will meet your pets nutritional needs in ways that were never before possible. In species-appropriate rations all ingredients work together toward one focal point – NOURISHING YOUR PET. Ingredients in species-appropriate diets are not double-edged, as is often the case with omnivore-targeted diets (the diets produced by virtually all the rest of industry) In industry rations some of the beneficial effects of other ingredients in the diet, or they may even damage the animals own digestive organs, or are impaired themselves as a result of the methods through which they are processed. In short, Abady feeds are designed for the companion carnivore –dogs and cats are carnivores and as such require the highest quality meat-based diets in order to thrive. Dogs and cats are at the top of the food chain in their nutrient requirements. They are even above human beings and will break down when their requirements fail to be met

The close relatives of the domestic dog and cat that live free today: the wild dogs of Africa, the coyote and wolf, the lynx, bobcat and jaguar all share similar nutrient needs, the main difference in how well they develop and maintain themselves depends on how these needs are addressed. The wild relatives of our companion carnivores maintain their health and soundness and have propagated themselves on species-appropriate diets over the millennia without man’s interference. On the other hand our companion carnivores suffer crippling growth breakdowns, daily challenges to their health and innumerable disorders that make them dependent on advances in medical science for them to survive purely on the margin -- many becoming burdens to their birthright of good health. THE DIFFERENCE THEN BETWEEN HEALTH AND BREAKDOWN LIES ALMOST ENTIRELY WITH WHAT THEY ARE FED. There is a world of difference between what industry provides, which is omnivore-targeted nutrition and what they require in order to thrive – which is carnivore targeted nutrition. Here is where the Abady Company comes to the rescue. There is no doubt that Nature’s raw meat based diets for carnivores hold the secrets to structural soundness, good health and long life. Years of focused research by the Abady Company has unlocked the secrets of Nature’s extraordinary diets and has incorporated these secrets into entirely new series of dry diets that has revolutionized the feeding of pets today. It is finally possible for pets to receive the nutrition they need in an extremely palatable and convenient packaged diet, which is unlike anything else that is available from your grocery store, or other stores. Adaby`s species-appropriate dry diets, closely parallel Nature’s diets in their composition and structure, and most importantly, in their effectiveness. Abady`s new diets are high in quality animal protein (as they should be, don’t let the purveyors of grain based diets convince you otherwise). A properly characterized animal protein picture MUST include an abundant supply of muscle meat, internal organs (by-products, ignore the profit-driven hype about by-products being bad for dogs, by-products contain many of the most vital nutrient factors required by carnivores), fat, (both hard fats and fatty-acids that are properly characterized in the longest-chain ANIMAL-BASED omega 6 and omega 3 fatty –acids). Importantly, the above characterized diets must be low in carbohydrates, low in fiber, which should exclude high levels of expandable sources of fiber like beet pulp, tomato pomace, cellulose, etc. And should be virtually devoid of plant protein (gluten which is a protein of grain and soybeans) Industry version for dogs and cats differ radically from Nature’s standards Industry’s versions contain very low levels (to nonexistent levels) of muscle meat protein, low levels of By-products, low levels of hard fats, low levels of animal-based longest-chain omega 6 and omega 3 fatty acids. The protein in these rations is derived mostly from plant materials (soy and gluten) and they include large amounts of carbohydrates and fibrous material. These ill-conceived diets are the trademark of industry. Admittedly, industry produces diets for omnivores; these are the diets that follow the description above. They are also the diets that fill the shelves of grocery stores, and specialty feed stores -- ALL OF THESE DIETS ARE GRAIN BASED, NONE ARE CARNIVORE DIRECTED, EVEN IF THE FIRST LISTED INGREDIENT IS OSTENSIBLY DERIVED FROM ANIMAL SOURCES. Virtually all of these diets derive the bulk of their protein from grain, whole grains, soybeans or concentrates of wheat, corn, or rice gluten. While gluten may appear in fourth or fifth position on the listing of ingredients because of its high protein content, when added to the gluten in the gluten in the grain constituent of the ration, it represents a greater percentage the combined total of the protein drawn from the animal-based ingredients. Sometimes much more.

Gluten in fact dominates the protein in the majority of `premium ` feeds. Because protein as coined by the Greeks means ‘of the first importance” is the foundation of the feed. It is from protein that all tissue is developed and maintained. If the diet’s protein component is not sound, (and in the case of the carnivore it should be the very soundest possible) then the diet will be unsound and result in breakdowns among the animals that consume it. Since gluten is one of the two major sources of protein used by industry in its diets for dogs and cats, it warrants close examination. Gluten is included in virtually every industry diet and REGARDLESS OD WHERE IT APPEARS IN THE LISTING OF INGREDIENTS IT USUALLY REPRESENTS THE CENTRAL PROTEIN CORE OF THE DIET IN WHICH IT APPEARS. Gluten is the protein from grain. It is a very poor source of protein. It has a biological value of only 40, lower than what is required to sustain growth or maintenance of the carnivore without breakdowns. The carnivore, in order to thrive, requires protein of the highest biological value – as close to 100 as possible, and it must be derived almost exclusively from animal based ingredients. Furthermore, the rest of the diet should not contain ingredients that will interfere with protein synthesis, or inhibit the essential catalytic factors, like vitamins and minerals from being absorbed. Last but not least the protein in the diet should not sustain damage because of the way the diet is manufactured or it won’t be usable by the animal to build or maintain the tissue systems of its body. ONLY THE ABADY COMPANY’S FORMULAS MEET ALL FOUR OF THESE STRINGENT CRITERIA. In the feeding of carnivores it is difficult to successfully complement plant protein with either animal protein or free amino-acids (in order to raise the biological value of the plant protein) because plant protein is unreliably absorbed by carnivores and the amino-acids must all be available AT THE SAME TIME if they are to be converted to tissue by the animal’s body. In other words if some of the amino-acids are absorbed and others are not, or if the amino-acids from animal tissue in the diet are absorbed faster than those from the plant material, the required amino-acid patterns needed for tissue production by the body might not be available for conversion to tissue at the instant they are required and then all the protein will be utilized for energy purposes instead of tissue-building. That is one of the causes of breakdowns. As you will discover further on in this article, the animal-based ingredients used by industry that are supposed to complement the grain protein are themselves often of a nutritionally inferior variety and are included in a manner intended to further marketing rather than nutrition. In addition, omnivore targeted diets contain enormous amounts of fibrous material that ALWAYS REDUCES the value of the protein in the ration as does the way in which the ration is processed. Furthermore, some diets are made with ingredients like soybeans which contain trypsin inhibitors that can interfere with the animal’s ability to utilize all the protein in the ration. Another characteristic of gluten is that it is like glue. When used in excess, gluten can infuse itself into the villi that line the intestines and through which nutrients are pushed into the bloodstream, causing the villi to break off. Since the body cannot regenerate its villi, permanent areas of malabsorption can be created. It is one thing to include grain containing gluten a diet (although it is best to restrict the amount present in the ration) and quite another to include large quantities of the concentrate. Of further concern is that because nutrient absorption is site specific, the inclusion of large quantities of gluten in a diet that will be consumed on a daily basis by a meat eating animal increases the chances that areas of malabsorption may be created that may involve all the sites at which a particular nutrient (or several) may be absorbed. The other major source of protein that is liberally used in omnivore-targeted diets is soy protein. Like gluten, the soybean has a second rate protein profile for the carnivore. Soybeans also contain a number of substances that increase its inappropriateness as an ingredient. Soybeans contain trypsin inhibitors, which interfere with an animal’s ability to utilize protein, while it contains substances that simultaneously promote rapid growth. Trypsin inhibitors in the soy may inhibit the utilization of all the protein in the ration. Soybeans also contain gointrogenic substances that interfere with the uptake of iodine by the thyroid gland, damaging it in the process. Although processing of soybeans appears to denature the gointrogenic substances, a differential of only a few degrees in the temperature at which it is processed will leave these properties active. If one would attempt to process the soybeans at slightly higher temperatures in order to insure that the gointrogenic substances are inactivated, one risks damaging the protein in the ration rendering it less effective or even ineffective for tissue building. No such dilemmas exist when species-appropriate ingredients are used. Soybeans also contain two potent ovulation suppressing hormones, genistein and biochanin A, making any product that contains soybeans or any of its fractions off limits to people with breeding dogs and cats. Soybeans also contain potent neurotoxins called saponins. Saponins have a molecular structure similar to that of snake venom and are just as deadly when infused into the bloodstream. The soybean saponin moleclue is large and will be absorbed into the bloodstream at levels that are lower than the amounts present in the feed, at least initially. Over time, however, regular exposure to saponins could inflame and corrode the digestive tract and allow them to enter the bloodstream in larger quantities, as if they were injected. Saponins cause colitis and on-going digestive disturbances. Saponins can also cause an animal to go into shock and die, purely from contact with the saponins, without them even being absorbed. Saponins can cause inflammation in the intestines, abdomen, uterus, and stomach and cause hemorrhages in the heart, uterus and abdominal cavity. They can be very damaging to breeding stock by causing uterine inertia, retained placentas, resorptions and abortions. They can cause anemia because they dissolve red blood cells. Saponins are also paralytic; they can paralyze the digestive tract and suppress the vomiting reflex which can lead to bloat or torsion. When feed is held in the digestive tract it will ferment and putrefy, the gases so formed have no means of escaping if the vomiting reflex is suppressed and the digestive organs are paralyzed. Here we can add another dirty twist to the saponin story, they contain phaseolins which can increase the rate of fermentation many hundred, if not thousandfold. It has been traditional for veterinarians to discourage people from feeding, watering and exercising their animals within a short span of time of each activity, while the connection is correct the cause is not generally known. The cause is usually the saponin content of the feed. When water is mixed with saponins and is shaken, a dense, impenetrable foam is produced which can trap the gases caused by the fermentation of the feed even before the digestive tract is paralyzed. All it takes to make water froth is one part of saponin material to one hundred thousand parts of water. It is essential however that water be ingested at the time of feeding or the feed will not be properly digested, making it increasingly obvious why species appropriate ingredients are so necessary in the feeding of dogs and cats. The scientific literature demonstrates that saponins have caused bloat in every animal in which they have been tested: including dogs and cats. At the first sign of discomfort or an extended abdomen prompt veterinary attention is required. Only quick veterinary intervention can save animals exhibiting signs of bloat. While saponin toxins definitely cause bloat, other toxins can also and there may be additional causes as well. Another significant drawback of using ingredients that contain saponins is that they can interfere with the absorption of vitamins. Several vitamins require a binding protein to lead them through the mucosa into the bloodstream. Cells that are irritated and inflamed by saponins are unable to produce this binding protein which can, as a result, interfere with vitamin absorption. Ingredients commonly used in dog foods that contain saponins are: Beet pulp (from sugar beets), tomato pomace, milo (sorghum), oats, peas, beans, potatoes, garlic, alfalfa, and yucca. Read your labels and avoid feeds that contain them! Naturally the Abady Company does not include saponin-containing ingredients in its rations. Throughout our text we have referred to the double-edged nature of ingredients used by industry in their omnivore-targeted diets, the ways in which they provide inadequate nutrition while interfering with the uptake of other ingredients and potentially damaging the digestive tract at the same time. Soy beans and gluten are prime examples of this. An analysis of industry’s approach to feeding dogs and cats would not be complete without an examination of the role that fibrous material plays in these diets. In fact, without fibrous material, it is unlikely that the industry could market its products in as unabashed fashion as it does today. Very simply, it is virtually impossible for carnivores to form normal stools from the species-inappropriate ingredients of which industry’s diets are comprised. In fact, prior to the use of stool-hardening substances by industry, the consistency of the stool gave potent indicators to veterinarians about the quality of the diet and the condition of the digestive tract and its functioning mechanisms. Now, the introduction of massive quantities of fibrous material in the form of beet pulp, cellulose, tomato pomace, and clay in the form of bentonite make it not only possible for industry to keep using inappropriate ingredients but to camouflage their effects by artificially hardening the stool. It is now impossible for the veterinarian to make an informed judgment about the quality of the diet or the health (or absence of health) of the digestive organs based on the consistency of the stool of animals that are consuming industry’s omnivore targeted diets. FIBROUS MATERIAL-HOW MUCH IS TOO MUCH The natural, species-appropriate diet of the carnivore contains only the smallest quantities of indigestible material. Ligaments, tendons and hair are the “fibrous material” that the carnivore would ingest in a free state, and that type of “fiber” is largely digestible by the carnivore. Plant based fibrous material is not. The quantity of fibrous material included in industry diets today is determined by industry’s need to create a firm stool rather than by how much fiber is appropriate for nutritional or physiological reasons. The average “premium” diet today listing 4 to 5% fiber in the guaranteed analysis may be composed of up to 25% or more, by weight, of beet pulp, cellulose flour, tomato pomace or the like. Rarely do these diets contain less than 18% fibrous material by weight. The total listed fiber content of Abady dog foods is 1% the cat foods 1.5% with most of the fiber being of the animal variety. In other words the small level of indigestible material in Abady is included only to keep the feed moving slowly through the digestive organs, which is what its function should be, not to artificially create a firm stool. The species-appropriate nature of the ingredients allows a firm stool to be produced naturally without interfering with nutrient breakdown and absorption. With Abady products your veterinarian’s ability to assess the quality of the feed and the health of the digestive organs remains uncompromised. The artificial approach involves including massive quantities of highly expandable fibrous material like beet pulp, cellulose and tomato pomace that, like a compressed sponge, can expand by as much as 250% when saturated with digestive tract fluid. This material, the large amounts of saturated fibrous material will remain in the colon for an extended period of time, working their way through very gradually. Since one of the colon’s main functions is to absorb moisture from the forming stool the longer the mass remains in the colon, the dryer the stool. THE CREATION OF A FIRM STOOL ARTIFICIALLY EXERTS PENALTIES ON THE ANIMAL. First, it holds toxins like saponins in the colon. Second when the stool is retained in the body it can generate its own toxins and retained fecal material can increase the level of pathogenic bacteria residing in the colon by over a thousandfold over normal levels. From a nutrient standpoint the inclusion of large quantities of fibrous material always seriously reduces the nutritional value of all the ingredients in the ration in a number of ways. First they can bind essential minerals, interfering with the production of gastric juices and potentially creating mineral deficiencies by making them unavailable to the body. Second, they rush ingredients through the digestive process, reducing the time the body has to process and absorb the nutrients. Third, they can cause allergies to protein feeds by expediting partially digested molecules of protein into the small intestine (before they are reduced to their proper size) where they are absorbed into the bloodstream through the lymphatic system and are not identified by the body as food substances. This can cause widespread allergies to protein foods and a reduction in the capacity of the immune system to respond appropriately. Large amounts of fiber can also interpose themselves between the absorptive surfaces in the small intestine and interfere with the passage of nutrients into the bloodstream. Large amounts of fiber can also disrupt colon health by rushing partially digested feed into the colon which causes an alkaline condition in an otherwise acid environment, encouraging the proliferation of pathogenic bacteria in addition to the problems already described. By contrast to industry’s efforts to disguise omnivore-targeted diets as carnivore targeted- every aspect of Abady’s diets are soundly focused on nutritional issues. Even the most economical Abady maintenance formula for dogs, Bottom line, derives 85.6% of its protein from high-quality animal sources. The Abady “Classic” Maintenance & Stress Formula derives 88% of its protein from the best animal sources, Abady’s Basic Formula for Maintenance & Stress 91.7% , Abady Low Protein/High Nutrition Formula for Maintenance & Light Stress 92%, our most popular formula the Abady Formula for Maintenance & Stress 93.3% , the Elevated Level of Nutrition Formula 94.4%, the State of the Art formula for Maintenance & Stress 95.6%, the State of the Art formula for Growing Puppies of the Larger Breeds 95.29%, and the State of the Art Pre-mating, Gestation and Lactation formula 95.8%. All of the above Maintenance & Stress formulas also double as growth formulas for puppies that will weigh 60 pounds or less at one year of age. Where cats are concerned, the Abady Company produces three superb feline formulas: Abady Quality/Economy Maintenance & Growth Formula at 35% protein 89.16% of which is derived from animal sources, our most popular formula- Abady Highest Quality Maintenance & Growth Formula – 39% protein 90% from the best animal sources, and Abady High Stress Show Ring Formula 40% protein 90.55% from animal sources. These three Abady feline formulas have no peer in the marketplace. All the vital issues concerning cats are thoroughly addressed in these formulas and described in detail in our separate literature on cats. MARKETPLACE FACTS AND FALLACIES “By-products are bad for dogs and cats.” The assertion that by-products are bad for dogs and cats is pure self-serving marketing hype. Not only is there no substance to this assertion, it is patently misleading as well. Dogs and Cats are carnivores, and for their natural diet to be properly balanced it has to include internal organs (by-products). Poultry by-products meal, for instance is comprised of gizzards, heads, necks, legs, intestines (without their contents), and other clean parts of the carcass. Feathers are not a component of quality poultry by-products meal. It is a superior nutritionally to chicken meal (which is produced solely from ground chicken backs after the meat has been scraped off). The components of poultry by-products meal contain nutritional factors that are essential to the health and well-being of carnivores: Poultry heads contain valuable tongue, brain and ocular tissue; legs and feet are 20% protein and 16% fat, and are rich in amino-acids and fatty-acids of the most important varieties. Among these amino-acids can be found: arginine, essential for fertility and immune system support; glycine; a potent free-radical scavenger and a component of glucose tolerance factor, which regulates insulin metabolism; and aspartic acid, which helps with the synthesis of glycoproteins and the detoxification of ammonia. Lamb meal is another marketing driven ingredient. It is derived primarily from Lamb bones and by-products. Both chicken meal and lamb meal are compounded by their cost. They cost up to five times what poultry by-products meal or meat meal cost without offering any nutritional advantages. Therefore, when chicken meal or lamb meal are included in a product as a cornerstone ingredient they must be included at levels that are up to fine times lower than they would be if the product included poultry by-product meal or meat meal instead, making the product correspondingly up to five times less nutritious. The cost of these ingredients dictates that only small amounts can be used thereby lowering the nutritional value of the rations in which they are included. If these products used more of the expensive ingredients then they could not be price competitive with products that use poultry by-products meal or meat meal. In any event, many of these marketing-driven formulas that feature ingredients like “chicken meal” or “lamb meal” are often centered on gluten and soy protein as previously explained. “Lamb and rice diets are more digestible.” As already mentioned, lamb meal is derived primarily from ground bones an offal. It is no more digestible than any other source of bone protein. The formulas which include lamb meal usually contain high levels of indigestible, fibrouse material making them no more digestible than any other omnivore targeted diets. The diets are often centered on gluten protein as well. They are not “hypo-allergenic” either. “When fresh chicken is the first ingredient it is a chicken based feed.” While these diets are promoted as being chicken based, it would be more accurate if they were promoted as being gluten based. “Low protein diets are better for your dog” The tissue nitrogen requirements of carnivores remain unchanged throughout life; therefore this assertion is without scientific merit. All tests indicate that the reverse is true. The origin of the notion is industry. It serves industry’s economic agenda not only to use plant matter instead of quality animal matter, but also to use less of it. All this hype is generated to prepare the public for new, “improved”, even less nutritious products. “Feeding should be restricted during growth.” Since the growth period is the period in an animal’s life when its nutrient needs are at their greatest, its needs are best met by supplying the nutrients, not by curtailing feed. The observation that animals become too heavy to support their own weight during growth requiring that the rate of growth be slowed only applies to diets where the nutrients required for tissue growth are not being supplied, as has been continually explained throughout this article. Omnivore targeted diets are deficient in tissue-building nutrients, their weaknesses being magnified during periods of the greatest need. The tissue needs of growing animals, particularly those of the larger breeds, can only be supplied through top quality species-appropriate nutrition. All omnivore-targeted diets should be avoided when trying to grow puppies of the larger and giant breeds. “Dogs become obese as a result of ingesting too many calories or as a result of a lack of exercise” These are popular claims made by industry. Neither contention is correct because dogs only ingest the amount of food they require to supply the calories they need to fuel their bodily functions. When they have acquired the needed calories they will stop eating. This is a scientific fact. They cannot overeat, even if they gorge themselves one day and don’t eat the next. If they receive less exercise, left to their own devices, they will consume less food and thereby not get fatter because of the reduced exercise. The cause of obesity in non-neutered animals again is omnivore targeted under nutrition. That is why, whenever one tries to reduce the feed intake of obese animals they get fatter! When the protein and vitamin core of the diet is inadequate, the body cannot produce the hormones that are needed to regulate the fluid balance of the body, allowing fluid and fat to accumulate. Since inadequate nutrition is the cause, the high fiber diets are only more extreme versions of what caused the problem in the first place and are definitely not the answer. Abady’s State of the Art Weight Reduction & Stay Trim Diet is. The second cause of obesity is neutering, which requires a delicate re-balancing of the animal’s biochemistry, the Abady Company accomplished this with their State Of The Art Weight Reduction & Weight Management Formula for Altered Males and their State of the Art Weight Reduction & Weight management Formula for Spayed Bitches. These formulas work by supplying all the nutrients and calories an animal required to overcome the deficiencies created by industrial nutrition and the needed nutrient factors to overcome the effects of neutering. No restriction of calories or nutrients takes place with the Abady approach, and the animal is never left starving for feed. Abady’s weight reduction and weight management products contain less than 1% non-expandable fiber. Processing the ration the right way makes a world of difference. Since industry centers its diets on grain, it must therefore, center its processing of the ration on methods to process grain. Grain and its constituents are entirely unusable by carnivores unless highly processed; the starches need to be converted to a form that the carnivore can assimilate. It is noteworthy that dogs and cats have NO requirement for carbohydrates. The methods used by industry to process feeds are to mix all the ingredients together into a batter and to either extrude them or bake them. The heat, pressure and steam that is applied in the extrusion process and the high temperatures required in the baking and extruding processes to dextrininze the starches will in turn reduce the nutritional value of the animal meals, fatty-acids, vitamins and some minerals. Therefore, because of the way feeds are processed, the elective and least species-appropriate ingredients, the grains, are thoroughly cooked but in the process the most vital ingredients are reduced in value by the level of processing required to prepare the plant matter. The Abady method of processing its ration is a much more costly one, but it represents the first major advance in feed preparation to come along since the extrusion process itself was applied to dog feeds over half a century ago. The Abady Company has a patent pending on this unique process which is the only one that spares the most valuable carnivore-targeted, animal protein based ingredients while insuring that the proper conversion of the starches takes place. This process is the only one which respects fundamental scientific facts about preparing ingredients for consumption by carnivores. Species-appropriate ingredients are perfect for the carnivore in their raw state processing only serves to diminish the usability of the protein. For processed animal protein to be usable as material from which the animal body can be constructed the temperature at which it is prepared should not exceed 180 degrees Fahrenheit vitamins and minerals require no processing whatsoever. Species-inappropriate ingredients, on the other hand, are absolutely unusable in their natural state and require extensive processing at high temperatures for the starches to be converted to a form that is usable by the dog or cat, and for some of the amino acids to be released. The temperatures at which plant matter is prepared may exceed the levels required to preserve the nutrients in animal matter by 50 to 100 percent or more. It is one thing to include an ingredient to make the label look good, and quite another to insure the animal will be able to use it. This critical factor is not accounted for in the extrusion method of preparing dog food, nor is it accounted for in the baking approach. The only approach to feed preparation that takes this important factor into account is the Abady process. In Abady’s revolutionary process, each group of ingredients is processed to the level it requires, at the end the fats, fatty acids, vitamins and minerals are added, eliminating any risk to any ingredient in the compound. Every ingredient works synergistically in a way that was never thought possible before. Another aspect of the Abady Company’s process is that the texture of Abady products that eliminates the cause of plaque – chewing kibble. Chewing reduces kibble to a sticky, semi-liquid slurry which, as it mixes with saliva, saturates gums and teeth and causes plaque, the gum disease that affects some of the toy breeds is also improved by the texture in Abady’s new process, but its root cause is different. That problem can be made more manageable through nutrition and is addressed very effectively in the Abady State of the Art Maintenance & Stress Formula for Toys. IN CONCLUSION From the tiniest toys, to the largest giant breed—breeding dogs, show dogs, hunting dogs, schutzhung and police dogs, Abady does it better. To sum it all up, every aspect of Abady products is there for a reason, to nourish your pet in accordance with the nutritional dictates of its species – both effectively and safely. The structure and ingredient selection of Abady products (which includes the ingredients that are excluded from them) in combination help convertible to tissue at the rates required by the body that will insure sound growth healthy maintenance and high levels of reproduction. To top it all off, Abady feeds are manufactured through the unique process already discussed. The Abady Company does not need to resort to using marketing-driven ingredients, spreading misleading information, gimmicks or to taking shortcuts in order to make its products appear as if they are good – Abady products are good. Feeding omnivore-targeted nutrition to carnivores is like playing cards with a deck stacked against you, the only guarantee that you have is that sooner rather than later you will lose. There is hardly a sound or healthy animal out there, virtually every pet has something or other wrong with it that can be traced to omnivore-targeted nutrition, if one has the requisite honesty and knowledge to analyze it correctly. On the other hand, when your pet is provided with the stuff from which sound bodies and minds are constructed, its innate sturdiness and self-sufficiency are assured. That is what the Abady Company brings to the marketplace, and uncompromising dedication to truth in feeding, products that are thoroughly researched and scrupulously tested, advanced scientific expertise innovatively applied, all of which are tempered by a reverence for Nature’s ways.