JeffJ
Member Since 2016
I just watched "Pet Fooled" on Netflix, a documentary about the pet food industry, and the content in pet foods. The movie was directed by Kohl Harrington. It is 70 minutes long and contains various interviews, mostly from folks who are knowledgeable about pet food and what constitutes good vs bad pet food.
Overall I thought the documentary was pretty good. Many of us here on the forum have educated ourselves as a result of our diabetic cats. So we know that dry food, or that food with corn, are not the best cat foods. The documentary mostly concluded that the big pet food brands are highly focused on profit, probably at the expense of what is good for our cats (and droolers aka dogs).
I agree with one of the main arguments in the movie. It is almost impossible to determine a good pet food from the ingredient list on the pet food box/package. And the marketing is horrible - showing chicken or beef on the front, whereas the food may have a primary ingredient of corn.
There were lots of clips of droolers. The movie probably could have used some more gratuitous clips of cute kittehs. Overall, a pretty good documentary.
Overall I thought the documentary was pretty good. Many of us here on the forum have educated ourselves as a result of our diabetic cats. So we know that dry food, or that food with corn, are not the best cat foods. The documentary mostly concluded that the big pet food brands are highly focused on profit, probably at the expense of what is good for our cats (and droolers aka dogs).
I agree with one of the main arguments in the movie. It is almost impossible to determine a good pet food from the ingredient list on the pet food box/package. And the marketing is horrible - showing chicken or beef on the front, whereas the food may have a primary ingredient of corn.
There were lots of clips of droolers. The movie probably could have used some more gratuitous clips of cute kittehs. Overall, a pretty good documentary.
