Transparency: Why Aren't Carbohydrates in Dog Food Listed On Labels

Transparency: Why Aren't Carbohydrates in Dog Food Listed On Labels Guest: Chelsea Kent
Regardless of where you stand in the "carbohydrates are good/bad" debate I think we can all agree that most if not all of us read the labels of the foods we eat and pay attention to the amount and type of carbohydrates in our diets. If you are a low-carbohydrate person you have your reasons. So when you're choosing a dog food don't you want to know just how many grams of carbohydrates are in your dog's food? While dogs are dying from the same diseases their owners die from, namely metabolic diseases that lead to things like cancer and autoimmune diseases, should we know if we are feeding them diets high in carbohydrates? Even if you decide "yes I want my dog to eat a diet made of over 50% carbohydrates" shouldn't you be able to look at the label and see a line that says your favorite dog food is mostly carbohydrates? We're talking about transparency here. Informed decisions. We are demanding that dog food manufacturers list the carbohydrate content on every bag of dog food!