Are fillers used in pet food?
Note that the other response to this question is from an industry trade group representative. For the other side of the story, visit truthaboutpetfood.com and dogfoodadvisor.com (generally applies to cats too).
The correct answer is that yes, many unnecessary ingredients are added to pet foods. Some are inert but others throw off the nutritional balance needed by your dog or cat. Some can even be harmful over the lifetime of your pet. In general, the more expensive the food, the more nutritionally balanced it is. But beware, there are other factors like recalls that should be considered. The recent spate of salmonella poisonings in the last year ran the gamut from lower-quality big names to higher quality specialty brands.
Bottom line is that there are quite a few factors to consider when choosing brands and the sites I mentioned above are very throrough and informative. Best of luck to you and your pet.
