Organic Pet Foods Get Two Paws Up
Canada's dogs and cats are finally being fed organic pet food and the numbers are impressive. Studies are showing that mostly singles, aging baby boomers and empty-nesters who are looking to spoil their pets are most commonly the ones buying the best.
Organic pet food sales, up 63% in 2009, are growing at nearly three times the rate of human organic food sales, says the Organic Trade Association.
Among all organic products foods untouched by preservatives, pesticides, hormones and antibiotics only sales of organic meats are growing faster.
You may have noticed an increased amount of organic choices in the pet aisle at stores like Whole Foods and Loblaws, and that's because there's serious money to be made. A bag of organic pet food often retails for up to twice the price of conventional pet food. That's one key reason competition is heating up. More than a dozen companies, most of them small, now make various versions of organic pet foods.
Newman's Own Organics recently introduced its own organic, albeit pricey, line of dog and cat food. Cost of one bag sits at $39.99! Meanwhile, rival Natura Pet Products makes an organic brand dubbed Karma that fetches up to $49.95!
Yet experts say there's no proof that organic pet food, at any price, can assure any pet of a longer or healthier life.
Would you buy your four-legged-friend organic food? Billie Misha | |
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