Evolution Diet Pet Food Corporation
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Gourmet vegan dog, cat, and ferret food.
Evolution Diet Pet Foods rid of bad breath, bad body odor, & dental plaque bacteria linked to chicken meal, lamb meal, and other animal byproduct residues. Evolution does not use any animal by-products in its' foods whatsoever. The National Institute of Health (2002), reported that small animals fed 30% less food have a 30% longer life expectancy. While Evolution Diet was not part of that study, Evolution is the only company advocating the NIOH feeding guidelines (fasting pets 2 non-consecutive days per week). Evolution wants your pets to live the very longest and healthiest life. Bacteria in animal meal, chicken meal, lamb meal, Mehaden fish meal, chicken digest, saturated poultry fat, saturated animal fat, may be linked to certain bad breath and body odor bacterial gases and life threatening diseases.
Hwy 94 east to 7th st. exit. Directly behind the SuperAmerica station on 7th and Broadway. 411 Broadway side door, down stairs.
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Added by LYNN WEISMAN on May 15 04 (updated Jul 2 05)
Reviews
I have been feeding both my adopted greyhound (now 7 years old) and my cat (now 8 years old) Evolution kibble for the last 5 years. Their veterinarians are in full support of the dietary choice because they have observed them thriving throughout the course of their time using Evolution. They do not receive any supplements, just those present in the food, and they eat only vegan treats. Great stuff!!
My standard poodle has extremely bad allergies and can only eat vegetarian foods. I tried him on many different types of vegetarian dry dog foods and Evolution Diet is the only one he would eat. I still worry about him getting the proper nutrients so I supplement the food with some cheese and a little tuna with each feeding, plus a vitamin pill each morning, and at ten years old he seems to be doing extremely well.
I fed this stuff to my cat for a couple of years, she was probably 17 or 18 when I started, and she lived to be 22. I ended up switching her to a medicated food when she required it. Anyway, I would say that Evolution is a good option for people who are concerned about animal rights and ethics. If you're concerned about what's best for your pup pup or kitty's health, I would say that this certainly can't be any worse than feeding them nasty kibbles n' bits or meow mix. It is a bit difficult to come by. Apparently it was discontinued due to low sales at our co-op - but that isn't suprising, as it is a bit expensive in comparison to many other meat-based brands. I do encourage people with companion animals to explore the possibilities of a vegetarian diet for their critters. It's easier than it sounds.
I've been feeding my two cats Evolution Diet for over three months now, and they've done extremely well. One of my cats is a finicky eater, so he took a couple of days to warm up to it, but now he'll eat nothing else!
They don't like the food when moistened. I serve it dry and have had no problems whatsoever. They both drink plenty of water anyway, so the dry food should be better for their teeth.
My cats are only about a year and a half old and in great health, but after I switched them over to Evolution Diet I did notice improved levels of activity and hygeine.
I've never seen Evolution Diet in retail stores - I order directly from the Weismans at petfoodshop.com. At bulk prices, after shipping it's comparable to mass-market premium food; one fourty-pound bag for two cats seems to last about four months.
As a strict vegetarian, I think Evolution Diet is a fantastic product. It fills a need noone had attempted to address, and does a great job in the process. I wish more people knew about this wonderful pet food!
I've been feeding my two cats Evolution since 1999. They don't prefer it to meat-based catfoods (not surprising), but they eat it. As far as I'm concerned, Evolution is the only reason that I, as a vegan, can own cats.
How about reviewing in reviews? There's an idea.
I have used Evolution's kibble and canned food and I think it's of good quality and my cats ate it. You should not trust any company based only on their claims. Evolution, Purina, Walmart, etc. But Evolution Diet kibble is supplemented and uses higher quality ingredients than the meat-based foods I fed my cats before. I think the ethical argument for using Evolution is more strongly defined than their health claims.
The 30% increase in life expectancy and 30% decrease in feeding are references to a 15 year study by the National Institute of Health (2002). Animals in this study were fasted 2 non-consecutive days per week to reduce total caloric intake. Study animal life expectancy was incresed by following this protocol. While Evolution Diet was not used in this study, Evolution is the only company to advocate NIOH feeding guidelines. Evolution wants your pets to live the very longest and healthiest life, even if it means using less of our food. Other pet food companies just want to sell more food: The reason why they don't report the NIOH study. Consider the advantages of using a no animal meal, no animal by product, no saturated animal fat food while following the NIOH study protocol and the results would likely be superior. Tens of thousands of dogs and cats nationwide are living very long and healthy vegan lives on Evolution Diet. Even wolves at the NA Wolf Association are fed Evolution exclusively. Other major sanctuaries like Farm Sanctuary, Wilderness Ranch, Home at Last, Miracle Acres and many, many more use Evolution Diet For their dogs, cats and ferrets. These sancturaries use Evolution because it increases the health and logevity of their pets. Evolution is the only dry pet food manufacturer to advocate adding water to dry food along with fresh shredded raw fruit and vegetables to increase nutrition and hydration. Dogs, cats and ferrets eat moist food naturally. Feeding moist food reduces risk of blood thickening due to dehydration that may be caused by dry food. As blood thickens it has a tendency to coagulate and damage major organs like the heart, brain and kidneys. Moisturizing Evolution Gourmet Kibble may also help extend the life of dogs, cats and ferrets. Evolution is vegan, so there is never any concern of mad cow disease from the heads and spines being used in animal byproducts and animal meals or ecoli or botulism bacterial poisoning that can occur from animal tissue contamination. We have years of observations to substantiate the foregoing claims. Also, there is no need to worry about your dog, cat or ferret lacking essentials like taurine and all other proteins, vitamins and minerals. All Evolution products are 100% complete for all life stages according to the stringent AFFCO government requirements. Lynn Weisman, President, Evolution Diet
The rather over-the-top claims they make for this product cause me to be extremely skeptical of it. In particular, feeding cats a vegan diet is not known to be 100% safe, and anyone who tells you otherwise is selling something.
Let the buyer beware.
My dogs prefer the Gourmet Pasta food over any other veg and non-veg dog food. If I get them anything else, they turn their noses up! Plus, it's great that they deliver to the metro area at no extra cost. I'm glad this company is around to make feeding my dogs a vegan diet quick and easy.