I learned the hard way for my cat. Wheat gluten can be one of the causes of Feline Diabetes. Why do the pet food companies try to feed veggies and wheat/ rice to obligate carnivores like cats? Because it's cheaper than using more protein and it sounds more appealing to human taste (who wouldn't want to eat a "Vegetable Medley" instead of mice?) Because two of my cats are diabetic, we now feed them all raw.
Also our vets are being taught nutrition based on studies paid for by the pet food companies. Some of their text books on nutrition have been written and provided by companies like Hills. Things are being run by the pet food companies and they have no restrictions.
I found out today that my vet has been called to testify before congress on 4/12. Durbin is calling for this so I don't hold out much hope for any changes but hey, who knows.
Isn’t Dick Durbin the senator that wants to deny us access to vitamins, herbs and homeopathy (even though people almost never die from their use and people die all the time from drugs (ANS is an example).