Wildside Salmon Reward Sticks for Dogs - 8 oz
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MSRP:	$12.50
Our Price:	$10.29
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Close your eyes and imagine walking on the Beach at low tide. WildSideSalmon Reward Sticks can take you there! Dogs simply can’t resist the smell of the beach and now you can give them what they crave without getting sand everywhere! WildSideSalmon Reward Sticks are made from Wild Alaskan Salmon meat blended with sweet potatoes, potatoes cranberries, blueberries & ORGANIC KELP to create a 100% natural, Grain Free treat made from unique quality animal protein. WildSideSalmon Reward Sticks are a perfect choice for animals with allergies to conventional meat proteins such as Chicken, Beef or Lamb or as a tasty alternative to your regular treats.

Ingredients: Wild Alaskan Salmon, Potato, Sweet Potato, Blueberries, Cranberries, Organic Kelp, Natural mixed tocopherols, Zinc propionate. Country of Origin: MADE IN USA

Why wild salmon and not farmed?
First of all, Wild Alaskan Salmon runs are NOT endangered. The ALASKA State salmon fishery was recently Awarded the Marine Stewardship Council's "eco-label." The "eco-label" is given only to those industries that have have proven to support sustainable resources, healthier oceans and a healthier environment. Keeping this in mind, you can feel confident when purchasing wild Alaskan Salmon.

We are also finding that there are many reasons why farmed salmon is not a good thing for us or our animals. To paraphrase key points from the website, farmedanddangerous.org:

• Higher cancer risks - In most cases, consuming more than one serving of farmed salmon per month could pose unacceptable cancer risks, according to United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) standards for determining safe fish consumption levels. Farmed salmon were found to have up to 10 times higher levels of PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls) and dioxins than wild salmon. ("A Global Assessment of Organic Contaminants in Farmed vs. Wild Salmon: Geographical Differences and Health Risks", released January 2004 in the respected journal, Science.)
• Saturated fats: Farmed salmon is much higher in saturated fats than wild salmon.
• Color additives: Farmed salmon are often given additives in their food to color their flesh pink with chemicals to resemble its wild counterparts - otherwise, it would remain an unappetizing grayish-brown color.
• Genetic dilution: Escaped farmed chinook can interbreed with wild chinook. Since farmed salmon are cultivated from a limited gene pool, this could greatly lessen the ability of future generations of salmon to survive in the wild.
• Open netcage systems: Allows for the transfer of disease and parasites from farms to wild salmon. (Farmed salmon are frequently fed antibiotics which actually contribute to the growth of drug-resistant bacteria.)
• And more...