Cindy Dunston Quirk Interview
I had the absolute pleasure of Interviewing Cindy Dunston Quirk (Owner) of Scout & Zoe’s to discuss some of the amazing pet treats she makes. Cindy explains the importance of sourcing quality treats for your companion animals.
I really feel it’s important for pet parents to maximize our pet's health by feeding fresh whole foods and quality treats free from any harmful additives. In today’s market you will find a lot of treat ingredients filled with unnecessary additives like, BHA (Butylated Hydroxyanisole), BHT (Butylated Hydroxytoluene), Ethoxyquin (It’s Illegal to use this in human foods in the US), Food Dyes (Blue 2, Red 40, Yellow 5 and 6, 4-MIE), PG (Propylene Glycol) and rendered fats. These ingredients have been linked to many diseases like cancer, kidney, liver and other organ failures in laboratory animals and humans. So read all your treat labels carefully and know your sourcing. Only use companies that are a hundred percent transparent in the making of their products or I personally wouldn’t use that company.
The industry regulators (AAFCO, FDA) aren't doing a good enough job protecting our pet's from these unsavory ingredients and have allowed these companies to use these harmful products on our pets to avoid proper disposal in a landfill. It’s common sense that a poorly sourced diseased animal in the making of these products will not yield optimal health in your animals so we must be very careful when selecting the brands we choose for our animals because the big industry has led us astray. We must all do our own research and become our pet’s advocates to ensure they live long, rich fruitful lives they so deserve.
Cindy is a beautiful example of what a reputable and responsible company should do in the sourcing and manufacturing of a product for our companion animals. I wanted to highlight companies like Scout & Zoe's because a change is needed in an out of control industry that’s only getting worse. I hope you enjoy the information we have provided. #KnowBetterDoBetter
