AR-News: (US CO) Dogs get in on the dieting craze, too

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Dusti lost 35 pounds over the course of a year - and has kept it off - says 
her owner, Ann Louden.

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Dogs get in on the dieting craze, too 
By Rebecca Jones, Rocky Mountain News
February 2, 2004 
With so many fat-laden, carb- loaded foods making up their diets, it's no 
surprise that one in four Americans suffers from obesity - and we're not talking 
about two- legged Americans. We're talking about American pets' battle of the 
bulge. 
Once pet-food producers figured out that American pet owners are more than 
willing to shell out big bucks to pamper their pets, they started loading up the 
fats to make the foods more palatable. Worse, pet owners often can't say "no" 
to a pair of begging big brown eyes, and so they share portions of human food 
with their animals, which most vets say is a big no-no. 

  


The latest trend is - no surprises here - pricey weight-loss food for pets. 
Pet-food industry officials report that since 2000, sales of weight-loss food 
for pets have grown 25 percent, to $500 million a year. 


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http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/pets/article/0,1299,DRMN_64_2618186,00.h
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