Dog Food

ABOUT THE MANUFACTURER: Butch Pet Foods New Zealand is a trusted, privately owned New Zealand business that manufactures a unique product, fresh cooked meat rolls for cats and dogs. Established over 55 years ago, in 1964, founders Ian and Lorraine Roby created the meat roll as a healthy, safe and balanced alternative to feeding uncooked meat to dogs. Today BPF rolls are fed as a healthy alternative to processed, concentrated dry food. BPF Rolls are meat based (80-94%), moisture rich, and only lightly cooked to retain nutrients, a healthy natural choice. THE INVENTION OF THE DOG ROLL: You may be aware of Hydatid disease, which is a problem worldwide. It is a parasite infection caused by tapeworms. It has historically been sustained in a dog to sheep cycle and has terrible effects on animals and people. Back in the 1950's, before Butch Pet Foods was established, many dog owners and farmers fed raw mutton meat to their dogs. This is basically because mutton meat is plentiful in NZ. There are about 10 sheep for every person. To eradicate the hydatid disease the first and most important change is to prevent dogs from eating the raw offal of infected sheep. This...