SOURCES FOR PREVIOUS COMMENTS ON PRIOR PAGES FOR DOG AND CAT FOOD Nutrition and Dog and Cat Life Spans 

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Longevity/Life Span

Sources for the comments on life span/maximum longevity of dogs and cats: 

http://www.healthycatanddog.com/ 
WWW.Petdoc.ws  and http://www.sonic.net/~petdoc/lifespan.htm 
http://www.thepetprofessor.com/articles/article.aspx?id=207 
http://www.seefido.com/html/old_dog_care.htm 
http://www.fi.edu/guide/sowd/Max_Animal_Life_Span.

pdf#search=%22dog%20maximum%20life%20span%22 

http://216.239.51.104/search?q=cache:xQeAY0usYSMJ:

us&ct=clnk&cd=1&client=firefox-a 

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Nutrition  

Sources on Dog and Cat Food Nutrition are almost too many to count, but the primary scientific ones we used are:

NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL
Division on Earth and Life Studies
Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources
Committee on Animal Nutrition
Office of News and Public Information

http://www8.nationalacademies.org/onpinews/ newsitem.aspx?RecordID=10668    202-334-2138; e-mail news@nas.edu  
http://national-academies.org/ http://www.nap.edu/   

And

Animal Protection Institute, an API  Investigative Report Fact Sheet.  Excellent source on commercial pet foods and the commercial pet food industry.  API is a liaison to the AAFCO Pet Food and Ingredient Definitions Committees. AAFCO is one agency responsible for advising the FDA on pet food. http://www.api4animals.org/  

Widely Acknowledged Expert and Unbiased Pet Food Nutrition Sources we used and which we judge to be fairly commercial free and unbiased are: 

Whole Dog Journal    Dog Food Analysis  Good Dog Magazine

Other Sources:
http://www.neighborhoodcats.org/info/nutrition.htm
http://www.natureslogic.com/nutrition/ 
http://www.thepetcenter.com/imtop/nutrition.html 
http://www.shirleys-wellness-cafe.com/animals.htm 
http://www.canismajor.com/dog/nutrit1.html 
http://www.breeders-choice.com/about/ 
http://www.consumersearch.com/www/family/cat-food/index.html 
http://animalark.eapps.com/animal/PetFoods.nsf/$$PetFoodsByManu?OpenForm 
http://www.paws.org/cas/resources/fact_sheets_general/foodrating.php 
http://www.worldwidehealth.com/article.php?id=394 
http://www.api4animals.org/facts.php?p=359&more=1 

Pet Food Regulating Authorities

http://www.aafco.org/  (American Association of Feed Control Officials)    

www.lef.org/magazine/mag2003/may2003_report_pet_01.html

www.snoozer-dog-beds.com/Dog%20Food/Best-Dog-Cat-Food.htm
www.snoozer-dog-beds.com/Dog%20Food/Dog-Food-Ratings-andAnalysis.htm
www.snoozer-dog-beds.com/Dog%20Food/catfoodratingsandanalysis.htm