No! Cornucopia Organic Pet Foods are GMO Free. This ensures that no genetically modified seeds, processing ingredients, fertilizers or anything using recombinant DNA methods make it into Cornucopia Organic Pet Foods. As a matter of fact, Dr. Broderick was a major opponent of the GMO food industry. He led the NYC March on Monsanto and using his influence as a doctor and community leader to raise awareness of the hazards associated with GMO products. Join the cause, make your voice heard, and demand action from your government for labeling laws, oversight and regulation of the GMO industry.

Minerals are inorganic compounds from the earth that are absorbed by plants. Animals (and humans) get minerals from the plants they eat, or by eating other animals that eat plants. Minerals are essential nutrients that the body needs to function and grow. Alone, minerals can be difficult for some dogs and cats to digest, and therefore pass through the digestive tract to be eliminated in the stool.

Chelation is a process by where minerals are chemically combined or bonded with amino acids (protein). Chelating makes these minerals easier for the body to absorb during normal digestion. In fact, chelated trace minerals possess an increased bioavailability (absorption rate) of between 5 and 15 percent.

Chelated Minerals also cost at least five times more than non-chelated minerals. But Cornucopia Organic Pet Foods knows that more mineral absorption means that your pet will receive more health benefits from each meal. That is why Cornucopia Organic Pet Foods include Chelated Minerals in their products, and that's what makes Cornucopia Organic Pet Foods different than any other product on the market today.

Cornucopia Organic Pet Foods does not source our fish from Aquaculture Farms. There are a number of reasons for this:

• Fish Farms Pollute The Marine Environment - Their presence alters oxygen levels in the vicinity of the farm creating lifeless zones. Fish farms also discharge large volumes of animal waste and pollutants effecting the whole ecosystem for miles around.
• Fish Farms Pose A Risk To Wild Species and Aquatic Ecosystems - Wild fish congregate in large numbers by fish farms to consume uneaten and partially digested food flowing out of the farms. This alters normal feeding behaviors and exposes wild fish to diseases and parasites. This process also exposes wild fish to genetically modified food ingredients.
• Fish Farms Can Not Control Inputs and Outputs - Currents flow in and out of the fish pens carrying non-organic ingredients that pollute the fish stocks.
• Migratory Fish Need To Swim Long Distances - Farming them creates stress and a very unhealthy fish. Additionally, fish like salmon are anadromous, which means they must naturally migrate between fresh and salt water during their lifespan. This is not possible in farmed fish environments.
• Fish Farms At Sea Can Not Prevent Escape - Escaped farmed fish can harm wild fish and spread parasites and pathogens

The National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) has proposed recommendations to certify farmed fish as organic, but Cornucopia Organic Pet Foods thinks this is a very bad idea. It is just not possible to farm fish to a proper organic standard the way that we can for land based animals. If these recommendations are passed, it will weaken the overall organic standard for all foods and create new loopholes for land based organic farming.

It seems ridiculous that they don't have ocean fish as certified organic. The circulating oceans of the world with their currents and tides are probably the only place left on the planet that is organic but the certifying agencies have decided to make them not organic. Why? It is believed that the reason was to give fish farmers an edge by making fish farming organic because it was thought that the fish farmers could control what goes into their fish ponds. This turned out to be a major mistake because you cannot raise fish in a fish farm without antibiotics. The reason for this is that the fish are so crowded together, they are stressed and are unable to make it to market weight because they become sick and die from the stressed situations from fish farming. The use of antibiotics is against the rules of organic certification. Next, only God knows how many genetically modified ingredients go into fish food. GMOs are also against organic certification. Next, the run-off of chemical fertilizer and sewage sludge waste products and other various chemicals produce more contamination into the fish pond and pools. These contaminants are also prohibited in the production of an organic fish. Therefore, we firmly believe that production of an organic fish is highly unlikely to impossible. Also, last year it had been highly publicized that fish raised in fish farms are being genetically modified. This adds to the severe lack of possibility of producing an organic fish. That leaves us with the logical summation that the only organic fish is a wild-caught fish. So now that "they" have taken away the "organic" from fish farming, they not only lost their edge but the deep ocean fishing fleets have not been given the edge that they deserve, therefore no fish can be certified organic.

It should be clear by now, if you look at my answer to the above question it is obvious why I choose wild-caught fish because it is the closest thing to organic that you will get. Eighty percent of the world is covered with water. The water circulates by currents and tides throughout the world. Contaminants are concentrated on the land. Run-off from the land pollutes fish farms. "The solution to pollution is dilution.” It is unknown how many square miles every fish in the sea has to itself but we do know that in a fish farm situation there is less room per fish than a chicken in a cage that is forced to lay eggs. Now folks, you can see where I’m coming from. I have spent my life trying to find the truth, and the closest thing to truth about pet food is that it is either organic and wild, or it is not. Nothing else comes close if it is not organic and wild.

Cornucopia Organic Pet Foods are naturally preserved with Vitamin C and E. Cornucopia Organic Pet Foods does not use chemicals like BHA, BHT or ethoxyquin to artificially preserve your pet's food. In addition, Cornucopia Organic Pet Foods does not over-manufacture our products and let them sit idle in a warehouse. The canning of food is an ancient process locking the foods in a sealed, airtight vacuum, which guarantees preservation for extended periods of time. Cornucopia Organic Pet Foods produces enough food to ensure a constant supply for customers with a calculated margin for growth. The Cornucopia product being delivered to your home is fresh, and maintains its nutritional value.