Based on our research ( FDA , AVMA , DogFoodAdvisor ), Wainwrights has never issued any recalls within the UK for its products and is, therefore, a recall-free brand pet food brand. While we aren’t sure where these recipes are produced instead of the UK, we believe they may be from a country in the European Union. Wainwrights are not currently featured in any of our articles. Wainwrights Full Product Range Dog Food Dry Dog Food However, Wainwrights doesn’t just produce dry dog food and also has a massive range of wet/canned dog food products.

There’s an online thread with many comments from dog owners saying their dogs became very unwell in recent months from Wainwright’s. In addition to their manufacturing locations being somewhat unclear, it is not clear whether all of their ingredients are sourced from within the UK, the EU, or if some are sourced from further afield, such as outside the EU.We strongly hope that Wainwrights can continue this recall-free record in the years to come by upholding its safety standards and continually improving its processes.

Turkey is a staple of the pet food industry and can provide ample high-quality protein and fat to fuel a dog’s activity, growth, and maintenance. This range includes recipes that are grain-free or grain-inclusive to appeal to both sides of the argument. Also, there are specialty recipes available for different age ranges and niches, such as puppies, large breed dogs, and senior dogs.Despite the change in appearance, Pets at Home via Messenger told me that there’s been no recent change in ingredients (I didn’t clarify what they meant by recent) But this continued all the way up to now on and off we never thought that it could be his food but after realising that this changed Aug Sept of this year and several trips to the vet + blood tests it has now become apparent it is this food.

Why they choose not to use these ingredients in their recipes is not known at this time, but it is notable. While the 'mixing bowl' composition is useful for knowing what went into the food, it doesn't always reflect what your dog is actually eating. This is because the processes that turn the ingredients into the finished pet food can significantly alter the relative weights of the ingredients. If you’d like to learn more about Alfalfa, we discuss the ingredient in more depth in our article Alfalfa In Dog Food . We are big fans of Salmon and its use in dog food recipes and believe it to be a high-quality fish ingredient.It is also worth noting that Wainwrights was originally a grain-inclusive brand until 2011, which is when they first released their grain-free range. Now since I took delivery of the latest 15kg bag, she’s been very reluctant to eat it at all, sometimes to the point where she just doesn’t touch it whatsoever and will go without a meal. When she does, she doesn’t wolf it down like she used to with the original recipe either. It doesn’t make her ill like a lot of other comments here, but it’s quite clear that the recipe change has had an effect and she mustn’t like it. While they utilize different meat and fish ingredients, Wainwright’s dry dog food recipes tend to be extremely similar in their use of plant-based ingredients, and the overall nutrition offered, and the above recipe is no different. For this reason we've calculated the approximate 'as fed' percentages for the main ingredient categories in the finished product.