Whole Animal Patties

Urban Carnivore provides a variety of Whole Animal patties from all natural livestock and specialty poultry. They are fed food that contains no harmful additives, antibiotics or growth hormones. They are raised in clean and humane conditions on small-scale farms that follow sustainable and environmentally friendly practices.

Beef Patties
Finely ground whole beef carcass
4lbs/8 - 8oz patties per carton

Chicken Patties
Finely ground whole chicken carcass
4lbs/8 - 8oz patties per carton

Goat Patties
Finely ground whole goat carcass
4lbs/8 - 8oz patties per carton

Lamb Patties
Finely ground whole lamb carcass
4lbs/8 - 8oz patties per carton

Duck Patties
Finely ground whole duck carcass
4lbs/8 - 8oz patties per carton

Rabbit Patties
Finely ground whole rabbit carcass
4lbs/8 - 8oz patties per carton

Wholesome Diet Options
Individualizing the Urban Carnivore feeding-for-health program!

Every dog should be evaluated and fed as an individual. Selecting foods based on the dog's age, life stage, living environment and level of activity aids in promoting optimal nutrition throughout life. In addition to the Urban Carnivore Whole Animal Patties, you can augment your dog's diet with wholesome foods such as ...


Vegetables 'n' Fruit Patties
Vegetables and fruits contain vitamins, minerals, fiber, and many complex plant components called phytochemicals. Some of the vitamins and phytochemicals are also antioxidants which destroy free radicals in the body. As well, some vegetables contain small amounts of essential fatty acids.

Romaine lettuce, Green leaf lettuce, Bok Choy, Celery, Carrots, Pears, Apples, Blueberries
8 - 8oz patties per carton

Prairie-Fed Green Tripe Patties
Green tripe from forage fed ruminant animals supplies enzymes, short-chain fatty acids, long-chain omega-6 and omega-3 fatty acids, and the "friendly" lactic acid bacteria. Green tripe generally delivers equal calcium to phosphorus ratio, and is an excellent source of protein, fiber and fat.

Beef tripe and ingesta
8 - 8oz patties per carton

Downtown Ground Offal Patties
Offal is a good source of many essential nutrients including protein (amino acids), phosphorus, copper, iron, selenium, zinc, vitamin A, C, B complex vitamins, choline, and essential fatty acids. Small amounts of offal can be used to augment the diet during times of growth, reproduction, convalescence or whenever the diet requires additional nutrients form organ meats.

Beef heart, liver, kidneys, tongue, spleen, lungs
8 - 8oz patties per carton

Chicken Meaty Bone Patties
An important dietary addition for puppies and nursing females. Rotate Chicken Meaty bone patties along with Urban Carnivore Whole animal patties to ensure adequate mineral requirements are met during growth and lactation.

Finely ground chicken backs
8 - 8oz patties per carton



Urban Carnivore Supplements and Health Care Products

In addition to feeding a nutritious carnivore-appropriate diet, dogs may require extra supplementation to ensure optimal health and long life. The Urban Carnivore offers only the highest quality sources of supplemental nutrients and pharmaceutical-grade essential fatty acids that can be used as needed to increase nutrition, support the immune system and encourage regeneration of health. By the way, you'll love our Gentian Ear & Skin Treatment for dogs with problem ears, feet or hot spots!

EarthORIGINS

Mother Nature provides the wild canid with a nutritionally complete whole animal diet. As well, wild canids instinctively forage for foods and substances for medicinal or nutritional purposes from soil, plants, tree bark and the droppings of grazing animals. Very few domesticated dogs have the benefit of their natural habitat where earth's foods are readily available for their inherent needs. EarthORIGINS provides your dog with these extra essentials in a completely natural, concentrated whole food supplement that dogs can readily utilize.

EarthORIGINS does not contain herbs that may be harmful, inexpensive filler ingredients or synthetic vitamin-mineral isolates. Can be fed to pregnant or lactating females and puppies.

EARTHOrigins Contains:

Spirulina is rich in chlorophyll, contains all the essential amino acids, beta-carotene and its co-factors, vitamin B12 and other natural phytochemicals. Spirulina is the only green food rich Gamma- Linolenic Acid (GLA), or essential fatty acid. This functional food provides beneficial bacteria which helps to maintain a healthy intestinal flora.
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Sea Vegetables - Kelp, Irish Moss and Dulse are exceptional foods that are a valuable source for a variety of vitamins, minerals, trace elements, enzymes and phytochemicals. Sea vegetables contain iodine, which is essential for the production of specific hormones for glandular health. They absorb toxins from the bowel, increase and enhance metabolism and strengthen connective tissues, bones, nails and teeth. These foods promote healthy skin and coats; they restore and nourish the entire body.
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Montmorillonite Clay binds fungal toxins, internal toxins, chemicals and bacteria and removes them from the system. Clay helps anemia because it contains both types of dietary iron (ferrous and ferric) in an easily assimilated form. The benefits of clay to animal health have been known for some time. Clay may not only be a source for minerals, but an instinctive form of self-medication.
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Cold Water Fish Oil
Pharmaceutical grade omega-3 essential fatty acids Cold Water Fish Oil consists of sardine, anchovy, and mackerel. None of these fish are farmed. They are caught as they swim wild in the ocean water off the coast of Chile and Peru.

Your dog requires a certain amount of fat for proper growth and functioning. The fats that are necessary for good health, but which cannot be manufactured by his body are called essential fatty acids. They are termed essential because, like vitamins and minerals, they must be provided by the diet. If your dog is scratching, and his coat is dry or lacks shine, he may be suffering from a dietary imbalance of essential fatty acids. The structure and function of essential fatty acids in relation to the skin, in addition to their ability to regulate inflammation, atopic dermatitis and other skin disorders has been widely demonstrated in dogs.

Essential fatty acids play a number of fundamental roles in the body. One key role is that they are converted into hormone-like substances called "eicosanoids" which are involved in every aspect of your dog's day-to-day health. There are three families of eicosanoids - series one and three are generally good eicosanoids, while an abundance of series two are potentially harmful.

Series one eicosanoids reduce inflammation and help the body recover from injury by reducing pain and swelling. Series two eicosanoids increase inflammation and encourage blood clotting. Without these eicosanoids, your dog would bleed to death from the slightest of cuts. However, in excess, these eicosanoids increase the risk of allergies, arthritis and other diseases. The series three eicosanoids are generally regarded as anti-inflammatory and are useful against trauma and infection.

Your dog's body must maintain a delicate balance between these three different types of eicosanoids, otherwise the strong pro-inflammatory effects of series two eicosanoids will overwhelm the system, causing ill effects. The key is to tip the scale towards optimal health through dietary supplementation with the omega-3 fatty acids that produce the desirable series one and three eicosanoids. Urban Carnivore Cold Water Fish Oil contains two essential fatty acids called eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), which are the active and most desirable forms of the omega-3 family. These essential fatty acids from fish have an advantage in that they can be used directly by your dog's system.

Urban Carnivore Cold Water Fish Oil contains omega-3 essential fatty acids derived from mackerel, sardine and anchovy. It is GMO (genetically modified organism) free and independently tested to ensure that it is free from herbicides, pesticides, heavy metals and PCBs. Urban Carnivore Cold water Fish Oil is nitrogen-fixed when bottled to preserve stability and nutritional value. It is manufactured to Canadian pharmaceutical grade GMP (Good manufacturing Practices) and WHO (World Health Organization) Codex standards for edible oil safety. Urban Carnivore Cold Water Fish Oil is sold in 8oz bottles to maintain product integrity once opened. Once opened, this product should be stored in a refrigerator and used within a six week period.

Gentian Ear & Skin Treatment


The Gentian miracle! There are few products that are comparable for problem ears. Gentian Ear & Skin Treatment also works well on hot spots, fungus related skin problems and cuts. Ingredients include - Alcohol, Boric Acid and Gentian Violet.

Syn-flex Pharmaceutical Glucosamine


We can't take credit for this product - but it's so good we couldn't pass on the opportunity to make it readily available! Pharmaceutical quality liquid glucosamine along with eleven other ingredients that aid and assist in promoting healthy joints to ensure maximum impact and effect.

Syn-Flex is one of the most effective glucosamine products on the market today. The majority of glucosamine products available are in pill or capsule form, which provide glucosamine as a powder. In powder form, glucosamine is not absorbed completely (about 11-20% is actually absorbed) which means it can often take 6-10 weeks for your pet to improve.

Syn-Flex is in a high quality liquid nutritional supplement and has a 98% absorption rate. With the 98% pure liquid glucosamine and eleven other beneficial ingredients, most pet owners are able to notice a significant improvement in their pet in 10-20 days. The glucosamine contained in Syn-Flex doesn't just alleviate pain, it slows the progression of the disease by stimulating the production of proteoglycan and glycosaminoglycan molecules which renew the supply of synovial fluid within the cartilage matrix of the diseased joint(s), rehabilitating the cartilage and allowing your pet to move more easily.

Most joint care products on the market today contain low to medium-grade Glucosamine Sulfate or Glucosamine HCL.Syn-Flex is not just Glucosamine Sulfate, and by no means is it medium quality. Syn-Flex contains high quality Glucosamine Sulfate and Glucosamine HCL plus ten other ingredients formulated for maximum pain relief, cartilage protection, and joint health including:

· Glucosamine HCL and Glucosamine Sulfate

· Shark Cartilage

· Boswellin

· Yucca Powder

· Manganese (Ascorbate)

· Bromelain

· Vitamin C

· Omega 3 Fatty Acid

· Omega 6 Fatty Acid

· Vitamin A

· Vitamin E

Recommended daily dosage:

· 0-10lbs - 1/32oz (.2 tsp) Bottle will last 256 days

· 10-40lbs - 1/16oz (.4 tsp) Bottle will last 128 days

· 40-100lbs - 1/8oz (.75 tsp) Bottle will last 64 days

· 100+ - 1/4 oz (1.5 tsp) Bottle will last 32 days

236.5ml bottle with measuring dispenser

It's not in the Bag!

There's a lot of contradictory advice regarding raw foods for dogs. Some people fear that it will make their dog aggressive and others think they have to feed dry, canned or cooked food to prevent their dog from getting parasites or dangerous bacteria. Then there are those that just can't believe their "best friend" is actually a meat-eating carnivore... or is that omnivore? Some people feel that handling raw food for their pet is just plain repulsive.


Many people never consider exactly what their dog is really eating or look at the back of the package when they are deciding what to feed their pet. They may have seen an advertisement on television or in a magazine that has influenced their choice. Nutritional guidelines for pet foods have been defined and are displayed on the products but for the most part this doesn't really tell anyone about the actual quality of the food itself.

The guaranteed analysis on any pet food label lists the minimum level of crude protein and fat as well as maximum amounts of water and crude fiber on a dry matter basis. The analysis does not guarantee the actual amount of protein, fat, water and fiber. Rather, it indicates legal minimums of protein and fat and the legal maximums of water and crude fiber content. Ingredients are usually listed in descending order of weight but some companies may list them alphabetically or may display an incomplete ingredient list. No reference to quality of an ingredient is listed. Therefore, it is difficult to evaluate a product solely on the basis of the ingredient list.

The statement "complete and balanced" indicates that the product contains all nutrients presently known to be required and that they are balanced to the energy density of the diet, but that doesn't mean it's balanced for a dog's individual needs. Feeding trials must substantiate the "complete and balanced" claims, or the food must contain at least the minimum amount of each nutrient recommended according to present guidelines. That doesn't mean that it actually contains every nutrient your dog needs to thrive. It merely means the food contains those nutrients that will keep a dog alive.

Imagine going to the grocery store to shop for your family
and every shelf contains bags of 100% "complete and balanced"
dry, processed human food, guaranteed to meet the nutritional
needs of all humans... you have no idea what's in the bag.
You never get to eat any fresh food. Ever.
You eat this food day after day for your entire life.

Dry dog foods, being the top selling convenience product, contain either 'meals' i.e. 'meat meals', 'by-product meals' or 'digests'. The poorest grade meat comes from animals not fit for human consumption and they are rendered into meat meal. This rendered product comes from "mammal" tissues, and does not contain hair, blood, hoof, hide, trimmings, manure, stomach and rumen contents "except in such amounts as may occur unavoidably in good processing practices". Meat by-products by definition, consist of the non-rendered, clean parts, other than meat derived from slaughtered 'mammals'. It includes, but is not limited to lungs, spleen, kidney, brain, liver, blood, bone, low temperature fatty tissue, stomachs and intestines without their contents. Digests are dried material resulting from chemical and/or enzymatic hydrolysis of clean and undecomposed animal tissue. The animal tissue used does not contain remnants of hair, horns, teeth, hooves and feathers, "except in such trace amounts as might occur unavoidably in good factory practice".

You might be thinking "just a minute, this all sounds like good food for a carnivore, doesn't it?" While many of these ingredients may be acceptable foods for a carnivore, the problem is none of these descriptions ever mention where these food sources come from.

Just about anything unfit for humans or animals finds its way into rendering plants. This material is then denatured, preventing its return into the human food chain. Machines grind the material and then it is cooked at high temperatures. The grease is extracted and becomes a source of animal fat in many dog foods. These unstabilized fats undergo oxidation, become rancid and they also contain high levels of extremely harmful peroxide-free radicals. Did you know that rancid fat can legally be used in dog food?

Because conventional dog foods contain fats, a stabilizer is needed to maintain the quality of the food. Common preservatives include ethoxyquin, BHA (butylated hydroxyanisole), BHT (butylated hydroxytoluene) and vitamins E and C. Ethoxyquin was first used as a rubber stabilizer and an insecticide and pesticide. It is probably one of the most powerful preservatives available. BHA and BHT are used in human food as well as dog foods and have a long history of suspected carcinogenesis. Companies that buy ingredients, such as fat, that have already been preserved with a chemical like ethoxyquin do not by law have to list ethoxyquin as an ingredient of the food. Even vitamin E could have the potential to cause problems as only 'alpha' tocopherol acts as a preservative. The tocopherols often used in dog foods may be other types such as gamma, beta and delta. In short, foods containing these antioxidants have longer shelf lives, but the continued feeding of them may cause long-term health problems for dogs.

The main ingredient in the majority of dog foods is grains, rather than meat. If grains are not listed as the first ingredient they are usually the second or third and more often than not, comprise a good portion of the protein source in the product. Grains not suitable for human consumption may be used and can include broken grains, crop and weed seeds, hulls, chaff, joints, straw, elevator or mill dust, sand and dirt. Worse yet, they may contain herbicides, fungicides and pesticides. Dog food manufacturers often manipulate the order of the ingredients listed in several ways. Grain ingredients are listed as separate fractions, rather than together as a single grain, in order to increase the likelihood that the meat ingredients are closer to the top of the list.

Essential Fatty Acids are virtually non-existent in commercial food as they are destroyed by heat during manufacturing. Some companies add essential fatty acids to the food after processing, but they are so fragile that they become rancid when exposed to light and air. That means that once the bag of food is opened, the fatty acids are destroyed and they become dangerous to the dog's health.

Nutrients in food are depleted, destroyed, and altered by cooking or heat processing. The degree of alteration is only a matter of temperature, cooking method, and time. High temperatures create cross-links in protein. Cross-linked proteins are implicated as a factor in the acceleration of the aging process as toxic substances and "by-products" are created. The higher the cooking temperature, the more toxins are created. Studies have concluded that cooking meat at high temperatures, to the well-done stage, produces chemicals called heterocyclic amines (HCAs) that can cause mutations (genetic damage) to cells, a first step in cancer.

Most, if not all enzymes present in raw foods are destroyed at temperatures as low as 117 degrees Fahrenheit. Digestion of cooked food is much more energetically demanding than the digestion of raw food. In general, raw food is so much more easily digested that it passes through the digestive tract in half to a third of the time it takes for cooked food to digest. Beneficial intestinal flora becomes dominated by bacteria, particularly from cooked meat, which may result in intestinal dysfunction, allowing the absorption of toxins from the bowel. This phenomenon is called dysbiosis, or intestinal toxemia.

As cooked animal foods are generally lower in nutrient value, individual cells in a dog's body may not receive enough of the nutrients they need. The immune system, having to handle the daily invasion of toxins and toxic by-products, eventually becomes overwhelmed and weakened. The wastes, toxins, mutagens, and carcinogens that build up within cells, as well as the daily onslaught of excess free radicals, may eventually cause some cells to become cancerous. In other words, cooking food doesn't make it as healthy or safe as we would like to believe.

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