Why Doesn't Halo Use Chicken Meal?

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Understand the Ingredients
Chicken or Chicken Meal?

Chicken	Chicken Meal
Just fresh chicken. No explanation needed.	A product from rendered animal parts.
Not legally permitted to Contain “4-D” chicken products	Legally permitted to contain “4-D” chicken products: Diseased chickens Chickens that were Dying prior to butchering Chickens that were Dead prior to butchering Disabled chickens (may carry more infections)
No rendered or “recycled” poultry	Rendered
Not legally permitted to include waste products	Legally permitted to contain waste products Restaurant waste Meat processing facility waste Packinghouse waste

FAQs About Chicken Meal

Q: Is Halo saying that chicken meal is terrible for animals?

A: No

Q: Are other meat meals, such as beef meal, lamb meal or salmon meal the same as chicken meal?

A: Yes, all such "meals" as well as unspecified meals (such as "meat meal," "fish meal" or "poultry meal") are rendered, and are legally permitted to contain 4D and waste products.

Q: What about by-product-meals?

A: Yes, by-product meals are rendered and are legally permitted to contain 4D poultry and waste products

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