Why is it the number 1 selling dog food in America? Why is McDonald's the number 1 restaurant in America?

Duh.... people read a price. That's all they see. They don't see all of the preservatives that they're about to put into their bodies. They don't see the empty calories that pack on unhealthy weight. They don't see the low quality ingredients all neatly packed and made to *look*/taste appetizing but that really just fatten you up without providing any actual nutrients.

Maybe to you, a bloated dog with a greasy coat, who sheds buckets, who smells, who has bad breath and plaquey teeth, who has runny eyes and passes gas and gets joint disease and/or cancer by the time they're barely considered "senior"... is in acceptable health. I used to think that was just the norm, when I was a kid and our dogs were fed whatever was cheap. They are just a dog after all, right? Well, they aren't to me. They are my life-long friends, my companions, my exercise partners, and a huge inspiration in my life - and they never asked for me to take them in, I made that choice! And, to me, making the decision to take a dog into your home is promising him that you will provide for that dog, that you will give him nutritious food, shelter, love, and direction. Not a bowl full of corn, decaying/diseased meat by-products, dyes, and carcinogens. Just like I wouldn't decide to have a baby, only to raise him on twinkies and fries. It's irresponsible and inhumane. In addition to that, you are literally throwing your money away on low quality food that is NOT fit for a carnivore's digestive system - and you're picking it up in your yard, in nasty, excessive poo form. D:

Not to mention it's a WalMart house brand, which means it has preferred access to the largest retailer in the world.
I'd rather spend the extra money on a nicer food, with defined animal protien sources than over pay for ethuanised cats and cancerous dogs thrown in with some mad cow meal and corn.