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The Carna4 Difference
Our founders, Maria & Dave brought their extensive experience in natural pet foods together, joining forces to create Carna4 with a team of nutritionists, engineers and food scientists with graduate degrees in biochemistry, nutrition and biology. Our team has more than 50 years combined industry experience in developing complete and balanced natural pet foods.
We enlisted the services of Mortec Scientific Inc., a third-party research and laboratory testing firm that specializes in food, pet food and natural health products for some of the most well-known consumer goods companies. Mortec also works with North America’s leading scientists in the field of identifying, classifying and transferring probiotics (or “good bacteria”).
With these experts, we set out to create a pet food that would surpass all others by combining 100% fresh, table-grade meat with the power of sprouted seeds and gentle baking to maximize the density of bio-available nutrients and flavor.
What happened next surprised all of us. The team surpassed expectations by formulating the first food to use only pure whole food ingredients to greatly exceed AAFCO standards for the vitamins, minerals and other nutrients dogs need for all life stages and provide outstanding levels of antioxidants, live probiotics and enzymes. This success means that unlike other pet foods, we don’t need to add any synthetic or manmade additives. That means no vitamin and mineral pre-mixes, no preservatives, and 100% true food ingredients. Carna4 has always been Balanced without Synthetics from day one.
Essentially, every Carna4 recipe delivers pure, naturally boosted nutrition with our innovation of sprouted seeds, table-grade meat, whole produce and herbs, all gently dried to seal in the most bio-available nutrients and flavor possible.
We select our high quality, whole vegetables, fruit, eggs and fresh meat from the same Canadian, American and New Zealand farms that supply your grocery stores and we work with family operations whenever we can.
We then blend these whole food ingredients to preserve nature’s optimal balance of nutrients; quick-bake then air-dry our product in small batches; and then thoroughly safety test before it leaves the plant. Finally, Carna4 moves swiftly from our family-run bakery to your local pet specialty store’s shelf so that your pet can enjoy the freshest and tastiest food possible.
The Carna4 difference means that you’ll likely see a change in the health and vitality of your pet. Unlike any other product on the market, Carna4’s fresh ingredients with bio-available, boosted vitamins & minerals, probiotics & prebiotics, antioxidants and Omega-3 fatty acids, have the power to give your dog a shiny new coat, brighter eyes and a new spring in his (or her) step.
About Us
In 2010, we saw a need to offer the caring pet owner a convenient, wholly natural, pure food alternative to labor-intensive raw meat and home-cooked diets. While we still believe that raw feeding is ideal, we understand that sometimes there just isn’t time, knowledge or money. Combining our many years of experience in the field, we developed an easy-feed recipe without compromising quality and Carna4 was born.
We named our company after the goddess Carna. The ancient Romans believed she protected their internal organs – the heart, lungs and liver, helping their bodies derive nourishment from food and convert it to health and strength. That’s exactly what we want Carna4 products to do for your pets. Our aim is to deliver real nutrition with only true food ingredients and absolutely minimal processing.
Our passion for natural foods first came from Maria, who is also a practitioner of complementary medicine and has the critical eye for all things healthy. She blazed the natural foods trail in 1986, in Ann Arbor Michigan, where she and a friend co-founded Sojourner Farms Natural Pet Products, one of North America’s first raw-diet dog and cat food brands.
Dave spent 22 years in charge of creating pet foods for Canada’s largest pet specialty retailer, producing one of the country’s best-selling holistic dog and cat food lines in the early 2000s. This experience opened his eyes to the shortcomings in commercial pet foods currently available. Together, we combined our experience to create the first 100% whole foods convenient alternative to raw diets.
Carna4 is and always has been Balanced without Synthetics. Our 100% real food recipes contain no vitamin pre-mixes found in most other ‘natural’ foods. Instead we offer your companion animal digestible innovative ingredients that are amazing super-foods—check out the nutritional power of our organic sprouted seeds!
Made in Canada, we test every batch for safety before it goes to market. We are proud to work with other family operations who also believe in sustainability, a drug-free food chain, and non-GMO, humane farming practices.
Thank you so much for trying our family’s Carna4 product line. Let us know how you like it.
Warmly,
Has your pet tried Carna4? If so, we’d love to hear about your pet’s dining experience, any tips you may have and share them with others on our website.
Please fill out the form below to upload a photo and we just might give your pooch or kitty their 15 minutes of fame on our social media. Tell us about your pet—what he or she thought of Carna4 and how it affected their energy, coat, and overall well-being.
Testimonials
Real Stories from Real Pet Parents!
We love hearing how Carna4 and/or Flora4 has made a difference in the lives of pets and their families. From shinier coats to better digestion and renewed energy, our customers share the incredible transformations they’ve seen since feeding Carna4 and/or Flora4. Read their stories and see what makes our food truly special!
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RETAILER & PET PROFESSIONAL RESOURCES
Retailers & Pet Professionals, welcome to the Carna4 team!
Click the tab to access our Retailer & Pet Professional Resources page, where you’ll find helpful tools to support you in introducing Carna4 to your customers.
If you can’t find what you need, or if you are unable to access the page or if you have a comment or an idea to share, please contact us at info@carna4.com and our Carna4 team will get back to you as soon as we can.
Contact Us
Curious about Carna4? We’d love to hear from you!
Learn more about the Natural Rearing Principles™ behind Carna4 pet products, and how to nourish your pet with whole foods. Please check our FAQ page for a quick answer to common questions.
If you can’t find what you need, or if you have a comment or an idea to share, please contact customerservice@carna4.com and our Carna4 Care team will get back to you as soon as we can.
