
Open Farm Homestead Turkey & Chicken
Ethically motivated owners who want full supply chain transparency and humane certification

Purina Pro Plan Shredded Blend Chicken & Rice
Owners who trust veterinary-backed nutrition and want excellent palatability
Score Comparison
Pricing & Features
Making Your Decision
When to Choose Open Farm Homestead Turkey & Chicken
Ethically motivated owners who want full supply chain transparency and humane certification
Open Farm sets the industry standard for transparency — you can trace every ingredient back to its source on their website. Certified Humane, zero recalls, and genuinely premium ingredients. If you believe in voting with your wallet for ethical pet food practices, Open Farm is the clear choice.
Strengths
- Industry-leading transparency — every ingredient source is traceable and published online
- Certified Humane raised and handled with third-party animal welfare verification
- Zero recalls ever — perfect safety record since founding
Limitations
- Ultra-premium pricing at ~$2.05/day limits accessibility
- Smaller 22 lb bag increases cost-per-serving compared to larger format options
- Some recipes are grain-free, subject to FDA DCM investigation concerns
When to Choose Purina Pro Plan Shredded Blend Chicken & Rice
Owners who trust veterinary-backed nutrition and want excellent palatability
Purina Pro Plan is the most veterinarian-recommended brand in this comparison, backed by decades of feeding trial data. The shredded blend texture is genuinely unique and dogs tend to love it. The trade-off is corn gluten meal and by-product meal in the formula — ingredients that premium brands avoid.
Strengths
- Backed by extensive feeding trials and veterinary research at Purina labs
- Unique shredded blend texture combines hard kibble with tender meaty pieces
- Live probiotics added for digestive health — one of few brands offering this
Limitations
- Contains corn gluten meal and poultry by-product meal in the ingredient list
- Dec 2022/Feb 2023 recalls of veterinary diet lines raise brand-level concerns
- Ingredient transparency is limited — vague sourcing information

