Australian authorities are investigating a cluster of dogs affected with severe liver disease. The dogs all ate fresh or frozen meat from a specific source.

Pet owners tended to underestimate health risks from improper handling of raw products, such as rinsing raw meat or not segregating utensils and equipment.

Researchers at Massey University observed distinct differences among cats’ preference for various raw organ meats and co-products from cows and lambs. Likewise, raw ingredients from lamb and beef had different palatability.

Albright’s Raw Dog Food of Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA recalled 67 cases of chicken recipe for dogs because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

In the age of Roombas and Keurigs, a dog food cooking and dispensing device attempts to bridge that gap between convenience and fresh.

A panel of pet food industry professionals discussed how the COVID-19 pandemic would affect dog, cat and other pet food market trends, along with other prevailing movements in consumer demand.

Though shares are small, frozen, refrigerated and freeze-dried pet foods are growing faster than conventional ones and rebounding from spikes and drops.

Regional differences emerged in pet owners’ feeding of raw, homemade and conventional pet foods.

Raw pet food company Cali Raw Nutrition, founded in April 2019, is now making its way through unprecedented times in a niche market and meeting challenges head on.

Pumpkin, a formerly seasonal ingredient, has since become a year-round choice for pet food formulators who tout its nutritional benefits.