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Could Greta Thunberg shame certain pet food trends?

Certain trends in the pet food industry could be vulnerable to shaming resulting over environmental and social issues.

ROME, ITALY - April 19, 2019: Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg attending Fridays For Future (School Strike for Climate) protest in front of a crowd near the Colosseum. (Daniele Cossu | Bigstock.com)

Pet Food Ingredients

Amazon, Arctic hold sustainable novel pet food ingredients

There are opportunities to forge sustainable economic alliances between ecosystems, the people who steward them and the pet food industry.

Giant snails, smoked paiche fish, paiche skin chicharrones, plantain chips (tostones), yuca flat bread and other items at Amaz restaurant in Lima, Peru. August 26, 2019 (Tim Wall)

Atypically, mainstream media covered raw pet food recall

Numerous news outlets, including CNN, USAToday, the International Business Times and at least 60 others posted the related FDA recall press release or articles based on it.

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Upcycled pet diets fight food waste, climate change

Reducing food loss by turning it into pet food ingredients addresses the global threat of a destabilized climate.

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Pet Food Market

Johnny Cash resented retail cat food purchase in 1955

Seventy years ago, commercial cat food was still something of a novelty and luxury.

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Pet Food Safety

Avoid pet food media crises with preemptive press releases

Preemptive press releases ensure that a pet food company can get their message out to journalists as quickly as possible.

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Jane Goodall’s dog teaches pet food industry humanization

Jane Goodall’s childhood pet dog, Rusty, taught her that animals have minds and personalities. The pet food industry can facilitate empathy for wildlife.

A chimpanzee in the Audubon Zoo, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. (Tim Wall)

Ethoxyquin limits Peru, Chile fishmeal use in pet food

Although Peruvian and Chilean fishmeal producers have interest in entering the pet food market, use of a synthetic antioxidant may limit their access.

One of the Ballesta Islands off the coast of Peru. (Tim Wall)

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