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Insect-based pet and people foods marketed together

The human and pet food worlds seem to be converging. The growing popularity of insect-based pet foods in Mexico exemplifies this.

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3 options for insect-based pet food ingredients

Among the millions of insect species on Earth, arthropod agriculture has adopted only a few types. Black soldier fly larvae (BSFL), crickets and mealworms are among those few insects raised for use as pet food ingredients.

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Elk, bison could reduce environmental impact of pet food

By using organ meat and co-products from bison and elk, the pet food industry helps to increase the market for the whole animal.

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He/she/it: how pronouns grant personhood to pets, wildlife

While much of the globalized economy has moved far from concerns over reciprocating with nature, pet owners form relationships with their animals that benefit all involved. Pet ownership serves as a vestige of that ancient connection to other animals, plants and aspects of nature.

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Clashing trends create pet food sustainability dichotomies

For the pet food industry, competing trends create contradictions that challenge the development of sustainable business models from ingredient sourcing and manufacturing to marketing, packaging and distribution.

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Coconut, spinach, 3 more plant superfoods in pet recipes

The rising popularity of plant superfoods in pet food corresponds to people’s demands for farm produce that produces health results in their own diets.

Blueberries are known as a superfood in the human food space, but does that use translate to the pet food arena? | (Brian A Jackson | Shutterstock.com)

Insect pet food kept growing in 2021, despite logistics

Growth had already been strong, but the pandemic shifted sales growth to online. Growth in e-commerce was only one consumer trend working for insect-based pet foods.

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Sustainability in dog, cat, other pet food news 2021

The pandemic, natural disasters, civil unrest and other factors may be fueling the growing importance of environmental and social consciousness in the pet food industry.

2022 pet food nutrition trends: Innovation, functionality

Learn about the top pet food trends for 2022, including health and wellness, alternative proteins, and functional ingredients.

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Ethical claim focus of European, North American pet owners

Pet owners in Europe and North America seem to focus on the ethical claims made by pet food brands more than other regions.

The multiple perceptions surrounding the idea of “clean label” in pet food makes this current trend a hot topic in the pet food industry. (VadosLoginov | shutterstock.com)

Midwestern Pet Foods’ trees fight poverty, help chimps

Read one pet food company’s story of how they fund the planting of thousands of trees, benefiting local communities and wildlife.

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