An increasing number of pet owners are ditching the packaged dry and wet foods and putting their furry family members on raw-food diets.
New Yorker Bobby Fintor says his cats have more energy since switching to raw meats like lamb for their meals.
"My cats are 10 and 11 years old and they act like they're five," he told CBS News. "They poop less. They shed less. They seem to be full of more energy."
Raw pet food is a fast-growing slice of the pet food market. According to a report from MarketResearch.com, packaged raw pet foods -- including frozen, freeze-dried, and dehydrated varieties -- generated approximately $114 million in sales in 2012, representing a 17-percent-per-year growth since 2008. But that's still just a tiny percentage of U.S. pet food sales, estimated at $20 billion a year by the Pet Food Institute.
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2 comments:
I always thought a more authentic cat food would be made of ground up mice, birds, crickets and various bugs but I haven't seen it yet at the pet store.
When was the last time your dog got up and cooked himself breakfast. Enough said.
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