5 Facts That Pet Owners Should Know About Raw Pet Food

Posted on 25 March 2018
By Dr. Jill Tack
Posted in ancestral diet, cat, dog, high protein pet food, raw feeding, raw food, raw organ meat, raw pet food
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If you've held back from feeding your pet a raw diet over concerns about its safety, nutritional value, or price, we urge you to read these five facts and reconsider your pet's current diet.

The History of Pet Food

Posted on 26 November 2013
By Dr. Jill Tack
Posted in ancestral diet, history of pet food, how long has commercial pet food been around, what were pets fed before commercial pet food, when was commercial pet food invented
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As you may remember from last week’s post on the ancestral diet, dogs and cats evolved on an omnivorous diet of meat and plants. It wasn’t until the 1920’s and 30’s that commercially prepared pet food became available. Before then, the only pet food that was made exclusively for pets were dog biscuit treats. As you’ll see from the timeline below, commercially prepared pet food actually has a short history despite now being the norm for the contemporary pet’s diet.