A Dog's Dinner: What Should We Really Be Feeding Our Pets?

About this episode

This episode explores what pets should eat for optimal health and the environmental implications of pet food choices.

In millions of homes, humans aren’t the only creatures sitting down to dinner. So what's on the menu for pets—and what impact does it have on their health, as well as the environment? This episode, we go back thousands of years to figure out what our first furry friends ate, how that's changed over the years, and why. Is serving your dog raw meat and bones more ancestrally appropriate? Can cats be vegetarian? What goes into that dry, brown, extruded industrial kibble? This episode, Gastropod is getting tails wagging with a look at the what our four-legged friends should really be eating to stay healthy and happy. You'll have to sit, stay, and listen to find out what the best options are, for our pets and the planet! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Hosts: Cynthia Graber, Nicola Twilley

Topics covered

• pet nutrition
• dog food
• cat food
• animal health
• environmental impact
• historical diets

Keywords

• pet food
• dogs
• cats
• nutrition
• raw diet
• kibble
• vegetarian pets

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Organizations: Gastropod

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