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Vegetarian
dog food goes on sale
A VEGETARIAN dog food created for canines who prefer munching
carrots to chewing on a bone was described as "a first"
by animal nutritionists.
Made from rice and vegetables, the dog food has gone on sale
in India where about 80 per cent of the population - and a similar
number of pet dogs - do not eat meat for religious reasons (although
the dogs’ religious beliefs have not, apparently, been
recorded).
There are no immediate plans to launch vegetarian dog food in
Britain, but Mars, which markets the meat-free pet product under
its Pedigree brand, believes that there could be huge demand
outside India.
Dr Kate Ingham, a researcher for the Waltham Centre for Pet
Nutrition, the British research centre owned by Mars, said:
"We believe that it is the first of its kind."
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