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The History of Pet Food

The History of Pet Food

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.