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Cat Food........?

We're always trying to push our human standards onto our pets. How many times has your pet cat left a chicken, sheep, or cow at your back door? That's not what they want to eat. If you saw a cat food that was made of mice, rats, sparrows, and starlings, would you get it for your cat?

Public Comments

1. No, for two reasons: - I'm vegetarian, but understand that cats need to eat meat. I'd would therefore feed them meat from a large animal, fuelling an industry that gets a lot of meat per animal. It sounds crazy, I know, but somehow logical. - I've become to attached to the birds that visit our house each day to even contemplate using birds as a food source. Cats only go for mice and birds because they're small enough to kill. They probably don't really care where the meat comes from.
2. No. a food formulated specifically for cats and should list a high-quality protein source such as meat, fish, or egg as the first ingredient. These proteins are very digestible; avian and rodent meat is not necessarily a good source because they could have eaten carion, and it would be more difficult to manufactor unless someone ran a bird or rodent mill. I used to live in the country, and while i never saw my cat attack a chicken, he definitely would gobble up cooked chicken when it was given to him. Cat's can be very self regulating- they know what they need to eat and will look for it. Thats why cats eat grass if they need it.