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History of the Pet Food Industry - Nutrition (view source)
Revision as of 09:53, 10 July 2017
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{{EduBrief|text=In order to better understand how pet food is made and the role pet food plays in improving the lives of dogs and cats, it may be useful to know how the pet food industry first began, how it developed and evolved into what it is today. Woven into its history are the various innovations and technological advancements that ensure the food offered to dogs and cats is of the highest quality possible. <br>
In this section, the pet food industry is traced back to Victorian times, through the Industrial Revolution and the Modern Era when both canning and extruded dry pet food made it possible for pet food to become the global success it is today.
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== Overview ==
== Overview ==
[[File:Chappie Dry Dog Food Bag 1935-36.jpg|300px|right|thumb|Chappie Dry Dog Food Bag 1935-36]]
[[File:Chappie Dog Food Ad in the Daily Mail UK 5January1940.jpg|300px|right|thumb|Chappie Dog Food Ad in the Daily Mail UK 5 January 1940]]
[[File:1956 Kit-E-Kat canned cat food ad United Kingdom - high shelf Page 2.jpg|300px|right|thumb|Kit-E-Kat canned cat food ad United Kingdom 1956]]
Prepared pet foods are available today in most countries around the world. We take it for granted how easily pet foods suitable for cats and dogs are so widely available in many places including specialty pet shops, veterinary practices or clinics, grocery stores, wholesale stores, and on-line retailers. Pet foods today are considered to be important within the fast moving consumer goods category. They are typically manufactured in countries where there is an economically attractive demand, and factories are usually located where there is an availability of suitable ingredients including meats, fish and cereals.
Prepared pet foods are available today in most countries around the world. We take it for granted how easily pet foods suitable for cats and dogs are so widely available in many places including specialty pet shops, veterinary practices or clinics, grocery stores, wholesale stores, and on-line retailers. Pet foods today are considered to be important within the fast moving consumer goods category. They are typically manufactured in countries where there is an economically attractive demand, and factories are usually located where there is an availability of suitable ingredients including meats, fish and cereals.
During World War II, when metal was rationed in the US (and pet food was classified as "non-essential"), canned pet food wasn't available and the production shifted to dry foods. By 1946, dry food represented around 90% of the US pet food market. This led to the next big innovation in the 1950s, by Ralston Purina, with the use of the extrusion process for cat and dog food manufacturing. For the first time ingredients were combined, cooked and pushed through a mechanical extruder, which expanded the food. This made a larger, lighter and more convenient food much the same as we know today.
During World War II, when metal was rationed in the US (and pet food was classified as "non-essential"), canned pet food wasn't available and the production shifted to dry foods. By 1946, dry food represented around 90% of the US pet food market. This led to the next big innovation in the 1950s, by Ralston Purina, with the use of the [[Dry Pet Food Manufacturing#Cooking and Cooling|extrusion process]] for cat and dog food manufacturing. For the first time ingredients were combined, cooked and pushed through a mechanical extruder, which expanded the food. This made a larger, lighter and more convenient food much the same as we know today.
*http://www.fediaf.org/prepared-pet-food/history-of-prepared-pet-food/
*http://www.fediaf.org/prepared-pet-food/history-of-prepared-pet-food/
*https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog_food
*https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog_food
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|author = [[Abi Stevenson|Dr Abi Stevenson]]
|editor1 = [http://regulatorydiscretion.com/Page_3.html Dr David A. Dzanis]
|editor2 = [[Sarah Abood|Dr Sarah K. Abood]]
|date = May 2017
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