Is cat and dog food fit for human consumption?

adouglasmhor

Some dog food has bonemeal in it too. you will know if it does when your ring is bleeding.

roseanglaise

Many pet shop chains, eg Pet Smart accept unwanted pet food for pet charities, also any cat / dog rescue centre would be pleased to receive it. So DO THE RIGHT THING ! Buy yourself some decent food made for human consumption using some of the excellent advice posted on this site & GIVE THE PET FOOD TO SOME NEEDY PETS !

meanmum

I'm not sure if pet food has the same constraints around potential prion content (BSE/CJD). However some premium brands of pet food do look & sound quite appetising!

Edwardia

I can't believe that anyone would willingly eat dog food, it's just gross. I have a dog and can't bear the smell.

I don't believe that humans would taste it or actually eat it other than for a dare. Besides the grossest animal dross it also contains ash - from what, I have no idea.

If you're willing to eat dog food .. what's next, rummaging in restaurant and supermarket dumpsters ? Human waste ?

Why would anyone contemplate risking picking up a disease from an animal condemned as not fit for human consumption ? Pet food manufacturers are allowed to use such animals.

Soworried

This must be a joke.

zartub

Cunfaro wrote: »

Don't ask me how but I have come by about 50 tins of various types of dog and cat food. One problem is that I don't own any pets!

A friend of mine has stated in categorical terms that people can eat the meat that is in cat food and dog food and that if anything it has to be of a higher standard than actual food for humans.

A few minutes of research on the internet suggests that much pet food is not the horse or bull you might think but possibly lean cuts of beef and pork. However other articles suggest that eating pet food may damage the human immunity system.

Is it safe to eat? My friend tells me that when he was a student he and his flatmates regularly ate stuff like Pal and Kitecat etc and it went a long way.

Any suggestions?

OK just when you thought you have seen/heard everything along comes something new !
:eek:

PLRFD

Just donate it to an animal shelter.

Fire_Fox

Cunfaro wrote: »

Don't ask me how but I have come by about 50 tins of various types of dog and cat food. One problem is that I don't own any pets!

A friend of mine has stated in categorical terms that people can eat the meat that is in cat food and dog food and that if anything it has to be of a higher standard than actual food for humans.

A few minutes of research on the internet suggests that much pet food is not the horse or bull you might think but possibly lean cuts of beef and pork. However other articles suggest that eating pet food may damage the human immunity system.

Is it safe to eat? My friend tells me that when he was a student he and his flatmates regularly ate stuff like Pal and Kitecat etc and it went a long way.

Any suggestions?

Which internet articles are you reading that on, does it relate to pet food in the UK? If you read the ingredients the vast majority of canned cat/ dog foods contains little to no meat.

Pet food is generally vegetable and animal derivatives, cereals and additives. Animal derivatives are things like offal, connective tissue, heads and feet, bonemeal, animals that went to slaughter because they were sick, meat declared not fit for human consumption, skin and meat meal (scrapings). If canned pet food contains muscle meat they label it as meat and price it higher than the stuff based on derivatives, however there are very few widely available brands that are free of derivatives.

Is it edible? Probably, because the canning process should kill any microorganisms. But do bear in mind the bonemeal means it is much higher in minerals, which could cause problems if you eat pet food on a regular basis, and that some parts of the animal are indigestible to humans. IMO donate the food to a local pet rescue centre.

cod3

I just checked a tin of Whiskas and it states, "Serve at room teperature" so I don't think you can bake it in a pie.

*boaks*

Fire_Fox

Edwardia wrote: »

I don't believe that humans would taste it or actually eat it other than for a dare. Besides the grossest animal dross it also contains ash - from what, I have no idea.

"Ash is not added as an ingredient, it is an indicator of mineral content and is legally required to be listed within the analysis on pet food packaging. Ash is measured by heating the food to a very high temperature and burning off all the organic components to leave just the inorganic residue. A well-formulated pet food such as Arden Grange will contain a moderate ash level reflecting sufficient mineral content. A food that has a very low ash level is likely to be mineral deficient, whilst very high levels indicate excessive mineral content."
http://www.ardengrange.com/full-ingredients-glossary.asp#ash