Natural Instinct Wild Venison raw cat food was the only observed common factor among all five households with tuberculosis-infected cats.

At least six cats, five of whom are now dead, may have contracted tuberculosis after eating frozen, raw pet food sold in the United Kingdom. Another seven cats were exposed to pathogens. Scientists found evidence that Mycobacterium bovis, bacteria that causes tuberculosis in animals and humans, may have contaminated Britain-based Natural Instinct’s Wild Venison formulation raw cat food and led to the outbreak. Read more.

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Wall, Tim, and Tim Wall. “Deadly Cat Tuberculosis Outbreak Tied to UK Raw Pet Food.” PetfoodIndustry.com, PetfoodIndustry.com, 24 May 2019, www.petfoodindustry.com/articles/8179-deadly-cat-tuberculosis-outbreak-tied-to-uk-raw-pet-food.

Once completed, the feeding trial facility will house 80 dogs of 20 pounds or less.

Dogs readily accepted the kibble with black soldier fly meal at up to 20% inclusion and with insect-based oil at up to 5%.

In feeding trials with both dogs and cats, pet foods made with insect-based ingredients had similar palatability and digestibility to kibble containing conventional pet food protein and oil sources. The dog and cat food ingredients came from black soldier fly larvae, which increasingly serve as both a protein and palatant in pet foods, as regulatory barriers fall away. Read more.

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Wall, Tim, and Tim Wall. “Dogs and Cats Readily Accept Insect-Based Protein and Oil.” PetfoodIndustry.com, PetfoodIndustry.com, 6 May 2019, http://www.petfoodindustry.com/articles/8117-dogs-and-cats-readily-accept-insect-based-protein-and-oil.