Meat-first and high-protein pet foods – the facts

Many dog and cat owners want to feed their pets a meat-based diet with plenty of animal protein. They look for foods that are meat-first in their ingredient listings. Pro-actively, various pet food labels highlight a meat species as first ingredient. Meat-first does not guarantee a sizeable proportion of animal protein, whereas meat-first, high-protein foods can have health drawbacks. Nutrition not ingredients are key in pet food Pet owners who believe that dogs and cats are designed to consume