Pets

US food tech startup Friends & Family Pet Food Company has received regulatory approval to sell its cultivated meat for dogs and cats in Singapore, a first for Asia. Its inaugural treats will contain 65-70% cultured cells. Friends…
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Munich-based vegan pet food startup Vegdog has raised €9M ($10.2M) in Series A funding to expand its European presence, after seeing sales hike by 66% in 2024. While startups working on alternative proteins for humans continue to face…
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While pet food brands tout the use of animal byproducts as sustainable, a new analysis shows that products made with cultivated meat generate a fraction of the emissions. Producing meat from cellular agriculture instead of conventional…
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British pet food startup Meatly has announced a wave of breakthroughs that significantly slash the cost of cultivated meat, bringing it closer to price parity with chicken. Food tech innovators are continuing to make advancements that…
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A new review suggests that pets have a significant climate footprint, and the best way to lower their impact is to feed them nutritionally sound plant-based food. Globally, a tenth of all meat is consumed by cats and dogs, a share that…
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The Pack, a British startup making alternative proteins for pet food, has been acquired by Prefera Petfood, a premium manufacturer founded by industry veterans. London-based alternative pet food maker The Pack has sold its brand to…
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Alternative protein startup BioCraft Pet Nutrition is working with Prefera Petfood to manufacture a cat food product with 99% cultivated mouse meat. Shortly after registering its cultivated mouse meat with Austrian regulators…
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Food tech firm BioCraft Pet Nutrition has received registration from Austrian authorities to sell its cultivated meat ingredient in pet food applications across the EU. After a string of developments last year, 2025 is shaping up to be…
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German pet food maker Marsapet has rolled out a kibble product for dogs using Calysta's fermentation-derived FeedKind protein. Would you feed your dog carbon and microbes? If you're in Europe, you now can, thanks to a partnership…
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Vegan pet food startup Wild Earth, which shot to fame after landing a Shark Tank deal with Mark Cuban, has filed for bankruptcy. But co-founder Ryan Bethencourt says it's not the end of the brand's story. Wild Earth, one of the leading…
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The founders of London-based startup Omni – which makes plant-based pet food – bagged £75,000 from two investors on Dragons' Den UK last night. Plant-based food continues to succeed on the small screen, with dog food maker Omni becoming…
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London-based Meatly's cultivated chicken has debuted at Pets At Home in the UK, as part of a hybrid dog treat made by vegan pet food startup The Pack. British pet owners can now buy cultivated chicken for their furry friends, in what is…
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Food and pet care leader Mars has struck several partnerships focused on regenerative agriculture in its European supply chain for pet food. With the impending arrival of Robert F Kennedy Jr as Donald Trump's health secretary,…
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Pet food with cultivated meat instead of beef fares far better for the planet and its resources, according to a new life-cycle assessment. As it works to commercialise cultivated pet food, Czech biotech startup Bene Meat Technologies…
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In feeding trials, half of dogs fed Meatly's cultivated chicken kept licking the bowl after finishing, and a majority enjoyed it more than their regular diet. Months after receiving regulatory clearance in the UK, Meatly – the…
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Five climate risks veterinarians want you to know about. By Daisy Simmons When Colorado veterinarian Colleen Duncan stepped outside recently, the air smelled like a bonfire. Smoke from Wyoming wildfires had drifted south, leaving…
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Californian startups Friends & Family Pet Food Company and Novel Farms are co-developing cultivated meat for pets, and are already engaging with regulators. Friends & Family Pet Food Company, the newly launched startup focused…
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Prague-based Bene Meat Technologies has produced its first cultivated burger, which it says will be at price parity with premium beef. It has also hinted at an update on its pet food venture. Bene Meat Technologies, the Czech producer…
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Lewis Hamilton has made a second investment in plant-based pet food startup Bramble to raise awareness about vegan diets' impact on dog health. Formula One legend Lewis Hamilton and his dog Roscoe have partnered with New York-based…
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New research presents the latest evidence of plant-based food's benefits for dogs, with vegan diets presenting the best health outcomes for canines. For dogs, vegan diets are linked with lower medication use, fewer health disorders, and…
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Mars Petcare and Big Idea Ventures are spearheading a new programme for startups developing novel proteins and fats to develop sustainable pet food innovations. As the planetary impacts of pet food become apparent to more and more…
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