Author: Shelby Warren Capital News Service
Compared to the estimated $82 billion dog food market Hypercube Insights forecasts by 2026, the origins of pet food are relatively humble.About 20,000 years ago, early hunter-gatherers, hoping to protect themselves from the consequences of excessive protein consumption, such as diarrhea and protein poisoning, would give wolves extra meat scraps The practice not only laid the groundwork for today’s dog nutrition and pet food industry but may even have played an important role in the domestication of dogs themselves.Ollie looked at news articles, research journals, and historical sources to outline key milestones in the history of dog food and nutrition.The…