Beware eating pet foods, for it is not only the food that needs to be considered. The container is also an issue.

Because of the high poverty rate in the US, (1 in 4 children below our very low poverty line), some pet food manufacturers have upgraded the containers to the human food standard. This is a costly change. But many have not upgraded and continue to use containers that may contaminate the food below the human standards. Still OK for pets though.

The problem is finding out which do and which do not. The industry remains mute on the subject. However a person skilled in industrial canning methods can easily tell the difference. Something about the grade of metal and coatings used.

If you stick with a name brand, you should be okay. Just avoid store brands. Those are made by the lowest bidder and the contracts are let every three or four months. If they screw it up (and they have) what do they care? If (let's pick a target) wally world lost all their store brand pet food business, what have they lost, a half percent of one day's profits? On the other hand, if Purina, Hill's science Diet, Eukanuba, Iams, etc. suffer quality problems and lose business, a lot of guys wearing suits will have to explain a new job search to an angry wife.

"Never appeal to a man's better nature. He may not have one. Invoking his self interest gives you much more leverage." - Lazarus Long

I personally tasted Hill's I/D perscription food while touring their Kansas City plant a decade ago. Bland (it's supposed to be), but eminently edible.

That said, in a survival situation, I'd rather eat any pet food than worms and bugs.

Peanut