My cats aren’t very impressed. They want to know why I started with their food rather than mine. There have been quite a few dirty looks, begging roll over tricks and complaining in the early hours of the morning about the changes to their diets.
Over the last few weeks I’ve started looking at their wet food consumption. First to go was the lovely aluminium pouches which I love using because they are so easy to grab especially in the morning when you are in a hurry and being harassed by furry friends. But I know that aluminium pouches never break down and I can no longer justify using them.
My cats adore the little gourmet feast tins – made of aluminium. I have been using them and recycling them but recently noticed that the product is made in the USA. I can’t really justify all those carbon miles just to feed my cats.
So at the moment we are on to cat food made in Hastings. I recycle the tins and the labels. I know nothing about how the product or the cans are made and it’s not information that I can find out.
Raw meat might be a better food option (furry ears have pricked up!) and is my next area of investigation – I don’t want to get it from a supermarket because it is packaged in plastic. There are no butchers for at least 20 minutes drive (they are a dying breed where I live) but it could be possible to buy it in bulk and cut it up for the freezer???