90% of Dogs Like Cultivated Meat Treats in BeneMeat’s Try & Share Program
BeneMeat’s Try & Share program, which launched in September 2025, is continuing to gather valuable insights as dog owners from across the European Union test treats made with cultivated meat. The program, which has attracted participants from 25 countries, aims to evaluate consumer response to pet food products made from lab-grown meat. Preliminary results show a strong reception among both pets and their owners. 90% of dog owners reported that …
Studies Say Significant Proportion of Consumers Would Consider Cultivated or Plant-Based Diets for Pets
Two studies co-led by Griffith University Adjunct Professor Andrew Knight and published in the journal Animals have examined consumer attitudes to sustainable diets for pets. The first study surveyed 2,639 dog guardians worldwide, finding that around 84% of them currently feed their pets a conventional or raw meat-based diet. However, 43% of this group said they would consider at least one type of more sustainable dog food, such as vegan, …
VEGDOG Expands Into Cat Food With Snacks Made From Fermented Protein
VEGDOG, the German company best known for its plant-based dog food, has expanded into the cat food market with a product called VEGCAT Pure Bites. The new snacks are made from fermentation-derived protein and are claimed to be both hypoallergenic and easily digestible. They have a balanced nutrient profile that has been developed in collaboration with veterinarians; this includes taurine, a vital amino acid that cats must get from their …
UK Launches First Dog Treat Made with Sustainable Microbial Protein
British pet food brand THE PACK and German biotech company MicroHarvest have introduced a new dog treat featuring microbial protein. The product, called Gut Bites, is made using a fermentation process that transforms agricultural side-streams into a sustainable, high-quality protein. Turning waste into protein MicroHarvest’s proprietary microbial protein is produced through fermentation, utilizing agricultural byproducts and requiring no additional farmland, pesticides, or fertilizers. The company claims that this method significantly …
Omni Pet Files First Patent for Cat Food That Blends Cultivated Meat and Plant Proteins
Omni Pet Ltd. has filed and published its first patent, a wet cat food that combines cultivated chicken with soy or pea protein and common starches to form meat-like chunks in gravy. The application lists founders Guy Sandelowsky and Sivakumar Sivasankar as the inventors, underscoring a founder-led R&D strategy at a moment when cultivated ingredients are beginning to enter regulated pet markets. (EP4616721A1) What the patent introduces, and why it …
BeneMeat Begins EU Program to Test Lab-Grown Dog Treats with Pet Owners
BeneMeat, a biotechnology company specializing in cultivated meat, has introduced a new trial program for dog owners across the European Union. Through the “Try & Share” initiative, participants will have the opportunity to test BeneMeat’s cultivated dog treats, a product made from lab-grown animal cells, and provide feedback on its taste, safety, and quality. The program is designed to gather consumer input on these novel pet food products, which are …
Umami Bioworks and Friends & Family Set to Pilot Cultivated Seafood Pet Food Across Europe and Asia
Umami Bioworks has announced a new partnership with Friends & Family Pet Food Company to launch cultivated pet food in select international markets. The collaboration will focus on introducing sustainable, high-quality protein sources for pets, with a particular emphasis on cultivated seafood. The initiative will pilot in Singapore, the United Kingdom, and the European Union. This partnership follows a recent milestone for Umami Bioworks, which has successfully registered two cultivated …
Study: Precision Fermentation-Derived Chicken Protein Has Beneficial Digestive Effects for Dogs
In a new study, scientists at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign partnered with Bond Pet Foods to examine the effects of chicken protein produced using precision fermentation on the digestive health of dogs. First, Bond’s R&D team identified proteins that are highly abundant in the muscle tissues of chickens, and determined their DNA sequences. The DNA was inserted into the genome of brewer’s yeast to express the chicken protein, which …
Friends & Family Pet Food Co. Receives Regulatory Approval for Cultivated Pet Food in Singapore
U.S.-based Friends & Family Pet Food Company has received regulatory approval to sell its cultivated meat-based pet food in Singapore. The approval was issued by Singapore’s Animal & Veterinary Services (AVS) last month. Friends & Family claims to be the first ever cultivated meat pet food producer to be approved for sale in Asia. The company’s first products will be freeze-dried treats for cats and dogs, made with human-grade cultivated …
Analysis: Cultivated Ingredients by BioCraft Pet Nutrition Produce Far Fewer Emissions Than Beef Byproducts
A carbon footprint analysis conducted in collaboration with ClimatePartner has concluded that cultivated ingredients produced by BioCraft Pet Nutrition emit just a fraction of the emissions of conventional beef byproducts used in pet food. According to the analysis, a hypothetical beef byproduct emits 21.28 kg CO₂ per kilogram, whereas BioCrafted Meat produces just 1.73 kg CO₂ per kilogram — only one-twelfth as much. The calculations were based on internationally recognized …