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Post by katt on Jan 11, 2013 14:58:23 GMT -5
Speaking of that Bev, I keep meaning to ask and totally forgetting. Does anyone have any sources, documents, etc indicating exactly when kibble was invented, and when it became more popular?
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Post by crazylady on Jan 11, 2013 15:59:06 GMT -5
I can ask around Katt but off the top of my head it was around 30 years ago take care bye for now Bev
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Post by crazylady on Jan 11, 2013 16:15:28 GMT -5
Hi Katt dog kibble was first invented in 1981 so I am guessing they followed suit with cat kibbles and ferret kibbles shortly afterwards hope this helps take care bye for now Bev
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Post by Heather on Jan 11, 2013 16:18:09 GMT -5
Here you go Katt I tried a number of sites but this one compressed all that information together....unfortunately it's a wiki site but it seems to be basically true to the other information. It seems that kibbles (basically dried biscuits) have been around since about the early 1700 but this gentleman, James Spratt was the first to patent it. The original biscuits they're talking about were made for the sailors as they weren't getting all the necessary nutrients and were developing scurvy. They discovered by making these biscuits they could prevent this. The habit of dumping said biscuits by the sailors on the warf at the end of the journey (tasted great...not ) and this gentleman's observations of how the warf dogs "chowed" down on it gave him the idea to create these biscuits. There's a lot more to it but it's summed up in this site. ************ en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog_foodIt wasn't until the mid-1800s that the world saw its first food made specifically for dogs. An American electrician, James Spratt concocted the first dog treat. Living in London at the time, he witnessed dogs around a shipyard eating scraps of discarded biscuits. Shortly thereafter he introduced his dog food, made up of wheat meals, vegetables and meat. By 1890 production had begun in the United States and became known as "Spratt's Patent Limited". In later years, dog biscuit was sometimes treated as synonymous with dog food: The first three prize winners at the late coursing meeting at Great Bend were trained on Spratt's Patent Dog Biscuit. This same dog food won no less than three awards, including a gold medal, at the Exposition in Paris which has just closed. It would seem that the decision of the judges is more than backed up by the result in the kennel. Another good dog food is that manufactured by Austin & Graves, of Boston. They, too, seem to be meeting with great success in their line.[9] Canned horse meat was introduced in the United States under the Ken-L Ration brand after WWI as a means to dispose of deceased horses. The 1930s saw the introduction of canned cat food and dry meat-meal dog food by the Gaines Food Co. By the time WWII ended, pet food sales had reached $200 million. In the 1950s Spratt's became part of General Mills. For companies such as Nabisco, Quaker Oats, and General Foods, pet food represented an opportunity to market by-products as a profitable source of income.[ ciao
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Post by crazylady on Jan 12, 2013 14:25:17 GMT -5
oops sorry thought you ment the complete food type kibbles not just the dried biscuit lol I know over here things like dog mixers were around long before the 19 80 ( but it was simply dried brown bread lol ) take care bye for now Bev
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Post by Deleted on Jan 12, 2013 20:55:20 GMT -5
Nibbler is 7 and going strong.
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Post by katt on Jan 13, 2013 13:49:12 GMT -5
Thanks guys! That's actually a bit longer than I thought Heather!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 13, 2013 14:02:42 GMT -5
This one's kind of interesting too - a little different in focus - there are 3 parts (links to part 2 and 3 are at the bottom of part 1) Talks about the use of horse meat, which I remember from when I was a kid), and other interesting tidbits. nycdoggies.com/dog-food-the-story-of-kibble/
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Post by Jeremy's Boggle on Jan 15, 2013 17:05:45 GMT -5
Nefertiti- MF died ~ 9 months internal injuries from escaping cage Mai- MF died at ~3 from adrenal, shelter ferret kibble feed until I got her raw 2months Freddy- MF died at ~7 he had adrenal, insulinoma & cancer kibble feed until I adopted him raw 2 months Momo- MF died at ~6 cancer shelter ferret kibble feed until I adopted him raw 5 months Precious- MF died ~3 pancreatic abscess shelter ferret kibble feed until adopted raw 9 months Coontail is 2 MF dying of lymphoma shelter ferret kibble feed until adopted raw almost 2 months
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