June 2026
Microplastics in Pet Food: What the New Sussex Study Found, and What It Doesn't
A June 2026 study from Sussex and Exeter found microplastics in most pet foods tested in the UK. What the paper actually found, why wet food carries the higher daily exposure, and what it does not tell Australian cat owners.
Read more →June 2026
Can Cats Be Vegetarian or Vegan?
It is a fair question to ask, and the honest answer is not what either side of the internet wants it to be. What the evidence says about cats specifically, why their needs differ from dogs, and what the major veterinary bodies advise.
Read more →June 2026
Grain-Free Cat Food: What the Evidence Says
The FDA's grain-free investigation was about dogs, not cats. What the evidence actually says about grain-free cat food, and why it is neither a quality signal nor a danger signal for cats specifically.
Read more →June 2026
By-products and "Meat Meal": What They Actually Are
"By-products" sounds like the worst part of the bag. The honest answer is more complicated. Some by-products are exactly what an obligate carnivore needs. Some are not. Here is how to tell which is which from an Australian label.
Read more →May 2026
Is Your Cat Food Regulated in Australia?
Cat food here is not regulated the way most people imagine. No mandatory standard, no government approval, no central recall register. Here is how it actually works.
Read more →April 2026
Who Actually Owns Your Cat Food?
A handful of multinational corporations own most of the cat food brands on Australian shelves. We mapped the ownership of every brand in our database.
Read more →April 2026
Why Your Cat Cannot Just Eat Anything
Peer-reviewed research on what makes cats obligate carnivores, how they regulate macronutrients, and why added sugars and incomplete diets are a problem.
Read more →April 2026
How Cat Food Is Made
From high-heat extrusion to freeze-drying, how each cat food format is manufactured and what it means for the ingredients and nutrition in the finished product.
Read more →May 2026
Guaranteed Analysis Explained
What the numbers on an Australian cat food label actually show, why wet and dry food cannot be compared without conversion, and what the panel leaves out entirely.
Read more →May 2026
What WSAVA Compliance Actually Means (And Doesn't)
WSAVA does not approve or certify cat food brands. Here is what the guidelines actually are, who funds them, and what a more useful framework looks like.
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