Cat and dog food has turned into a huge industry. As a result, sometimes blood-chilling things can happen to us. A study by scientists is one of the best examples of this. According to research, the meat of some endangered sharks is put in cat and dog foods.
It has been discovered that endangered sharks are used in some pet food brands on the market. Moreover, there was no explanation that these foods contained sharks, instead, general terms such as “ocean fish” were preferred.
Pet owners unknowingly help shark extinction
Researchers at the National University of Singapore examined the ingredients of 45 pet foods from 16 different brands. Most of the products contained inaccurate expressions such as “white fish and white feed”. While some food brands included fish names such as “tuna or “salmon”, it was seen that none of the brands used the shark name in the ingredients
One third of the food was shark
Using the DNA barcode, the scientists sequenced 144 samples. According to this study, shark DNA was found in one-third of these samples. Sharks slaughtered for cat and dog food include blue shark, caribbean reef shark, whitefin shark, sickle-finned shark, and caribbean pointed shark. and the tiger sand shark. In particular, the caribbean reef shark and whitefin shark are among the species listed as “vulnerable” on the red list
Sharks are not listed as “included” in any cat or dog food. This is an illegal procedure not, but it is thought that many pet owners will want to know about it. 0702)
Sharks endangered
Shark populations around the world have declined by more than 70 percent in the last 50 years due to overfishing. Sharks, which are hunted for fins, liver oil and meat, may only remain in fairy tales in the coming years.
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