{"id":464,"date":"2017-03-01T05:20:29","date_gmt":"2017-03-01T10:20:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mag.thefarmersdog.com\/?p=464"},"modified":"2025-01-14T18:14:53","modified_gmt":"2025-01-14T18:14:53","slug":"the-history-of-commercial-pet-food-a-great-american-marketing-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stage.tfd.engineering\/digest\/the-history-of-commercial-pet-food-a-great-american-marketing-story\/","title":{"rendered":"The History of Commercial Pet Food: A Great American Marketing Story"},"content":{"rendered":"

For as long as most of us can remember, pet food has come in a bag. But before the mid-1800s, dogs primarily lived outside and ate raw meat or table scraps. It was only after the Industrial Revolution that the growth of a more affluent middle class led to cats and dogs becoming house pets who were considered more “civilized” companions than their outdoor, working counterparts. Let’s take a look back at how the commercial pet food industry got its start. <\/p>

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