Animals have been an invaluable part of human life for centuries. Throughout history, they have met and continue to meet our needs in many areas from nutrition to transportation, from protection to health, from trade to emotional support. It would not be an exaggeration to say that the sustainability of human life is possible with the existence of animals. Because animals have an important role in ensuring the continuity of the ecosystem that provides us the opportunity to live.
Defending the life rights and well-being of living things that have such vital roles for human beings is now much more than a personal choice or a conscientious approach… This is a serious responsibility and everyone should share this responsibility too. Fortunately, awareness of this issue is increasing today. There are more and more people following closely the rights to life and welfare of wild animals, farm animals and pets. Legislation in this regard is also increasing rapidly.
When the issue of the right to life and welfare of animals is mentioned – probably because we share a one-to-one life – we see that there is a special focus on pets. Especially with the Covid-19 pandemic, the interest of people for pets has intensified when they spend a long time indoors. Our little friends at home managed to be our biggest supporters in coping with the feeling of loneliness during this difficult term. With the pandemic, people’s spending more time with their pets also mediated the rise of a new trend: Humanization…
People now see their pets as members of their families, so they focus more on their general needs, nutrition and health. This trend is also driving an entire pet nutrition and health industry to reconsider their solutions.
So, we cover “New Trends in Pet Foods and Pet Food Ingredients” in this last issue of 2022 and we discussed the changing new approaches in pet food with valuable industry representatives.
In addition, new alternative protein sources such as “cultured meat”, which are among the topics that have attracted attention in recent years, and “cellular agriculture” are among the topics we have discussed in this issue. I believe that the interview we did with Nutreco, one of the important representatives of the animal nutrition industry, on its investments in cellular agriculture and alternative protein sources, is remarkable in understanding the future of this field and its meaning for traditional livestock.
Hope you will enjoy reading this issue…
See you in 2023…
