Dog bakeries are an outgrowth of the dog biscuit industry. [1]
The first dog bakery was created in 1989 by a Kansas City couple who had been baking for their sick dog in an attempt to get her to eat. [2] They eventually opened multiple dog bakeries under the name Three Dog Bakery [2] and now have shops in Japan and Korea as well as the US. [3] As of 2008 there were an estimated 800 dog bakeries in the United States. [2] As of 2017 there were online dog bakeries. [4] [ better source needed ]
Some dog bakeries carry specialty pastries and treats especially for dogs with allergies, dietary needs, or bad breath.[ citation needed ]
Some human bakeries also carry baked good for pets, and some pet supplies stores have bakery sections with trained chefs baking onsite. [1]
Typically dog bakeries produce cookie-like items decorated to appeal to humans but made with ingredients that are formulated to be safe for dogs, such as using carob instead of chocolate, little or no sugar or salt, and flavors that appeal to dogs such as peanut butter and yogurt. [1] Some bakeries also produce cupcakes and tarts. [5] The ingredients used are human food grade quality and can safely be consumed by humans as well as pets. [1]
As of the 2010s there has been a trend among United States consumers to humanize and indulge their pets. [6] As a general trend consumers in the US have become more concerned about the ingredients in their own food, and this has made some more concerned about their pets' food too, including concerns over the ingredients and additives in commercially produced pet treats. [7]
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Beginning in March 2007, there was a widespread recall of many brands of cat and dog foods due to contamination with melamine and cyanuric acid. The recalls in North America, Europe, and South Africa came in response to reports of kidney failure in pets. Initially, the recalls were associated with the consumption of mostly wet pet foods made with wheat gluten from a single Chinese company. After more than three weeks of complaints from consumers, the recall began voluntarily with the Canadian company Menu Foods on 16 March 2007, when a company test showed sickness and death in some of the test animals. In the following weeks, several other companies who received the contaminated wheat gluten also voluntarily recalled dozens of pet food brands. One month after the initial recall, contaminated rice protein from a different source in China was also identified as being associated with kidney failure in pets in the United States, while contaminated corn gluten was associated with kidney failure with pets in South Africa. As a result of investigating the 2007 pet food recalls, a broader Chinese protein export contamination investigation unfolded, raising concerns about the safety of the human food supply.
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