Scientists in California want to know if you would ever feed your cat a bowl of bug chow.
Thislatest projectis being led by Emily Jang, a fourth-year undergraduate researcher and animal biology major.
There are now dozens ofbrandsbeing sold worldwide.
A cat playing with its potential food, a grasshopper.Image: Sasha Chornyi (Shutterstock)
Many of these are primarily in Europe, but the industry has begun toemergein the U.S. as well.
And thats a knowledge gap that her team is hoping to remedy.
I hope readers will venture into this rising topic of cat foods with sincerity and consideration, Jang said.
Any willing cat owners can take part in the 10-minute survey by clickinghere.
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