Gregory Okin in Vin News Service: There’s a fly in my kibble! Insect-based pet food takes off

Companies dabbling in a novel food space are attracting increasing attention from pet owners, regulators, financiers and the veterinary profession.  Hungry dogs and cats account for 25-30% of the environmental impacts from all animal production in the United States, in terms of land, water, fossil fuel, phosphate and biocides use, according to a study by Gregory S. Okin, a professor in the UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability.