# Does Pet Food Include Rendered Euthanized Pets? | Snopes.com

> Snopes examines the long-running rumor that pet food contains rendered euthanized cats and dogs. It finds that drugs used for euthanasia have turned up in some pet foods, but no definitive DNA or other proof that rendered pets are an ingredient.

- Date: 2017-05-08 · published 2017-05-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/71124-does-pet-food-include-rendered-euthanized-pets-snopes-com
- Commodities: [Meat & Bone Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MBM.md)

## Why it matters

The rumor affects consumer confidence in pet food and is not a direct driver of feed ingredient prices for livestock buyers.

## Sources

- snopes.com: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/pets-in-pet-food/

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