I once had a girl badmouth me for owning a snake....she said to me "I would NEVER own an animal that I fed other animals to, that's disgusting!" Yet....her dog was beside her, and when I asked her if she fed her dog a vegetarian diet she didn't have an answer. That wasn't really relevant but I thought it was funny. Dogs are not obligate carnivores...their bodies don't need taurine to function. Cats do. Synthetic taurine is....a ridiculous idea, IMO, and it's not as healthy for them as the real thing.

Do your research on pet foods, find a brand that's as healthy and cruelty-free as you can find, and give your furkids the best while not suporting the cruelty involved with some companies. Also keep in mind that with some pet food companies the cruelty doesn't stop at the slaughterhouse.