Author: Miss Cellania / Source: Neatorama
More and more people are being classified as obese, now about 1.9 billion around the world. Our pets are also becoming more obese. Much of that is easy to understand, as people often overfeed pets and don’t give them enough exercise. But obesity is rising in dogs and cats even when they don’t overeat or under-exercise.
What’s going on? Research on pet obesity is uncovering several potential answers, like genetic links, the quality of our food, and even the use of antibiotics.The good news is that animals could help us disentangle those environmental factors, too. Factory farm animals are traditionally fattened with…
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