Food for thought? Ruth Jones wants us to consider how we feed our pets – and ourselves

‘If we were presented with an alternative, we would welcome it with open arms, surely?’

by Ruth Jones 28th February 2025

Animals play important roles in our lives, from working- and assistance-dogs to therapy horses – not forgetting, of course, our unconditionally-loved and loving companion pets. Indeed, we can sometimes feel more sentimentally generous towards the dog than to its homeless owner sitting on the pavement. Quarantine means our pets can freely travel the globe, while refugees cannot.