I’ve often wondered why gourmet cat food is made from the same type of animals that humans commonly eat: beef, chicken, tuna, etc.

To be honest, I haven’t often wondered about it. It’s pretty obvious - those animals are already being processed for human consumption, so it makes economic sense.

But what would our cats really like to eat? If you leave them to their own inventions they mack on rats and birds. So I can only assume that’s what they love. I can see a new gourmet product line now with flavours like these:

• Rat Repas
• Songbird Souffle
• Caterpillar Casserole
• Blades of Grass Dinner
• Tender Chunks of Styrofoam