cybercat wrote:

The question is, why would anyone bother trying to feed cats and dogs
to cats and dogs?

Cheap source of protein. The bodies are disposed of, anyway, so if
they can be sent to a rendering plant and that material used in dog
food - voila - income for whomever is selling the bodies. For the
manufactuer, it's gotta be cheaper than cow, pig and chicken guts.

-L.