Research has discovered that more than half of our dogs and a third of our pet cats are overweight or eating unhealthily, statistics which are largely within our control.

Healthy Active Pets founder Rhian Allen told Julie-anne Sprague on 6PR Afternoons there is a lack of clear information about the nutrition available in many kinds of pet food.

“It started off with me trying to work out what kind of food I want to give, but I came out of it with me not believing how bad a lot of the big pet food brands are,” Ms Allen said.

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