Don’t like eating insects? Your pet might


Watson eats food containing insect protein. Insect-protein entrepreneurs looking for open-minded eaters could hardly do better than a dog like Watson. — Photos: SONNY FIGUEROA/The New York Times

In an ideal world, Watson would have approached the treats cautiously, with a careful sniff and tentative lick. But, being a dog – with a voracious appetite and no discernible appreciation for narrative tension – he devoured them immediately.

He didn’t know, or care, that they were chock-full of dried crickets and ground-up grubs.

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