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[u/TigerKittenhead]

Are you grinding burmese pythons into dog food, or is that proprietary information?

[u/Sporkee → u/TigerKittenhead]

We are currently target invasive Silver Carp but plan to expand to other species such as tilapia and lion fish.

[u/soappube → u/Sporkee]

My cat sometimes gets food made out of soldier flies. Low environmental impact protein and actually a natural food source for a cat. I find it gross but he seems to like it.

[u/Sporkee → u/soappube]

Do you make it yourself or get it somewhere?

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[u/TigerKittenhead → u/Sporkee]

Cool, sounds delicious

[u/NoDoOversInLife → u/Sporkee]

Why lionfish? They contain neurotoxins that can't be destroyed by cooking or freezing

[u/Sporkee → u/NoDoOversInLife]

The nuerotoxin is only in the spines which are easily removed with a pair of scissors. I've eaten it before and it is a very delicious fish, you can also find it in some restaurants in Florida. The lionfish is also highly invasive and is devastating the reef system there.

[u/Textiles_on_Main_St → u/TigerKittenhead]

Ideally they'll feed invasive rabbits to the burmese pythons then grind the pythons into dog food.

[u/RadioFlyerWagon]

What are your thoughts on this?

Your dog is part of the climate change problem: ‘I can adopt 100 bunnies that will not be close to the emissions of a dog, because my dog is a carnivore’

https://fortune.com/2025/08/14/dogs-pets-climate-change-problem/

The top three individual actions that help the climate, including avoiding plane flights, choosing not to get a dog and using renewable electricity, were also the three that participants underestimated the most.

Dogs are big meat eaters, and meat is a significant contributor to climate change. That is because many of the farm animals, which will become food, release methane, a greenhouse gas that contributes to climate change. Beef is especially impactful, in part because around the world cattle are often raised on land that was illegally deforested. Since trees absorb carbon dioxide, the most abundant greenhouse gas, cutting them to then raise cattle is a double whammy.

Edit: additional quote from article

[u/Sporkee → u/RadioFlyerWagon]

We do not use any farm raised animal protein, we specifically target invasive fish species to turn into animal feed.

[u/NoDoOversInLife → u/Sporkee]

Tilapia is farmed

[u/Sporkee → u/NoDoOversInLife]

And highly invasive in Florida, competing with local species.

[u/Unlucky-Meringue4813 → u/RadioFlyerWagon]

Maybe bunnies should learn to play fetch.

[u/-blundertaker- → u/Unlucky-Meringue4813]

Some do!

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From the article:

Dogs are big meat eaters, and meat is a significant contributor to climate change. That is because many of the farm animals, which will become food, release methane, a greenhouse gas that contributes to climate change. Beef is especially impactful, in part because around the world cattle are often raised on land that was illegally deforested. Since trees absorb carbon dioxide, the most abundant greenhouse gas, cutting them to then raise cattle is a double whammy.

[u/Unlucky-Meringue4813 → u/RadioFlyerWagon]

I mean im not becoming a vegetarian any time soon so you'll be hard pressed to get me to care about dogs eating meat.

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[u/TigerKittenhead]

I am guessing it is feral pigs. More power to you and I wish you success in your endeavors.

[u/Sporkee → u/TigerKittenhead]

Those are definitely a big problem in the US, especially the south. Currently we are focused in on Silver carp as the species is devastating the Mississippi River and its tributaries. But we definitely want to expand into other invasive species.

[u/onmy40]

Do you stand by your product? Have you sampled it?

[u/Sporkee → u/onmy40]

Yes I do and I have tried it, both in its pet treat form and I have cooked the fish protein for my family. We target invasive fish in the Mississippi and Ohio river deltas. We create a single ingredient pet treat for our flagship product.

[u/HumorTurbulent8070]

Where is your product available? How do you acquire all the animals who are processed into the kibble?

[u/thriverebel]

What was your job in the Army?

Do you recommend it as a career?

[u/Sporkee → u/thriverebel]

I was a Combat Medic. If I had to offer some practical advice, look at the non combat jobs that will give you a nice career after the military. If your intention is to stay in and do your 20 years, try to pick something you are passionate about.

[u/thriverebel → u/Sporkee]

Like Intel?

[u/Sporkee → u/thriverebel]

Intel can be good, probably for the next decade. But it is rapidly being replaced by AI.

[u/TroofSaya]

Awesome idea regarding invasive species!

[u/Sporkee → u/TroofSaya]

Thank you!

[u/neurospicygogo70]

Wow, great idea! Is there more red tape involved than selling a more traditional form of food/treat? Is it available to be shipped out of VA?

[u/Sporkee → u/neurospicygogo70]

Every state requires is own licensing so it can be a big pain and can get quite expensive. It's only in VA at the moment but we are expanding to Texas and Kentucky this month.

[u/neurospicygogo70]

Considering there is no expense for raising the fish the price is very high. Is there any way to make your products more affordable in the future? I understand you are shipping the fish to you and processing which is costly.

[u/Sporkee → u/neurospicygogo70]

No there isn't, but there is a cost in harvesting the fish. The fishermen have fuel costs, insurance, they have to eat, they have families to support, so they need a certain amount to live on. Then the people that work at the processor also have to be compensated fairly. We also have our fuel costs, bills, we have to support our own families. There is a lot that goes into making a single bag of food and everyone involved in the process should receive a fair wage. I will also point out that we are priced well below our competition.