not meet wikipedia s notability guidelines for companies and organizations . please help to establish notability by citing reliable secondary sources that are independent of the topic and provide significant coverage of it beyond its mere trivial mention . if notability can not be established the article is likely to be merged redirected or deleted . find sources addiction foods news newspapers books scholar jstor free images may 2012 learn how and when to remove this template message addiction foods pte ltd. type private industry pet food founded te puke new zealand headquarters singapore te puke new zealand area served worldwide products dog food and cat food owner addiction foods pte ltd. website www.addictionfoods.com addiction foods is a singaporean owned 1 manufacturer of hypoallergenic dog food and cat food based in new zealand and australia . contents 1 history 2 ingredients 3 see also 4 references 5 external links history edit addiction foods was founded by a holistic veterinarian and clinical nutritionist who developed the foods based on his clinical experience with cats and dogs with skin diseases and gastrointestinal conditions caused by allergies to beef chicken lamb and artificial additives . 2 ingredients edit addiction foods makes products for both dogs and cats using novel protein sources not found in other food brands such as wild kangaroo new zealand brushtail and unagi eel . also used is venison king salmon and dried seaweed . addiction foods is the only worldwide pet food manufacturer to use the nz brushtail possum 3 and australian kangaroo . the reason is two fold . in new zealand the brushtail possum was introduced in the 20th century from australia where they became a major pest species . 4 5 6 in australia farmers and ranchers view the kangaroo as a pest and nuisance that impedes cattle ranching . 7 by using brushtail possum and kangaroo the addiction foods company utilizes two pests to help stabilize a small but important part of the ecology of both countries and create foods which contains higher levels of omega 3 & omega 6 fatty acids than other red meats and fish . 8 see also edit freshpet references edit porter david 28 february 2014 . pet food firm boosts presence in bay . bay of plenty times . retrieved 24 april 2016 . the addiction story non primary source needed new zealand drives global pet addiction . scoop independent news . 25 february 2014 . retrieved 24 april 2016 . new zealand ecology bio one brushtailed possum australian fauna brushtailed possum american university kangaroo ted case studies why is brushtail meat used non primary source needed external links edit addiction foods pte ltd. this brand name food or drink product related article is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title addiction foods & oldid 740036938 categories pet food brandscat food brandsdog food brandsanimal food manufacturersbrand name food products stubshidden categories all pages needing factual verificationwikipedia articles needing factual verification from may 2012articles with topics of unclear notability from may 2012all articles with topics of unclear notabilityall stub articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 18 september 2016 at 17 46 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view