Making pet food that humans can eat
Megumi Shika is particular about domestic production of all raw materials, and manufactures them in a way that can be seen from the manufacturing plant to the people involved in the seller.
The raw material venison is wild deer meat caught in Komoro City, Nagano Prefecture. In recent years, the number of deer in Japan has continued to increase due to the effects of warm winters, and Komoro City is one of the areas where the number of deer has increased.
For other production areas, we also trace the lot number on the package so that customers can trace the history of the venison of the venison they received from which region it came from.
There is a saying that "a picture is worth a thousand words," but there is a sense of crisis that can only be obtained by actually seeing the site, and there are few opportunities to talk to professional deer hunters.
We plan tours and hold regular study sessions for the purpose of seeing the forests where the food pressure of sika deer is strong and touring the dismantling facilities for the safe supply of captured sika deer.
Part of the funds from the sale of pet food is also used to train human resources to conduct ecological surveys and to capture deer with guns.
When deer return to their natural numbers, the rich ecosystem returns to the forest. When forests become rich, abundant nature remains in satoyama, fields, towns, and the sea.
We aim for such a sustainable and virtuous cycle.