# New & IMPROVED

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-improved/139203>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [November 27, 2002, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-improved/139203 "2002-11-27T21:22:31Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![tcdaniel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9bd4f/32.png) [@tcdaniel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tcdaniel)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2002, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-improved/139203/1 "2002-11-27T21:22:31Z")

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This line is such a teaser that we often fall prey to it out of curiosity or because the original no longer exist, but I was wondering, Does someone actually taste pet food to make this claim, in addition to Better Tasting? My pets have not voiced their opinions on anything they’ve eaten, - am i supposed to ax them if it is true?

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**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2002, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-improved/139203/2 "2002-11-27T21:27:36Z")

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No, don’t do that! There are much more humane ways to have your pets put down, and much better reasons for it!

Yes, there are actual humans out there who have taste-tested some pet foods. Mostly I’d say they gauge the “tastes better” off of animal response (how much they eat, how fast, how vigorously, blah blah blah).