“And it turns out Royal Canaan has a big dog and cat center, their pet center in the south of France. And there are 377 dogs and cats. And every day at 4 p.m., they do taste tests.”

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What was described

run daily A-B taste tests with 377 dogs and cats at 4 p.m., measuring how much each animal eats and rating excrement quality to evaluate pet food formulations

377 dogs and cats; tests finish within 15 minutes for dogs; cats tested for hours; excrement rating 1-10

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