abstract |
An edible animal chew for animals, particularly dogs, resembling a naturally occurring substantially unprocessed food source, such as a vegetable, grain, fruit, or animal, in its nutritional content and in one or more of its shape, color, or texture, and wherein the size, hardness, or flavoring of the chew may be changed to accommodate an animal with regard to, for example, the animal's type, age, or size. |