A pet food company is on the hunt for someone to taste test its new dog food, and is willing to pay them a huge sum for the pleasure.
You may have wondered what your dog’s food tastes like. Hell, you may have even had a cheeky nibble in the past. They say that curiosity killed the cat, after all, but everyone forgets the other half of the saying – that satisfaction brought it back.
Fun story – I once accidentally ate one of my dog’s peanut butter cookies, having mistaken it for a focaccia crisp. It actually wasn’t that bad. So as bizarre as this is, I would probably give it a go.
£5,000 is certainly enough to sway me. Oh, and the dog food is all vegan, so you’re not going to find any cheap and nasty animal by-products in there.
To get that £5,000, the successful dog food taster will be required to eat an all-vegan dog food diet for five days.
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They’ll also be expected to keep a daily record of their experience, reporting back – not just on the food’s taste, but also on their mood, energy levels, and bowel movements.
The dog food, created by company OMNI, is entirely plant-based and made up of a mix of sweet potatoes, lentils, brown rice, pumpkin, blueberries, peas and cranberries. It actually sounds pretty tasty.
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The founders have eaten it themselves, and they’re super proud of using human-grade ingredients that are not just ‘good enough’ but actually desirable.
Shiv Sivakumar, co-founder of OMNI, said: “OMNI is a clean label, meaning that it doesn’t have any mysterious ingredients.
“While all dog food has to use human grade ingredients by law, many brands use cheap animal by-products and unwanted leftovers that humans would definitely not want to eat themselves given the choice.
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“We firmly believe that OMNI is good enough for even humans to eat, and more importantly enjoy, that we’re going to put our money where our mouth is.
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“We decided to recruit a human taste tester to prove just how tasty and healthy plant-based dog food can be.
“Me and the other founder of OMNI would even eat our products – and we’re sure many other dog food brand producers wouldn’t.
“So, if you are looking to try out a new diet change and earn a little extra on the side, please sign up!”
The successful taste tester will have access to a registered dietician and will be sent a number of recipes over the week. Expenses will be covered on the food, and once the five days of testing is complete the £5,000 payment will be made.
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If you’d like to apply, you can do so here before 31 May. Applicants must be over the age of 18 and live in the UK.
Reality TV personality Kim Woodburn has died at the age of 83
Emily Sergeant
Kim Woodburn has died at the age of 83, it has been confirmed.
The reality TV personality and presenter, also affectionately known by the nickname ‘The Queen of Clean’, and most-commonly known as one half of the presenting duo for Channel 4’s How Clean Is Your House? as well as being a regular panellist on ITV’s Loose Women, has passed away following a short illness.
Her passing was announced by her representatives this morning, and she was described as being ‘incredibly kind, caring, and charismatic’.
Announcing the TV star’s death in a statement today, Kim’s representatives wrote in tribute: “It is with immense sadness that we let you know our beloved Kim Woodburn passed away yesterday following a short illness.
“Kim was an incredibly kind, caring, charismatic and strong person.
“Her husband Peter is heartbroken at the loss of his soulmate. We are so proud of the amazing things Kim achieved in her life and career.”
The statement concluded by asking that Kim’s husband and close friends be ‘given the time and privacy they need to grieve’.
It was also confirmed that no further details will be released to the public following this initial statement.
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Met Office says UK heatwave is ‘likely’ this week with highs of 30°C expected
Emily Sergeant
Much of the UK will be in heatwave conditions by the coming weekend, according to the latest Met Office forecast.
It’s been a real mixed bag of weather since June arrived, it’s safe to say, with the continuous and unseasonably warm and dry temperatures of April and May finally being broken with spells of heavy downpours and thunderstorms, but now it’s official… a heatwave is ‘likely’ on its way.
The Met Office is predicting heat will build throughout this week, and by the time the weekend has arrived, some parts of the UK will probably be in heatwave conditions.
According to forecasts, the highest temperatures values in the UK tomorrow (Wednesday 17 June) are expected to be around 27ºC, but then on Thursday this will rise to 29ºC, and by Saturday, it’s expected to increase again in more locations until heatwave values are exceeded.
High pressure means for many it will be a dry week with temperatures rising to heatwave level in some areas by the weekend☀️
It’s thought that the highest temperatures in some parts of the country could reach 30ºC on Saturday, potentially even earlier.
So, what exactly is considered to be a heatwave? Well, heatwave conditions in the UK are met when a location records a period of at least three consecutive days with temperature values meeting or exceeding the heatwave temperature threshold for that location.
Across much of the north and west of the UK this threshold is 25ºC, but across Greater London and the Home Counties, the threshold is higher, at 28ºC.
“The rising temperatures this week are a combination of several factors,” commented Tony Wisson, who is a Deputy Chief Meteorologist at the Met Office.
“Over the next few days, settled weather and warm sunshine will allow temperatures to rise day on day. Temperatures will then rise further towards the end of the week as winds turn more southerly and even warmer air over continental Europe will be drawn across the UK.
“We could very well see several places exceeding 30ºC, which will be the highest temperatures of the year so far.”
Tony also confirmed that by the beginning of the weekend “we could very well be meeting heatwave thresholds in places”.
When it comes to how long this’ll all last, that’s a little more up in the air, as while forecasters know that high pressure is expected to move away from the UK into early next week, which will result in temperatures falling, there is uncertainty, however, in how quickly this happens.
Georgina Pellant -
20th May 2022 
