Keeping Fido kosher

With many people now observing Passover, it may be too late to get your dog or cat to also keep Kosher — at least this year.

Evanger's Dog and Cat Food Company, located in Wheeling, Ill., makes and sells a line of kosher dog and cat food.

They have 30 products, which, according to their Web site, "have been endorsed by the Chicago Rabbinical Council as acceptable for use by those who observe Jewish Law, and are free from any chometz which makes them acceptable for use during the Passover holidays."

The food is not made with grains, nor does it combine meat and dairy. But it is not kosher for human consumption.

The products include:

Dog food:

• 100% Beef for Dogs
• 100% Beef with Real Meat Chunks
• 100% Buffalo
• 100% Duck
• 100% Organic Chicken
• 100% Organic Turkey with Potato & Carrots
• 100% Pheasant
• Beef, Chicken & Liver for Dogs
• Beef with Liver for Dogs
• Cooked Chicken for Dogs
• Cooked Chicken with Real Meat Chunks
• Duck & Sweet Potatoes
• Hunk of Beef for Dogs
• Lamb & Rice Dinner for Dogs
• Senior Dinner for Dogs

Cat food:

• Chicken, Liver & Tuna for Cats
• Seafood Dinner for Cats
• Whole Mackerel with Gravy

Of course, when you say the food is for dogs, everyone will know what you mean. But when you say the food is for cats, you have to be clear that you don't mean Mr. Katz down the street.