They say all pet food must be suitable for human consumption - but that definitely doesn't mean we'd choose to have a packet of Pedigree Chum as part of a tikka masala.
That's pretty much what was going down at one Perth Indian restaurant that has been hit with a $14,000 (£7,850 / US $10,220) fine after pet food meat was found in their kitchen, reports the Daily Mail.
I know some people share meals with their furry companions, but this is taking things to a whole new level.
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The owner of Canning Vale's Cafe Marica, Kopikaran Krishnasamy, defended the accusations to his restaurant, by saying the meat was never served to people.
He also made the odd claim it was not pet meat and only labelled that way to avoid tighter food regulations - seems legit.
This statement was actually contradicted by a spokesperson for the business who said the meat ended up in the kitchen because a chef was unable to read English fluently.
He told Armadale Community News: "We usually buy our lamb from reputable buyers such as Woolworths or Coles."
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On this occasion the restaurant didn't go for their usual supplier when a customer recommended a different wholesale producer to the chef.
When the mystery meat arrived at the restaurant, in a box labelled with the ever-so-subtle giveaway 'pet meat', the chef was unable to read it.
Things go from bad to worse as when the chef began preparing the meat, as if it were lamb, it was at the same point a food inspection officer, from the City of Gosnells, entered the restaurant.
This is when the strange claims came to light that the salesman they bought the meat from put it in a bag labelled for pets to avoid tighter regulations.
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For failing to prevent pet meat being handled where food was sold the business was fined $12,000 (£6,728 / US $8,760), with an additional $1382.30 (£775 / US $1,010) in costs.
As shocking as it all sounds, this isn't the first time restaurants and brands have been at the centre of a food-related scandal.
The UK suffered a meat-related scandal of its own earlier in the year when many restaurant chains, such as Jamie's Italian, JD Weatherspoons and Greene King pubs were caught up in a food hygiene issue.
Meat supplier Russell Hume was ordered to cancel all its deliveries to the restaurant chains after investigators suspected 'serious non-compliance' with food safety rules, the Sun reported.
Going back further, you might recall the horse meat scandal of 2013, when the brand Findus had to recall thousands of products due to horse meat being found in products that claimed to be 100 percent beef.
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Findus subsequently apologised, with the company later rebranded as part of Young's Seafood.
Topics: Food, World News, Animals, Australia