A holder for frictionally holding a container of pre-packaged pet food has a bowl into which the container of pre-packaged pet food in placed and an anchor arm extending radially outwardly from the bowl. A plurality of ribs protrude inwardly from the inside walls of the bowl. The ribs terminate in edges having a compound curvature which frictionally engage the outside walls of the prepackaged container of pet food to the extent that it cannot easily be dislodged by the efforts of a pet to consume the food that is in the container. The pet food holder is provided with a slip resistant bottom surface and is manufactured from a material that has sufficient elastomeric properties that the cavity can accommodate pre-packaged containers of various sizes and shapes and sufficient frictional properties as to promote frictional interaction with the surface upon which the pet feeder is placed. The anchor arm can be engaged by the pet's paw or wedged under fixed objects to further prevent it from moving about as the pet consumes its contents.