Monday, September 12, 2011
Why I Do It
I know some of you out there think I’m weird for feeding my pets a raw diet. I have had co-workers in the past lambast me for doing it, saying I’m going to “kill” my dogs and they are going to get diseases and worms and choke on chicken bones. I know people can’t believe that the pet food industry would lie to them. I didn’t think they would, either. I actually, stupidly, trusted the pet food industry.
But then I did a lot of research. Not just on the pet food industry but also about dogs and cats. No one argues that cats are carnivores so why the hell would I feed them grains and veggies? They are carnivores, feed them meat. There is debate about whether or not dogs are carnivores or omnivores but if you look at their skulls, you can see, clearly, they are carnivores. They are classified as carnivores. So why would I feed them grains and veggies as a staple to their diet? Sure, they can munch on a carrot or banana for a treat but as a main staple? No, they are carnivores. I did as much research as I could about what foods do for their health or do bad for their health. I studied what actually goes in to pet foods. There’s a lot going in to pet foods that maybe some of you didn’t know. I’m sure people can guess that road kill is included. I’m sure they can guess that some garbage may be included. I’m sure they can guess that cattle not fit for human consumption may be included. I wonder how many know that plastic tags, maggots and animals diseased and filled with drugs in their system are used.
I wonder how many people know that euthanized dogs and cats are used.
Yes. Your pets. The ones you take to the vet or shelter to be euthanized when they are too sick or too old...what do you think they do with those bodies if you don’t ask for cremation? (Cremation is a whole other topic, by the way.) Do you think they just throw them away in to a landfill?
Think again.
This video is not easy to watch if you have any kind of heart whatsoever and especially if you’ve ever had a pet dog or cat. I warn you now, it’s not pretty. You decide if you’re going to watch this and don’t get upset with me if you do, I warned you. But no matter how hard it IS to watch, I think everyone who has a pet, SHOULD watch it. Sometimes information and reality is not easy to handle. But you should know, anyway.
The next time you fill up your pet’s bowl with food, I want you to remember this video. This is not what the commercials lead you to believe, now is it? They show happy dogs, running through fields. They show fresh chunks of beef, all bright and delicious looking, fish, veggies, everything so clean and sterile and healthy. Right? RIGHT?? That’s not the reality. What goes in to your pets’ food is anything but clean, healthy and sterile.
The next time someone wants to tell me that what I’m feeding my dogs or cats is unhealthy, I want them to watch this video. Tell me how this is better than a fresh whole chicken or turkey or pork ribs from the store. How is a dead dog and cat, garbage, road kill and maggots better than what I get at the store?
