I am HIGHLY disturbed by the recent
meat recall of 143 million pounds of beef - part of a two year supply that has largely already been consumed by public school students, and patrons of fast food joints. Ugh! The abuse of animals goes beyond the issue surrounding this recall, which was the processing of downed, and obviously ill, cattle for human consumption. To go deeper, watch
Meet Your Meat -It is an extremely graphic depiction of the suffering and inhumane existence most animals raised for meat, milk or eggs must endure. Not Green Acres here gang, or my Grandma's barn. Those were the good old days. Personally, I already avoid consuming meat at virtually every meal, now I think my poor little doggies might have to go all vegi. According to the National Research Council (NRC) "
Dogs require specified nutrients, not specific feedstuffs." I am feeling very powerless about it all, and I wish in this world there was more respect shown to animals. You can bet there's no vegi-head dogs on the Iditarod. Oh no my friend, hundreds of pounds of lamb, turkey, fish, and Lord-knows-what-all are fed to those sled dogs daily...probably hourly. But I love those little mushers. The whole topic is controversial I know, and it triggers a lot of self defense in people because they think they need it (and it tastes good!) Although it is a far fetched notion, I'm posting some interesting vegi-doggie links ...sorta like sending out a prayer. Maybe Spirit will move humanity to compassion....and doggies everywhere to love rice and carrots, over lamb and chicken...!?!
Vegetarian Dog Food Sources:
The Warm Store; offers dog and cat food in their mail order catalog. (800) 889-WARM.
12 Tannery Brook Road, Woodstock, NY 12498.
Nature's Recipe; Vegan canned food and kibble for dogs (800) 237-3856.
341 Bonnie Circle, Corona, CA 91720.
Basically Natural; Vegan dog food and a variety of cruelty free human and animal products. (800) 352 7099; (301) 834-7923.
109 East G Street Brunswick, MD 21716.
Harbingers of a New Age; Vegetarian cat and dog book, as well as a supplement mix designed to go with their homemade recipe. (406) 295-4944.
717 E. Missoula Ave, Troy, MT 59935-9609.
Wow-Bow Distributor Ltd.; A variety of vegan/vegetarian dog foods. Also meat based products. NY (516) 254-6064; (800) 326-0230.
13B Lucon Drive Deer Park, NY 11729.
Natural Life Pet Products, Inc.; Vegan (?) dog food. Available from veterinarians and pet food centers. (800) 367-2391.
Frontenac, Kansas 66762.
Wysong Corporation; Vegetarian dog food. (800) 748-0188.
Dept. CF, 1880 N. Eastman Ave., Midland, MI 48642.
| Vegetarian Dog Information Sources |
| Vegetarian Society has presented a well organized, fairly comprehensive information resource on a vegetarian (not vegan, I believe) diet for dogs. |  | Peta's Meat Stinks collects a series of articles that PETA has created that discuss the issue of vegetarian dogs.
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Vegetarian Cat! Information Sources |
Vegan Cats is a site that takes vegetarianism even one step further. Learn more about the issue and buy specially formulated foods that make this possible. General Vegetarian Information Sources | Vegetarian Central is a gateway to vegetarian resources/sites on the web. It is a must-see for vegetarians.
Radar3 lists a variety of general purpose vegetarian links from this content organizer. | | Animal Rights Resource Site provides a wide variety and in-depth guide to animal rights related issues and information. A very serious site for those interested in exploring animal rights theory and action. |
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Even MR Tiki has the Flu Right Now...Poor guy. The rock on his head looks like a cool block of ice.
Pansies Comeback 2008...
Pepper and Snoopy in Doggy Jail...The fence got left open last week and good little Snoopy stayed right by me, but Pepper got out to visit a neighboring herd of horses. Once on the ridge facing her prey, she just stood there and barked. Bad dog. Go home! She was recaptured by the middle daughter before too long. Sorry, M.
Rose Hips...and Buster Sleeps...Boy! Does he!
Daffodils Jumping Up to Greet the Sky...Notice the thick, self-seeded stand of chard in the background. Below, Random Bloomin' Beauty...
A Favorite Spot on the South Fork of the Eel River near Miranda, Ca...Wide turn in the river fills my eyes.
My blog became a vegetarian soap box for a brief moment there. I hope you all considered the issues and appreciated the little cow cartoon. Sunny days have given way to a hyped up storm that really hasn't amounted to anything of note. A couple gusts of whistling wind came through, but beyond that it, pretty wimpy - considering all the press attention given to it this last week. Warm and dry weather is in the forecast for the week ahead, so I hope to accomplish some homestead chores with renewed energy. We were all down with the Tiki Fever, and various other parts of my body were acting uncooperative as well. With that behind us I am now looking forward to participating in this great adventure called health. I did manage to prune all grapevines and about 6 of the smaller fruit trees. One branch at a time from here on out...
