Yes… sorry guys… I know you won’t like to read this but if you are feeding commercial food to your animal that person responsible for extreme cruelty is no other than YOU.
Here is what some of the best vets in the world have to say:
Dr. Ian Billinhurst B.V.Sc.(Hons), BSc.Agr., Dip.Ed.
“The sad truth is that prepared pet foods help provide patients for vets.”
“Raw chicken does of course carry bacteria, E.g. Salmonella. These are of absolutely no consequence to a healthy dog.”
“As a veterinary student in the early seventies, I found it hard to understand why Aussie vets had fewer and simpler dog and cat diseases to deal with than the Americans. It seemed to make the Aussie vet somehow inferior. We did not need to be trained to the same high degree of complexity and sophistication. There was a simple explanation. At that time, more than seventy percent of Aussie dogs were still fed raw bones and scrapes. They were still pretty healthy. American dogs had been eating processed food and no bones for decades. They had developed a wide range of problems. Their vets had been forced to develop a complex set of diagnostic and therapeutic tools to deal with them. I need not have worried. Our dogs’ disease problems are increasing on a par with their increasing consumption of processed and cooked foods. We Aussie vets now have to be as good as our American counterparts to deal with them. There are many reasons why the commercial pet foods have never been close to a dog’s natural diet. Those reasons include the fact that is sertraline a generic xanax they are based on grain, and that they are cooked.”
“Although we have come to accept commercial foods as being normal or natural ways to feed animals (and indeed ourselves), in fact they are not. They are simply what we’ve gotten used to in the last few decades. But nothing we can produce commercially ever can rival those mysteriously complex foods manufactured for eons by nature itself.”
“All processed pet foods – whether sold in cans, bags, or frozen packages, in either giant supermarket chains or local health food stores – are missing something that seems to me to be one of the most important “nutrients” of all. This key ingredient is something nutritional scientists have practically ignored. But when it’s there, you and I can know it and feel it. It is a quality found only in freshly grown, uncooked whole foods. It’s life energy.”
“The best diet is a raw food diet.”
“Science Diet & Hill’s dog & cat food products are not good diets. They use chemical preservatives that have been shown to cause problems in some animals & they use by-products, which are words on the ingredient label that need to be avoided at all costs. This generally means food not utilized for human consumption.”
And now that you have read what some of the best vets in the world have to say, let me show you how to do it:
It is time to stop the abuse. Do you love your animals? Really? So how long will you keep on feeding them garbage for?
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Viktor
I don’t think this is the best way to get your point across. Education should be the priority, not shaming people. Most people truly do not know the facts about dog food and there’s a big difference in feeding your dog Old Roy all the time and feeding him a high quality food.
We regularly post information posts.. but sometimes.. just sometimes… people need to see the consequences of their actions.
Truth is not pretty most of the time. This is one of those cases.
xx
Raw Food Rocks! I’ve been feeding raw for over 15 years now. My cat and dogs flourished with eating a species appropriate raw prey diet. Fresh breath, clean teeth, no fleas, no itchies, shiny coat. And LESS POOP!
The guity ones in the first place are the vets. Logically, pet owner do rely on their professional advice.
But when it’s too late, the vets know very well how to keep the animals alive for some more months.
In order not to have to take the cat to the vet every 2 days, the vet even instructed us how to administer the infusion drip at home.
We were offered the medical equipment to take home ….I am not joking, it’s true. Of course I refused to do so.
And if you have some ca$h left, you can also buy sundays stand-by service for putting your animal to sleep before the entire body is going to be intoxicated…..
stop your vet bashing! its the age of technology and INFORMATION! educate yourselves their YOUR dogs NOT the vets!!!!!!!!!! stop blaming others for your own ineptitude!
Well… vets SHOULD be liable for professional responsibility.
Can you imagine a human doctor reccomending you to eat macdonalds every day? What do you think would happen to that doctor if he was caught?
You should be happy someone is there to push the vets to improve their professional performance.
So… you are welcome.
🙂
Aniumals would eat this in the wild if they caught it a forage for food – Dogs are Omniverous and will eat anything if hungry, my dog loves raw meat and fish, bones and wil eat nuts and fruit!
In this age of convenience both humans and their animals pay for a FAST FOOD FIX!
Although I am a strong supporter of MyLetsAdopt, I’m not happy about the tone of this post. As someone who has kept dogs and cats and rescued dogs from the streets for the years I have lived in Turkey, I object to the use of the words “extreme cruelty” being applied to those people who are feeding dogs with commercialised or cooked food.
The dogs I have at the moment, which I rescued from the streets as puppies are now 8 years and 4 years old. They have been fed primarily on cooked chicken livers, leftover cooked food that we are eating, and occasionally commercial complete biscuit meal., and they are both perfectly healthy. I have very limited finances…in fact very little money at all, so I do the best I can for them and for a number of street dogs as well.
Have you seen the price of raw meat in Turkey? We can’t afford to buy much meat for ourselves, let alone the dogs. My dogs are loved, cherished, well cared for and healthy. What’s the alternative? Leave them on the streets to scavenge rubbish from the bins and to die a slow death from starvation and disease?
Your approach in this post does little to encourage people to rescue dogs from the streets. It will in fact deter those people with few resources who would perhaps like to rescue dogs from doing so.
@ Amber Sorry to burst your bubble but ALL commercial pet foods even the ones you pay through the nose for that say they are premium are full of crap and fillers.
@Matt, the age of technology my ass! Vets are on the take when it comes to pet foods and diet recommendations. They get kickbacks from pet food manufacturers for promoting the garbage they sell and recommending it to their clients. They KNOW the food they are pushing is poison but the almighty dollar is more important to them. Vets would rather see you feed our pet garbage so that it causes more vet visits. If they dared to suggest a raw diet it could affect their bottom line and we can’t have that. Why don’t you grow up and realize that just because someone graduates from veterinary school, that doesn’t mean they have all the answers. They may be OUR dogs but we are trained to trust our vet therefore it is their responsibility to give us the proper information on diet for our pets. Besides we are not just talking dogs here, cats too should be raw fed.
I thought you were in the business of rescuing and rehoming dogs, not decrying the way that millions of people feed their pets
We are not in any kind of business.. but if you mean what the objectives of our group are yes.. we are a rescue group that tries (in your case I see is not working 🙂 to educate owners about responsible ownership. Big part of it is to make sure you guys understand the basics of animal nutrition.
So yes.. that is us.
I totally agree that raw food (and not only meat, but vegetables as well and maybe a bit of cottege cheese, an egg or two….) is the best food for our animals. Our problem is that it’s next to impossible to buy meat on a bone where we live (north London or the ‘edge of London’, as I call it. …. unless I’m going to spend £50 a day to feed all our 7 dogs!! It’s more than 20 years since I read the Complete Herbal Handbook for the Dog and Cat, by a renown herbalist & staunch believer in ‘natural food’ for dogs/cats…. her name is Juliette de Bairacli Levy. One of the most remembered quotes I read in the book was: ‘never give a dog a bone without meat or meat without bone’…… The only butcher for miles around is an organic meat butcher, but when I went there a couple of times and asked him if he had any bones to sell which would have some meat on them he looked at me as if I was asking him for something impossible….. well, the answer was basically ‘no’. So we have to compromise….. Our dogs get fed twice a day….. a part of their food is dry kibble, with half a kilo of raw mince mixed with it and in the afternoon more or less the same, but less kibble as apart from mince they each get one raw chicken wing or a ‘drumstick’ or a fairly meaty spare rib (pork)……….. that is alternated 2-3 times a week with pasta, raw carrots and mince meat. I will browse the internet to see if I can get delivered some frozen meaty bones…. but yes, I have figured it out many years ago that the majority of skin complaints & stomach upsets in dogs is due to the food they are being fed. The 7 rescues we have are all from Greece, but from the time they arrived in our home they were never again been vaccinated. Our vets don’t make much money from us because our dogs are never sick. OK, so 17 year old Tina needed a good dental when we adopted her – she was already about 14 at the time….. our 8 year old Kali has never been at the vets, nor 7 year old Rena…. 13 year old 3-legged Suli one a couple of times for dental extractions & polish…. when he was less than a year old he was put on some antibiotics (in Greece) which damaged the enamel on his teeth….. and 13 year old Bonzo had one dental job and an op to remove a metal plate from his leg…… the 3 and 2 year old girls have a way to go before they’ll need to see the vet. The saying for people : “you are what you eat” goes for animals too and I will definitely put even more effort into balancing our dogs’ diet as well as wpossible.
my animals are NEVER sick! what is with people? It’s hard enough feeding my family our food, and you want me to pay more for even more expensive raw meat on the bone for our pets? i cannot afford it. I’m all for keeping pets and people healthy, and I feed my animals what i can. Same with my family, and none of us, either dogs, cats or humans are ever sick. So keep your propaganda at least a bit in the middle! My animals aren’t even vaccinated. I’d also rather my children not be as well, but the state says we must. ONE dog I had ot put down, she was 17. She looked like puppy, the vet couldn’t even tell her real age> She got sick one day, I took her to the vet that day, and we found out her liver was gone from cancer. The vet was astounded that she looked as good as she did for being 17 and not having a liver!
for the one that said do I wonder how she got cancer in the first place, well, A: She was 17! B: she had a broken molar that no one knew about, and we know that teeth are very important and to have a broken one does cause damage. The rest of her body was perfect. As I sad the vet was amazed when I told him she was 17. And that was using commercial dog food for 17 years! My grandmother got breast cancer 7 years ago. Was it because of her diet? no, because she was a vegan. Shit happens, it happens to us all. We deal with it and do the best we can getting over the aftermath.
Hi there 🙂 i have a question…I tried feeding my dog a bone but he ended up sick instead..cause of the bone he ate he ended up having dyspesia…so till now i keep on feeding him canned pedigree food because im scared he would get sick again from eating a bone..maybe its a case to case basis i mean when it comes to feeding dogs raw food or bones?
matt sorry, your right you have to edjucate yourselve, but their are plenty of websites etc, which all telling differnet things, veggies yes, veggies no, food from cans are good, not good, etc etc.
so who do you trust, who do you believe, of course you ask your vet, he studied the whole shit, he should know. and not everyone has intenet or could use it, go in librarys? but which boo is the right one, which scientist says the truth, there are still some out there who believes veggies are nessecary to wolves (and dogs) because they sometimes eat some froot, i eat chocolate either, that doesn’t mean i need it, does it?!
so ist not always that easy matt. and yes of course you chould educate yourselve, but you should also could trust your vet, so yeah you can blame them too.
thats my opinion.
Personally I think all raw food advocates should practice what they preach,, while they are perfectly happy to feed their carnivore animals the corpses of other animals , then they themselves should be following a vegan diet as humans are certainly NOT carnivore !
I fail to see that any person is a true animal lover whist advocating saving the lives of cats and dogs while exploiting so many other animals.
I doubt any of you would even consider killing another cat or dog to feed your pets , so why do it to cows, chickens etc ?
I agree with the others. We should not fill bad because we are feeding our dogs top quality dog food. I have seven dogs and there is no way to feed them fresh meat. I know it is prob better for them but they get the best of care. Give us credit for taking good care of our dogs!!
How silly. I didn’t read any further than the bit about Science Diet. All experienced pet people know that Science Diet is terrible. But discounting all other bagged food–for instance, Canidae–because it has something in common with Science Diet, is just ridiculous. Just what we need to help people become better pet owners–a little more extremist, black-and-white thinking. Not.
I’m sure that as natural a diet as possible is best for anyone, man or beast. But, as stated, sometimes financials play a role in what is served on your table. The fact that this group won’t adopt out any of their animals unless you feed raw and you must have a pet in the family already is rather depressing. There is nothing wrong with having one dog – especially one dog saved.
I echo Karen’s sentiment – I also know vegans who suffer from cancers and people who eat garbage, as you put it, and are in their 80’s with no ill effects….
Be happy, rescue your next pet, and do the very best you can to have a great life!
I’ve left a comment before, but while I agree that raw diet for dogs and cats is best, I explained why some of us have to compromise (I even tried to find on internet a supplier of raw bones with some meat on them, but can’t find a source) and I agree that at least 60-70% of ill-health in dogs and cats is directly due to the food they’re being fed, but the title above…………
Extreme cruelty case: Owner feeds garbage to his dog for 15 years!
….. is over-dramatic and scare-mongering. If the dog has lived to the age of 15, that’s a pretty good age………… if he had truly suffered ‘extreme cruelty’ he would have died years before.
When I was ass’t manager for Petco in the 1990’s, I took a course to be a certified pet nutrition counselor. It really opened my eyes as to what I was recommending for my customers to feed their pets. I’m not sure how they are now, if they caved to the extreme junk food companies, (Purina, Old Roy, etc.) but when I was there, they were selling “premium” pet food only. I learned a lot. One thing (maybe it’s better now?) was that veterinary schools spent very little time teaching pet nutrition, it’s more about dideases, health. So, your vet, not all vets of course, is not the best source of advice in this area, because they weren’t taught much about it. And, yes, lots of them in the US sell & recommend Hill’s in their office. Kick-back?…uh, yep.
The kicker…the course was TAUGHT by Hill’s Science Diet, one of the worst! Their dog food is corn-based ( what isn’t these days…think “Monsanto”; is that spelled right?). Dogs don’t digest corn well at all, or grains for that matter. It’s not part of a good diet for them, they don’t eat it in the wild.
I learned to read the ingredients, and it was very clear how they “trick” you into thinking that chicken, lamb, etc. is the main one. Meat is listed first, making you believe that it is the main ingredient. BUT, keep reading the list. Let’s say it’s lamb & rice. Ingedient list goes something like this… #1-lamb, then rice, rice meal, something, rice glutin, something, brewer’s rice, rice-this, rice-that, etc. So, by the time you add up all the rice in different forms, it’s obvious there’s way more rice than lamb. That’s how they fool most consumers. Also, whatever meat/poultry is used, is so processed, it’s ridiculous.
For some pet parents, feeding raw is difficult due to many things, some real, some just excuses; fixed income/financial, not convenient, ignorance, etc.
Anyway, I suggest research, research, research…and research some more. Then, with some info/education under your belt, just do the best for your pet as you possibly can…
Just my opinion.
from above: “Sorry to burst your bubble but ALL commercial pet foods even the ones you pay through the nose for that say they are premium are full of crap and fillers.”
That statement is full of crap and fillers. We have a pet food store here that sells only holistic dog foods. Yes, it costs more per bag, but per serving the cost works out to about the same as junk dog food. That’s what a lot of people don’t understand. Since there are no fillers or byproducts in it, the dogs eat less of it per serving. We also stay away from treats that contain preservatives.
Go to http://www.dogfoodanalysis.com/dog-food-index-a.html . You can look up any dog food on the market and it lists the ingredients, the pros/cons of each food, states if the food would be recommended, and explains why.
It is NOT ‘extreme cruelty to love, feed and care for your pet in the best way you can, providing they are fit and healthy!
I believe you are very wrong to make the statement, particularly when thousands upon thousands of additional animals would die if every individual and rescue had to stick to your policy. How healthy and ideal is that for the animals concerned?
So many rescues (all over the world), rely on whatever donations they can beg, be it financial, food, medicine, whatever else they need.
How hard do they work to secure the lives of so many and then find homes for them?
Should they just leave them on the streets, in the pounds, or to suffer REAL cruelty because they could only dream of feeding raw?
Oh for an ideal world!
But then Viktor, your bubble (and ego) would be burst because there would be no unwanted animals, or cruelty.
Children and animals wouldn’t suffer and die from hunger and cruelty.
Your statement “Come on, admit it, you love us…”……..well I no longer do, and I can’t support a ‘rescue’ which preaches such rubbish!
My point is, by the time the dog is 6 he is not fit and certainly he is not healthy…
No… you shouldn’t live them on the pounds.. but you should do your best for the animal and that includes wasting your time educating people, like I’m doing now.
In the past I bought very expensive food from the vet, premium as he told me.
But he was just making new patients.
The food has the conservation recources BHT and BHA .
The dogs became hot spots and get bold on the end of their back and were itching.
When I stopped with this crap, the young ones get their hair back, but not the old ones.
The BHA’s and BHT’s are stored in the body fat and do not degrade.
Before I discovered that , the same vet did a lot of testing on my dogs for allergy.
I paid him high bills.
But even raw meat can be a problem, they are stucked with hormones and anti-biotics.
Info all pet owners; another expert opinion on the pet food industry:
Dr. Elizabeth Hodgkins.
She testified at the 2007 Supplemental Hearings after many cats and dogs where harmed or killed because of bad pet food. See http://landofpuregold.com/petfood-hodgkins.htm
Having asked a question recently re: the rationale behind your adoption conditions I have looked at quite a few past and present posts from your organisation. I think it is of particular shame that you continue to “preach” at people who read your posts and stoop to name calling in order to as you say “waste your time educating them” . There are many ways in which people rescue and look after animals, with lasting results, YOURS is NOT the ONLY WAY! (Bold here being good to make MY point as opposed to you recently applauding a supporter for re-iterating yours!) This stance is counter-productive, alienates many people who could in fact be valuable supporters or adopters and is tantamount to biting the hand that feeds you – a very foolish thing to do. (please note I have called your action foolish and not levelled an accusation of being imbecilic at you) If you must comment abrasively Vikctor then kindly do so on your own wall so as not to undo the heroic work carried out by others within your organisation. I agree the truth is not pretty, but neither is sarcasm., nor is sarcasm clever or helpful when people make a genuine enquiry. If you do not want to “spend money on rescuing and treating” the animals you have or “waste your time” educating us mere mortals then please don’t do it. I have even begun to wonder if your branch of what should be a very worthwhile charitable group is not in fact a cover for something else.
OMG! First of all,, I totally agree w/the statement educate, don’t humiliate & furthermore 15 years is pretty darn long, next in a polly anna world-yes we would MAYBE feed raw. If you would like to supply food to my animals fine-I have four now.
Oh & by the way, they eat better than me already. I’ll be waiting for that food, rather than my “commercial/garbage food.: 🙂 I think I’ll continue worrying about how to get all the dogs rescued first, before using that $ for raw food.”
And DON”T ATTEMPT TO MAKE YOUR DOG A VEGITARIAN DOGS ARE CARIVORES & YOU HAVE A CHOICE TO DO THAT-THE DOG DOESN’T-SO MAKING HIM A VEGAN WILL MALNOURISH/KILL HIM BEFORE ANYTHING ELSE!
yes, viktor you are a real hero! you RESCUE and tell people WHAT to do. you are self-rightous, overbearing and simply too rude to be called blunt. lots of people have animals they love and feed them according to what they know is best or simply according to what they can afford. you know what? instead of telling people what to do, do everthing yourself and then you will be the hero of the century, cos YOU know best! as an educator you suck! and sorry to tell you this, but you must have other, maybe personal, issues than animals. get yourself a life man!
Sorry you take it that way… give time to time, when the moment comes you will be remembering this post.
I tried fedding one of my dogs a raw ham bone but he got sick afterwards that he vomited it all back up so no more raw meat for my dogs
Any change of diet can cause vomiting. Some dogs transition easily, some take a bit of time with gradual introduction. Dogs on raw diets will vomit when fed kibble. I suggest you give it another try and do a gradual introduction. My vet is convinced that may oldest dog is under a year old because his teeth and coat are perfect due to the raw diet. He’s already going on 3.
they love the Alpo
They do, but it’s like kids loving McDonalds. They’ll eat it, love it…but eventually it could kill them, if eaten every day. Think of Alpo as junk food.
i agree with you viktor – my lovely cat thrives on a 99% raw diet with specially sourced grain, shit and preservative free crunchy meaty bits for his teeth as hes not a fan of chicken necks or wings to clean his teeth – hes a surrender/rescue kitty who had dental problems from lack of care by his first family. he thrives and loves his raw food – he’s a family member and eats as well as the rest of the family and not scraps and cooked leftovers
my older kitty who passed away a couple of years ago was fed the “proper healthy diet” recommended by the vet etc – full of carbs and veges that she couldn’t digest it gave her diabetes which i controlled short term by diet – raw only after i investigated after her diagnosis. unfortunately the damage had been done and she died of kidney failure – all diet related = you may think your animals are healthy but f you feed them processed foods they’re not, just as you aren’t if you eat processed food and not whole foods that your body was designed for
so to all of you who protest too much about viktors passion for educating owners and assisting the important ones that we talk about here – the animals- i say check the reason why you react – maybe you’re feeling guilty or its pushed your button – GOOD!!! maybe you will actually think about what is good for your furry friends not just what it convenient for you – people don’t think unless they are confronted – consider yourself prodded – Great Work Viktor!!
oh and i convinced a friend to go raw for her new kitty friend – now putting on weight(wasn’t before) , no smelly poos and now regular with no runny ones like she did on kibble , coat shinier, breath better, teeth clean and no need to scale them – in one word , thriving xx
I have research raw feeding v natural home cooked meals v processed foods…and I did this probably long before you were rescuing animals Viktor…so I don’t need you to tell me what to feed my dogs. The fact is that Ian Billinghurst made a lot of money out of his book Raw Meaty Bones….and therefore he has a lot to get from advising to feed raw.
Through evolution dogs are not true carnivores. Dogs could not live without humans. If humans failed to exist then dogs would die out too. Wolves do not need humans to exist. Wolves hunt their prey and can never be fully tamed. I suggest you read Dogs by Coppinger. It explains dog evolution clearly and perhaps it will give you an insight into why feeding only raw meaty bones is wrong for a dog. it may be right for a wolf, cayote etc., but not a dog. Cats are true carnivores so adding veg to their diets is wrong.
I really object to somebody saying that feeding their dogs with anything other than raw food for 15 years is subjecting them to extreme cruelty. You have no qualifications to back that up and to give anecdotal evidence put forward by 3 vets that you deem to be the best in the world is not enough. I don’t agree that these 3 vets are the best in the world….and I suppose each one of us could counter-argue with anecdotal evidence from other well established vets who say differently….ie John Burns.
I feed my dogs a varied diet. The diet consists of meat, veg, rice, pasta, and all other bits and pieces. Over the period of a month my dogs have a balanced diet…just like humans do. if you say what I feed my dogs is wrong I want you to provide me with scientific evidence that it is wrong….not just vets that have made a fortune out of proclaiming raw is best.
I have seen dogs suffer terribly with salmonella because the food was off. The advice now is that it must be frozen first before feeding to your dog because freezing kills off all the bad bacteria that can harm your dog. Dogs that have been raw fed I have seen have the most disgusting runny poo. It simply does not suit every dog because, as I have said before, dogs have evolved and are much more suited to a varied diet rather than just meat and bones.
Lots of books out there to read on other viewpoints. You will not tell me I am cruel because I don’t feed my dogs purely raw. I have had working dogs that have worked all day on what they have been fed. Dogs that have qualified for Crufts….dogs that have been in agility…..gundogs etc., If they weren’t healthy and fit they would be unable to do that.
If you want to educate then you put forward a variety of viewpoints and tell us why these are bad…and support them with scientific evidence. Don’t just talk to us as if we are thick.
I used to own a natural dog food and dog treats company in the UK. The first of its kind. The first of its kind probably when you weren’t even involved in dogs. Please don’t insult us. I did a lot of research before starting my business so I know what I am talking about…..
Raw Meaty Bones was written by Tom Londsdale and believe me, he lost much more on his bid to out the kibble industry that he won..
Well, you say you are living in Turkey, Victor. Do you have any idea how much does a kilogram of meat costs in Turkey? I rescued my dog last summer, she had severe mange. She’s a german shepherd and some other breed’s crossbreed. We had serious finance issues but I wanted to keep her because I think there’s enough dogs on streets and she was too little to make it alone. I fed her with a commercial food as well, the food I had to save from my pocket money to feed my dog as the best I could. She’s 2 now, I got her neutered, too, because people were already angry at me having her, who would I give the babies to or how would I feed them? She’s perfectly healthy, visits her vet in a regular basis, but I stopped giving her the commercial food because I just couldn’t afford it anymore, I can’t even afford commercial food because the food I got for her was quite expensive, so I started getting her chicken or lamb livers. Or sometimes the bones we find from butchers, but that’s her extreme meal, doesn’t happen often, maybe twice a month. If it’s a chihuahua, maybe you can afford it’s food but when it’s a big dog, and when you suggest us raw food, I am sorry but you are talking non sense. Are you saying I am cruel to try to feed my dog the best way I can, so far? Because it indicates that. Not so many people take care of street animals here in Turkey, I’m sure you’ve experienced more than enough. I believe that this post was a bit too offensive for those that can’t afford much but still struggle to keep their pets well fed. So please, don’t discourage us who are trying to do their bests for their beloved little friends.
Viktor, I would suggest that you consider reframing your message. The message is important and people need to hear it. Your approach seems to be turning people off, and they are coming away with something other than constructive information. If community engagement is your goal, consider strategies that unite, rather than divide.
Its very tricky Jess… anyway. the message is clear.. please consider it
We all love our animals and want what’s best for them, considering our capacities (financial, etc.) The purpose of the blog is to educate– but it does not mean it has all the answers. I appreciate the information Victor’s team has shared and the concern. I’m sorry if some people thought it was arrogant. My focus however is the useful info, without disregarding the different circumstances pet owners find themselves in. And that is where we all make adjustments. I still appreciate what Victor and his team have done and continue to do for those animals. I will always be grateful for the effort they exert. Many of their rescues have really been remarkable. Why discredit them just because we did not like how this blog sounded? Let’s not forget our common concern is animal care/welfare.
Im sorry,I do think you do a super job in rescuing and fixing these animals.I am also in canine rescue,my dogs have fresh meaty bones too as weekly treats.However,I cannot believe that you are sprouting off how feeding commercial dog foods,is abuse!I had alot of respect for you,but Im am shocked that you are SO forceful with your opinion.My dogs,all 10 rescues,thrive and are happy eating Royal Canin complete biscuit as their regular daily meals!There are so many AGED healthy dogs out there who never have raw feed.Stick to the TRUE REAL abuse and not this!Dogs in the wild DO NOT live long healthy lives FACT,they are taken by illness,starvation,fatal injury,etc,so how is there any logic in what you say?? Im not disagreeing with raw food being an ok diet,I am saying,In my opinion,your opinion on this subject is overbearing and to accuse it as abuse is wrong!!!!
I understand the intent of this post, to educate people, but I do not think this is done well and the tone of this post, well, I tuned out without even finishing reading it. I think the important message is lost in the deceitful format and content. In addition, it has to be noted that commercial pet food is not going away any time soon (at least not in the USA) since it is less costly than healthier pet foods. Many pet owners can’t even afford to get basic shots for their companion animals. So, while the intent of this post is to educate, I think that message is lost not only in the way it’s presented, but it’s also lost on people who could not possibly afford any other dietary alternative.
Oh darlings. Obviously most of you have not been around along enough to have read all the education. Sometimes you just can’t say the words anymore and you just need to call it like it is.
To the lady that wants to talk about money. I have fed raw for 17 years. Right now I feed 1 Pomeranian, 1 Pekingese and 1 Canaan dog raw. I make the food, I don’t buy prepared “raw food” It takes about 1 hour of my week. It costs me $52 a month.
I buy meat on sale when I find good deals, I save trimming from my own meals in a plastic bag in the freezer. I save trimmings from veggies and add a variety of veggies to my mix. My dogs personally love carrots and red peppers.
Also as a professional member of the advertising/marketing media I can clearly tell you that most of what you believe about your pet food and human food is bullsh#t. Because I make it up. Because I get paid to do it and I don’t always have the choice to not do those jobs.
And like doctors vets are susceptible to marketing and media and they are often offered incentives for the information you are provided.
Perhaps most people just need to be smarter consumers.
I actually do not agree with these videos and I also think the message was completely lost in the “in your face” accusations and blame put on the pet owners: “YOU!” was kinda rude.
I have been feeding my pets home made dog food AND NOTHING ELSE for over thirty years. I make it myself as i have always known that the stuff in the cans and the bags are not fit for human consumption and in the USA the law allows them to add “dead or diseased animals” and MANY other things i would not allow my babies to have. it is a lot of work but i make fresh food DAILY for them. I don’t use raw meat or bones. I use a lot of raw veggies and fruits but the meats are fully cooked and the bones are discarded.
My biggest dog ever, 140 lbs, was a Rottie that the vets told me would never live past the age of 7 or 8 years. My diet for him kept him HAPPY AND HEALTHY for 16 years. it was cancer that killed him, not “food”.
Good recipes can be found everywhere on the internet. my current four Yorkies are 95% vegetarians and extremely healthy! One is on a Chinese based “hot or cold” diet due to her frailness since birth. She is at present tearing up a male yorkie twice her size just because she feels good and wants to play.
Not all dogs thrive on a raw meat and bones diet. As a child I had to watch in horror as our family dog CHOKED TO DEATH ON A CHICKEN BONE. it got stuck in his throat and nobody could help or reach it to pull it out. NO RAW BONES FOR MY PUPS, ESPECIALLY BIRD BONES. they have a habit of “splintering” that other bones do not and are a health risk for puncturing intestines.
Home made dog food is MANY TIMES HEALTHIER for the pets we love, but to insist that only raw food, raw meat and bones, is better than fresh carrots, broccoli, peas, apples, etc…along with rice and pasta and essential supplements like calcium and garlic and a daily vitamin have proven to me to be the best option. I HAVE THIRTY YEARS OF PROOF.
Viktor,
I do read your posts daily and occasionally post my comments and I commend what you do in saving so many pets in the awful situations you find and the surgeries and things you do.
You are a HERO to many pets as well, I admire your work immensely.
I simply do not agree about the raw food, raw meat or raw bones. We can disagree on any point and still be agreeable.
Viktor, I LOVE my cats,but I have barely enough money to pay forgas in my truck and feed myself.I do buy the best cat food or next to the best on the market here.Once in awhile they get a bite of raw hamburg.I will try my best but don’t say I abuse my animals.That hurts more than unable toget my animals tothe vet when they are sick due to funds. Thank you Barbara P
What diet is Let’s Adopt Global promoting?
Is it a purely raw meat based diet (as some of the comments seem to be implying) because at least one of the vets in the article, Dr. Charles E. Loops, recommends a diet for dogs that is much closer to what Annie Macfarlane is promoting.