Pet food as survival food

**Beo** · 12-26-2007, 09:18 AM

I'd eat a horse of course, but if the horse was the famous Mister Ed, but then again the meat is said to be really good, and I got a question... how come some of you will eat beef (cow) or chicken, but not horse or dog, and some won't eat deer, moose or elk? I'm sure the animals you won't eat thank you but what about the cow? Do you think the cow said: Hey I'm the slowest of these big meaty animals so eat me instead. No I'm on the top of the food chain, so I eat all of them. A dog, a horse, a goat, a pig, a deer, a rabbit, a chicken, a squirrel, a moose, an elk, a beaver (the tail is really good), gator, and snake. Sure there are more... I won't eat bear (unless I had to) but my point is you'll eat a cow why not the others?

**nell67** · 12-26-2007, 09:30 AM

for me,it is a personal choice,It would have to be an extreme last resort before I would consider it.

**Sarge47** · 12-26-2007, 12:00 PM

Well, I'm sure Remy will offer a tome of words on this but the answer is psychological. Living in the midst of civilization like we are we can't imagine eating certain animals or even insects. however, in a survival situation if you get hungry enough your mind goes over into a completely different place and that's where the "bias" factor will vanish. Either that or you'll starve. I prefer to wait for that to happen before I'd eat certain things.

**nell67** · 12-26-2007, 02:19 PM

Exactly Sarge.

**Rick** · 12-26-2007, 02:39 PM

If I had a nickel from every horseshoe and cat collar I've had to spit out......

**Tony uk** · 02-29-2008, 07:18 PM

Has anyone ever considered cat food ?

Felx

**Rick** · 02-29-2008, 07:19 PM

A little soy sauce and water chestnuts.......

**Sam** · 03-02-2008, 12:13 AM

Originally Posted by FVR

Dinty Moore beef stew, dog food? need I say more.

Uhmmmmmm..... Dinty Moore beef stew, (drool) I like the stuff. Heck I' got a case of it in the cupboard.

**cyc79** · 03-04-2008, 12:52 AM

I trust my dog.It hates dog food of any kind,prefers meat.Good enough for me,I'll go on trusting her judgment.

**crashdive123** · 03-18-2008, 07:56 PM

OK.....Let's be honest. How many of you ate milk bone dog biscuits as a child? *Starts to slowly raise hand.....looks around forum first before committing*

**Rick** · 03-18-2008, 08:17 PM

And dog jerky, crash. If you can eat human food and survive, dog food sure won't hurt you.

Chicken McNuggets - Made up of 38 ingredients, mostly chemicals and corn derivatives. A McNugget is 56% corn products. But 0.02 percent is tertiary butylhydropuinone (TBHQ), a petroleum byproduct used as a preservative. TBHQ is actually butane, also known as lighter fluid.

Cool Whip - No cream. No milk. The only dairy is a milk protein called sodium caseinate. Also water, corn syrup, coconut oil and palm kernel oil.

Velveeta - Whey and carrageenin (a derivative of Irish moss).

Twinkies - Polysorbate 60 is one of many chemical compounds in a Twinkie. One of the ingredients in polysorbate 60 is ethylene oxide, a highly flammable material that is toxic in high quantities. It was used in grenades during the Vietnam War.

Deodorant - (hey, you use it every day....you do use it, right?). Secret is advertised as "strong enough for a man, but made for a woman". It actually contains the exact same ingredients in the exact same proportions as the men's deoderant Sure.

I rest my case.

**johnzilla** · 04-14-2008, 06:32 PM

I would prefer not to eat horse or dog simply because those two animals, in my mind, offer some level of intelligence and companionship. A cow is a cow...it doesn't really augment your lifestyle...it is only there for food.

A horse, on the other hand, could save your life, as can a dog, and not by dying so you can eat it. You can also communicate in rudimentary fashion with a horse or a dog. I'll never forget this one horse I used to ride that had an honest-to-heck sense of humor. And I wouldn't think of eating my dog. A dog, maybe if things were really tough, but my dog? No way.

If I had to draw a line, I'd say I wouldn't eat anything that knows how to play. My dog knows and wants to play, and the horses I've known were the same way. Cats play, but you could argue that they're just playhunting instead of actually playing like a dog does. Cows don't play, or I've never seen one that does, and chickens don't, either.

On a side note, I sample everything I buy for my dog: food, treats, whatever. I find her food and treats tasteless.

If you're looking for a good site, check out www.dogfoodanalysis.com, they rate all dog food on a scale of 1 to 6, 1 being the worst. My dog developed food allergies and my vet insisted on a special prescription diet that was very expensive. It didn't seem to help, and when I checked that site, I found that the extra-special food he had prescribed for her was rated a "1". I stopped feeding it to her and found another vet.

**BraggSurvivor** · 04-14-2008, 07:25 PM

Originally Posted by johnzilla

I would prefer not to eat horse or dog simply because those two animals, in my mind, offer some level of intelligence and companionship. A cow is a cow...it doesn't really augment your lifestyle...it is only there for food.

A horse, on the other hand, could save your life, as can a dog, and not by dying so you can eat it. You can also communicate in rudimentary fashion with a horse or a dog. I'll never forget this one horse I used to ride that had an honest-to-heck sense of humor. And I wouldn't think of eating my dog. A dog, maybe if things were really tough, but my dog? No way.

If I had to draw a line, I'd say I wouldn't eat anything that knows how to play. My dog knows and wants to play, and the horses I've known were the same way. Cats play, but you could argue that they're just playhunting instead of actually playing like a dog does. Cows don't play, or I've never seen one that does, and chickens don't, either.

On a side note, I sample everything I buy for my dog: food, treats, whatever. I find her food and treats tasteless.

If you're looking for a good site, check out www.dogfoodanalysis.com, they rate all dog food on a scale of 1 to 6, 1 being the worst. My dog developed food allergies and my vet insisted on a special prescription diet that was very expensive. It didn't seem to help, and when I checked that site, I found that the extra-special food he had prescribed for her was rated a "1". I stopped feeding it to her and found another vet.

My cows say "Kiss this!".

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Cows are not as stupid as everyone thinks. They are also more than just food, they are useful tool to teach my kids responsibility. Mine actually play all the time as well, head to head pushing contests are their favorite.

Welcome to the forum too by the way.

**BraggSurvivor** · 04-14-2008, 07:31 PM

I would have no problem eating my pets or their food. I actually picked my dogs breed just for that reason. If it was the difference between my kids starving or my pet, he'd be on the next grille.