Guest guest Posted December 28, 2008 Report Share Posted December 28, 2008 I'm finding this debate fascinating and am learning a lot. Many thanks to those adding their input! Sean 2008/12/28 jwed <john > Jeanette Thomason's article is typical of junk science. It is > interesting because the writer makes many good scientifically supported > points but she cannot see the wood for the trees and comes to an incorrect > conclusion. The phenomenon goes back a long way - James 6th of Scotland > (James 1st of England) was known as the " wisest fool in christendom " . He > knew all there was to be known (it was possible in those days), yet he made > many foolish decisions. > > Just because we evolved as omnivores does not mean we have to eat > everything. Just because dogs evolved as carnivores doesn't mean they have > to eat meat. Provided sufficient of the necessary amino acids, vitamins, > minerals, etc are ingested, their origin doesn't matter to the body - human, > canine, feline, etc. > > I believe that we have a moral duty to do as little harm and as much good > as we can while on this earth. Therefore we should consider the suffering > that goes into producing our companions' food. > > There are many issues to be taken into consideration when deciding what to > feed our companions - but their evolutionary history is not relevant in this > modern world. What animals in zoos are given to eat is also not relevant to > this discussion. > John. > > > > > > aapn <aapn%40> [ > aapn <aapn%40>] On > > Behalf Of > > 27 December, 2008 9:45 PM > > AAPN List > > DOGS ARE CARNIVORES > > > > *http://dogtorj.tripod.com/id51.html* > > *Dogs are Carnivores* > > by Jeannie Thomason > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 28, 2008 Report Share Posted December 28, 2008 Dear all, I can only repeat what I have said in an earlier response: For over sixty years, every dog in my home - and they have numbered over several hundred since we have had as many as fifteen at a time - have been strictly vegetarian. Many came in as tiny puppies and were bottled fed for weeks, though most did come in as rescued dogs from the Blue Cross, so there was a posssibility that they had eaten meat at some time, even if it was a dead rat or bird. Once with us, these dogs, even if they were " pure bred " or cross breeds - most were great Indian dogs or mongrels - lived longer than most dogs normally do and with less problems. What Jeanette Thomason or Desmond Morris says is not relevant to this and no matter how many " authorities " Mr. can quote, the facts above will not change. I wish I could be as certain about vegetarian cats, but I cannot. All our cats have been vegetarian and most grew up from tiny kittens. Most were free to hunt and most did and get a rat or a squirrel occassionally. On our part, we gave them supplements like taurine. For all those who have dogs as companions, I can honestly say that you can safely keep them vegetarian. A chicken is a cow is a goat is a child, isn't it? May all that is good be yours in 2009 and may all that has life be free from suffering. S. Chinny Krishna >Jeanette Thomason's article is typical of junk science. It is interesting > because the writer makes many good scientifically supported points but she > cannot see the wood for the trees and comes to an incorrect conclusion. > The phenomenon goes back a long way - James 6th of Scotland (James 1st of > England) was known as the " wisest fool in christendom " . He knew all there > was to be known (it was possible in those days), yet he made many foolish > decisions. > > Just because we evolved as omnivores does not mean we have to eat > everything. Just because dogs evolved as carnivores doesn't mean they > have to eat meat. Provided sufficient of the necessary amino acids, > vitamins, minerals, etc are ingested, their origin doesn't matter to the > body - human, canine, feline, etc. > > I believe that we have a moral duty to do as little harm and as much good > as we can while on this earth. Therefore we should consider the suffering > that goes into producing our companions' food. > > There are many issues to be taken into consideration when deciding what to > feed our companions - but their evolutionary history is not relevant in > this modern world. What animals in zoos are given to eat is also not > relevant to this discussion. > John. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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