http://www.greenmamma.org/blog/2008/05/12/green-friend-of-the-week-your-pet/ Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:12:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 http://www.greenmamma.org/blog/2008/05/12/green-friend-of-the-week-your-pet/#comment-258 Abbie Tue, 13 May 2008 22:35:19 +0000 http://www.greenmamma.org/blog/?p=261#comment-258 One of my students had a horse that died after eating tainted food. This is a very scary situation, and since we think of our pets as members of our families, we should treat them that way. Many of us spoil our pets like they are our children already, anyway. One thing I want to point out is that I have always believed that table scraps can be a healthy part of an animal's diet, especially my dog, Duke, and my parents' dog, Eddie. They have always eaten people food, and they have never had any health problems (except maybe being a little overweight, like their owners). Think about it, if we buy unprocessed, organic, local foods for ourselves, then feeding our dogs cooked meats or fish can be a healthy part of their diets. One of my students had a horse that died after eating tainted food. This is a very scary situation, and since we think of our pets as members of our families, we should treat them that way. Many of us spoil our pets like they are our children already, anyway. One thing I want to point out is that I have always believed that table scraps can be a healthy part of an animal’s diet, especially my dog, Duke, and my parents’ dog, Eddie. They have always eaten people food, and they have never had any health problems (except maybe being a little overweight, like their owners). Think about it, if we buy unprocessed, organic, local foods for ourselves, then feeding our dogs cooked meats or fish can be a healthy part of their diets.

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