But a very dark one. As we say, "Bakers not milk."
:-)
She's a happy, happy girl. Here's her daddy - he IS a black Lab:
Posted on 01/14/2004 9:40:10 AM PST by SJackson
The Iams Company, maker of Iams and Eukanuba pet foods, has joined forces with the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), the nation's largest anti-hunting organization. The company is helping sponsor the Pet Fest America tour, a series of animal shows in major metropolitan areas, nationwide. The shows were developed by HSUS. They debuted in early 2003 and will continue through April 2004.
"Sportsmen, and in particular sporting dog owners, understand the threat HSUS poses to hunting, field trialing and other activities," said Bud Pidgeon, president of the U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance. "Iams has fallen into the same trap as some other businesses and it needs to be educated."
Companies such as General Mills, Accor Hotels, Pet Safe, Sears, and Ace Hardware ended relationships with HSUS after thousands of sportsmen levied strong protest.
"The Pet Fests are basically pet owner education and welfare events and also serve to educate and entertain consumers," Kelly Vanasse, Iams associate director of external affairs told the Alliance. "We also sponsor Ducks Unlimited, AKC and other events. We try to strike a balance."
Iams clearly doesn't understand how sportsmen will view its support for the nation's largest anti-hunting organization.
"We are currently fighting HSUS attempts to ban dove hunting in Wisconsin, bear hunting in Maine and Alaska, and other anti-hunting threats around the country," said Pidgeon. "Iams is adding legitimacy to HSUS's efforts."
The National Animal Interest Alliance was among those who alerted the Alliance of the issue.
Take Action! Sportsmen across the nation should contact Iams and educate them about HSUS's goals to end hunting, fishing, trapping and other forms of animal use.
Contact President Jeffery P. Ansell, The Iams Company, 7250 Poe Ave., Dayton, OH 45414. Phone (937) 898-7387. Fax (937) 264-7264. Toll Free (800) 675-3849.
But a very dark one. As we say, "Bakers not milk."
:-)
She's a happy, happy girl. Here's her daddy - he IS a black Lab:
I'd be curious about your research program. I've been feed large numbers of cats and dogs ordinary Purina dog and cat chow for fifty years and never seen any health problems. I have switched to lamb and rice for the dogs.
I mix it with Nutro Natural Choice Lamb & Rice which has glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate right in it. Since adding the Nutro to his Natural Choice, his skin has lost all bad odor and he just smells healty. His breath is better too.
Here is a movie of a game of biteyface with his adopted little sister: biteyface.avi
Here's "little sister" Lucy (age 9 mo)
Consider you and your pets lucky. May I ask how long most of them lived and what they died of? No skin, eye, ear problems? I have spent countless hours researching, reading books, and talking to others. I have also had friends switch their animals from the poorer foods and have witnessed the results.
There has to be a reason why high quality dog foods seem to have little or no beef.
I agree that cheap beef containing dog foods seem to cause skin problems. I don't know about corn. That's new to me.
She is a cute prop for an organized effort by adult activists, IMO. And in the land of Diane Regreat, it just might pass.
Um, her?
By reading about it, talking about it, and witnessing the effects of different foods. I do not think I'm an 'expert', but I feel I have much more knowledge than the average pet owner. When I was researching where to get my golden retriever, I stumbled upon a document called, "How to feed your Golden Retriever". From there, I did further research on my own and bought a book called, "Pet Allergies". Then, I did research on different foods and their ingredients. And, it continues from there.
Yes, corn is a big one. The reason why foods with lamb in them are so popular is because lamb used to be thought of as good for dogs with allergies. That isn't really true today. You see, allergies often are the result of overexposure to the allergen, no matter what it may be. Often a dog will be doing fine on a brand of food, then years down the road all of a sudden develop an allergy to an igredient. Lamb was introduced because no one used to feed their dogs lamb, so it was a relatively safe bet to switch the dog to that. Lamb isn't bad for your dog, but since many dog foods contain lamb now, it doesn't have the 'hypoallergenic' properties it once did have.
My brother's dog has bad skin allergies and they put her on a diet of fish and potato. Her allergies went away.
It sounds like your cats are outside cats (mine are too). They probably catch mice and eat them, right? That is why they are healthy. They are eating what they were designed to eat. :)
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