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To: blam

Fascinating to see this thread developing into a "Why can't they eat dog food?" discussion. Very interesting.....so Kenyans have no right to object when somebody offers to feed them pet food (even as aid)?

Guess anything is okay in the name of charity.


12 posted on 01/31/2006 6:16:42 PM PST by indcons
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I feed my cats Wellness cat food. If I were starving, I'd sure as heck eat that stuff.

They have the right to object if they like, I just don't think it's necessarily wise to.


13 posted on 01/31/2006 6:19:18 PM PST by ahayes
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Just when I thought I read everything on this website.


14 posted on 01/31/2006 6:21:01 PM PST by cyborg (I just love that man.)
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Fascinating to see this thread developing into a "Why can't they eat dog food?" discussion. Very interesting.....so Kenyans have no right to object when somebody offers to feed them pet food (even as aid)?

If a company offered to buy dog food to send them I could see being offended, but here a company that makes a wholesome and nutritious foodstuff intended for consumption by dogs but otherwise better food than many people in the world eat every day offers the food they have on hand to relieve a famine. One answer is a polite "No, thank you". IMHO the correct answer is "Yes, please, may I have some more, please". Should this guy make a decision to cause the death of children because of his own pride?

My opinion may be affected by a personal experience. I was working at a factory in a city I had never been to before. After several hours, I went outside to take a break. Outside the plant I could smell this delicious odor. I looked around and noticed for the first time that the factory I was working at was next door to a Purina plant.

25 posted on 01/31/2006 7:01:27 PM PST by magslinger (If at first you don't succeed, squeeze, squeeze again.)
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'Recipe' brand canned dog food began as a beef stew for humans.

When it didn't go over well, the manufacturer dropped a dog biscuit into the can, hired "Lassie" to promote it and the rest is history.


40 posted on 01/31/2006 7:34:29 PM PST by Salamander (Cursed With Second Sight)
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Oh course they have the right to object. Objection and outrage are the two things that all people have in common. It's the loud obnoxious glue that binds all cultures together, taking offense and complaining about the cook are universal.

Should they eat the offered dog food? Not my call.

Should they raise hell about it? Again, null response.

Me, I've been hungry. I spent some time homeless in the 90's and found a fair degree of sustenance in places most people wouldn't dream of, and if they did dream of it, they would probably wake up in a cold sweat.

Dogfood? Sure! I would yes to raw grubworm paste if I were starving.
44 posted on 01/31/2006 7:40:49 PM PST by Dr.Zoidberg (Mohammedism - Bringing you only the best of the 6th century for fourteen hundred years.)
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