In article et>,
"rick" > wrote:

> "Jan Flora" > wrote in message
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> > In article
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> >> dh@. wrote:
> >> > On Thu, 03 Nov 2005 15:56:37 -0500, dh@. wrote:
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> >> > >http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com/c...s/CTDSites.woa
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> >> > Go feed something...
> >>
> >> It's fine with me if that's what they want to do. But aren't
> >> they
> >> killing other animals to make the pet food?
> >>
> >
> > No.
> > ============
> Uh, yes. There is no manufacturing process that doesn't kill
> animals.
>


They render animal parts from critters that were already killed for
other purposes, like human consumption.

Where I grew up (near San Francisco), we had a knacker-man that
would come around and pick up dead pets and roadkilled animals.
They were rendered to make soap, candles, and probably -- but I
don't know this for sure -- pet food. That was in the 50's, 60's
and 70's.

I live on a beef cattle ranch (and will plonk any flamers). When
we have a cow die during calving or some other untimely death,
we give the carcass to neighbors who have sled dog teams, for
dog food. (Several of our neighbors run the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog
Race every spring.)

When we have a horse die, we put the carcass out on the canyon rim
for the grizzley bears and bald eagles to eat. (In deep winter, it
takes the eagles about 3 days to eat a 1500 lb. horse carcass down
to bones and hide.)

Jan, in Alaska

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The way to a man's heart is between the fourth and the fifth rib.