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Define Meat

Thu Oct 22 13:26:08 BST 2009 by Gary Easton

Although I agree with a lot of the article (and remember and recommend the Vale's 1970s book -the Autonomous house) I do wonder how much of the "meat" in pet food is actually meat that people would have eaten but rather is carcase waste that would have otherwise have to be disposed of possibly in landfill with concomitant methane release.

I just assumed that when it says on the tin "real chicken " that it was neck head guts etc which is just as real to the chicken as the rest of it.

OK I admit it I have 2 small dogs but a very small car!

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