----- Original Message ----- From: <MarcatoGSD@xxxxxxx> To: <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, January 04, 2006 12:09 PM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: speaking of chicken "by products" > WHY are people so upset at the thought of by products? My friend RW (who is > an animal nutritionist and behaviorist) made some very good points. > In the wild, everything that can be consumed by a predator, is. Eyeballs, > brains, bones, anuses, lips. The only things left behind are bones that are too > big, and a few clumps of hair. > > - Jackie > I agree with Jackie. I often think this. In the wild they wouldn't pick out the meat and leave the rest. I believe some companies though, to save costs, use the beaks and toenails ONLY and can still list "chicken by-products" on their labels, while other companies pay more to use the organs and meat. As always, some companies are thinking of making money and using cheap ingredients, and some actually care about their product and the health of their customers. Bonnie> ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================