The problem with not feeding a dog what you wouldn't eat yourself is that you are not a dog, and you are not eating like an ancient human either (or even a modern human in almost any culture but our own).
You're not doing the dog (and probably yourself) any favors by rejecting, because of cultural preference, the "internal bits."
Humans did not evolve (or were not created) to eat, or even prefer only muscle meat (a distinctly modern american prejudice). The diet of ancient humans, modern humans in other cultures who know better, and even in this country just a few decades ago, included every bit of the animal that was edible. A wolf doesn't discard the blood or the liver, and neither did our pioneer grandparents (and neither do the English, Irish, Mongolians, Eskimo, Swedes and the Japanese, just to mention a fraction of the cultures that know better and do not throw away what Americans turn their noses up at).
These aren't just things that other people eat, because "they don't have a choice." The internal bits are often seen as the preferred, best bit. For some chinese, eyes are such a premium bit, they are either given to the oldest family member out of respect, or the youngest child as a special treat for luck and growth. In a wolf pack, much of the internal bits are the premium bits that only the highest ranking animals get to eat.
Last edited by kaplods; 03-18-2008 at 01:46 PM.
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