The Lesson In Death

As most are probably aware, an ungodly long list of contaminated dog food can be found all over the internet. It has become theorized that this was most likely an intentional contamination by some sick individual. Before I move on to my point, I would like to say that I find no humor in this situation. Anything said that may come across that way is unintentional.

There is a major lesson to be learned from this. How many of you are even aware of what is in the dog food you feed your dogs? Alternatively, replace the word "dog" with "cat" or any other pet. When you decide to take on the responsibility of a pet, you are promising a living creature that you are going to take care of that animal. If you do not research what you are feeding them, you have violated that promise and their trust. Many moons ago, I found a book called Food Pets Die For by Ann Martin that showed some shocking practices of the pet food industry. I discovered a diet known as the Raw Diet that follows a more natural diet for my dogs and is actually cheaper than dog food.

There is always a threat that this could be done to our food. Do you know where your food comes from? I'm not proclaiming that you need to turn into a hippie that goes "all natural". Sometimes "all natural" can actually be more harmful to the environment. I'm just saying you need to be careful. Doing something to yourself is your business. Being willie-nillie with your pets or, god forbid, your children can lead to terrible situations. Research is your friend and doesn't take that much time.