Animal Obesity A Growing Problem In The US

http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/ ^ | February 27, 2013 | CBSLos Angeles

[Biggirl]

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Much like their human owners, animals have to deal with unwanted weight, too.

[Biggirl]

Growing problem with weight and pets.

[Vince Ferrer]

Take them out for a walk and kill two birds with one stone.

[mnehring]

LOL, you should see my Blue Heeler. Normally a very lean breed. She is as big as a VW Bug.

[JimSEA]

I thought the enviros wanted to kill all our pets, at least cats and dogs? Do they now want them fit and trim when they gas them?

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

But, we want all our animals heavy! Heavy cattle, sheep, hogs, chickens, rabbits. We get paid by the pound!

[ZirconEncrustedTweezers]

Do YOU want to try taking my cat for a walk?

[Da Coyote]

I already knew roughly 50% of Americans were liberal, but had no idea that half the animals were also.

[Twotone]

kitty ping...

My kitties get quite plump in the winter when it’s not fun to go outside & play in the rain & mud. But come summer, they get into fighting trim.

[Biggirl]

PING this one over to you!

[Biggirl]

PING this one over to you.

[Joe 6-pack]

WOOOF!

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[Real Cynic No More]

Oh no. Look for a FIDOCARE plan to be sponsored by some idiot dem next week, using money saved by sequestration!

[goodwithagun]

Manufactured pet food is not what cats and dogs are meant to eat. Corn, soy, wheat, and all kinds of cheap fillers are not for their teeth or guts. I would guess that more pets are indoor pets than they were a few decades ago; therefore, they have fewer opportunities to hunt for what they need.

[Smokin' Joe]

"Papa, what kind of dog is that?"

"That's a fat lab, son."

[Darnright]

>Growing problem with weight and pets. <

Read the average dog food ingredients and the first thing on the label is corn. Dogs and cats eat meat in nature. They are not designed to metabolize grain. So, they get fat, just like feedlot cattle, when fed a dog food with a high grain percentage.

[Longbow1969]

I assume this is a crisis requiring immediate government intervention?

Maybe Chewbacca can kick off a “lets fetch” campaign funded by corporate jet owners and big oil.

[My hearts in London - Everett]

I agree. I think it’s the terrible “food” many people feed their pets. I used to be one of them until I got smarter about the food I feed myself and saw the benefit of feeding my dog a better quality dog food. My dog is going on 12 and is still slim and in good health, in fact, she’s never had a health problem.

[Dysart]

Said it before and will again- no such thing as dogfood. Best tip I ever received from my favorite Vet. And my dogs enjoy their meals infinitely more because if it. And let us face it, eating is a huge player in a dog's existence! There are certain foods they cannot digest and therefore toxic but only a handful. Beyond that eat well and share. Note: all my hounds have lived well into their teens and they have all been larger breeds. Oh, and daily vigorous exercise is paramount.

[Salamander]

Mine all eat grain free food.

They’re tight.

:)

[Opinionated Blowhard]

Egad. If there ever was an answer to the question of “Why do the poor in the Third World hate us?”, this issue would be a good one.