[GraceG]

Why can’t poor people buy some canned meat for their pets?

They don’t seem to want to ask this question....

[upchuck]

Why can’t poor people buy some canned meat for their pets?

I've had lots of folks on food stamps tell me they buy cheap beef cuts, mixed vegetables, stew, corned beef hash, even Cheerios for their pets.

Food stamp fraud is rampant, really, really rampant.

[EinNYC]

Canned meat by itself is not a balanced diet for dogs or cats. They need several supplements that humans may not need. For example, cat food MUST have taurine added or cats fed the deficient food can get heart disease. Besides, isn't canned meat for humans rather expensive?

I see ads on craigslist every single day asking people to adopt a dog or cat because the person can't afford it any more. If the pet is not adopted, it will go to the NYC Animal "Care" and Control, which is a certain death sentence. If the difference between that innocent and loving pet living and dying is pet food stamps that are not funded by taxpayer dollars, I'm all for the pet food stamps.