Homeless dogs have Thanksgiving feast

[The Straight Story]

Homeless dogs have Thanksgiving feast

CHICAGO, Nov. 27 (UPI) -- Some 50 homeless dogs were flown to New York Friday after a stopover in Chicago for a special Thanksgiving feast, an animal rights group said.

The canine visitors were on a layover on a trip from Missouri to New York to find new homes when they were taken to DoGone Fun for a special dinner, the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

At the shelter, the visitors feasted on canned turkey with potatoes and carrots, duck and sweet potatoes and bagged meals of pheasant,

Twenty of the dogs were rescued from puppy mills and the rest came from a shelter in Joplin, Mo., the Best Friends Animal Society of Utah said.

Pet Airways provided their first class transportation to New York while Evanger's Dog & Cat Food Co. donated the chow for the Thanksgiving dinner.

http://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2009/11/27/Homeless-dogs-have-Thanksgiving-feast/UPI-72381259334629/

[SammyWinstonJack]

1. K&R

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[sunnybrook]

2. I'll second that

Heard this on the radio this morning
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[Kalyke]

3. Should dogs eat duck and pheasant?

The story doesn't say if it was still on the bone, but I would imagine that, if it was, that it's similar to chicken and turkey bones. Dogs should not eat poultry bones. They can splinter in the stomach and rip the digestive system.

Some very large dogs may be able to pulverize the bones so it doesn't do this, but small dogs cannot.

I will say that pulled poultry, fresh vegetables and whole grains are fantastic for dogs. I have a rescued puppy that has a shunted liver and is prone to bladder stones as a result. I feed him a diet (that I cook) of ground turkey, brown rice, and mixed vegetables, such as carrots, peas and beans and his protein level has now stayed consistant enough that he's not in danger of stones.