There are so many reasons why we should not be eating chickens or feeding them to our pets and I am going to mention just a few here that you may not know.
Ruff in 2015 with his very best friend Coco who he protected as best he could from any visiting foxes or dogs
82% of all the birds on the planet are chickens
“Last week I was with David Attenborough, we were doing a thing for climate change in Scotland. And he mentioned to me a statistic which is truly horrifying, I think. 82% of all the birds on the planet, all of them, sparrows and everything, every bird you can think of, 82% of them are chickens!!”
Brian Cox (the actor)
Chickens are fed fishmeal
Part of a chicken’s diet to ensure that they grow as quickly as possible, is fishmeal. As explained in a previous post about why we should not be eating fish due to a bioaccumulation of heavy metals and arsenic; by feeding chickens fish, this bioaccumulation of arsenic and heavy metals is intensified…and even worse is that the excretory organs such as livers and kidneys of the chickens are used in petfood and have the highest concentration of these heavy metals!
Our next pandemic could come from the way we treat chickens
As Avian Bird Flu continues to devastate parts of the UK bird population, our farmed chickens are being forced to stay indoors to prevent its spread. This is a welfare issue as well as a huge concern that intensively raised birds can breed a disease that can spread to man and possibly be another pandemic if numbers of cases continue to rise. The devastation in our wild birds when affected by Avian Flu is of huge concern and also spread through intense farming of chickens. Read about “New avian flu fears as hundreds of dead birds wash up on Scottish coast” July 23
Read here how “Two more people test positive for avian flu after contact with infected birds” July 23
Chicken meat is very high in sodium
Surprisingly, a slice of chicken breast is packed with sodium before it’s even cooked. This is because some manufacturers inject their chicken breast with saline so that it stays juicy. This is mainly of a concern in China and the US, but since Brexit, a lot of chicken is imported now from the US.
Chickens are enormously sentient
This would be the main reason why we should choose to not eat chickens or feed them to our pets. Any of us who have had chickens as pets at any time in our lives will know how enormously attached we become to these highly curious, entertaining and loving little birds….as a family this certainly happened to us when we adopted Coco the chicken who was to change our lives forever!!
“As a vet, I believe in a kinder, healthier way to feed our pets that does no damage to our environment, harms no animals and uses fresh, healthy plant-based ingredients for a balanced and delicious diet”
Arielle Vegan Vet
“If nobody changes then nothing changes but if somebody changes then everything changes!”
Arielle Vegan Vet
Interview with Dr Ernie Ward
So if you’re concerned about your pet food safety, let’s go plant-based. If you’re concerned about the carbon pawprint of your pet, then let’s go plant-based. If you’re concerned about your pet….
Barney loves his snuffle blanket
This snuffle blanket is ideal mental stimulation for dogs
See how much Marvin and Pedro like their food
Marvin was picked up as a stray by a local dog pound and the front leg was badly injured, they think he had been hit by a car
We support Donn and Río
Donn has pulled the pack off the counter before I could even start preparing them, and ate half of it as is!
The benefits of coconut oil
Lauric acid is responsible for many of coconut oil’s health benefits including its immune-supporting, antibacterial, antifungal, and antiviral properties
Why feeding raw is similar to a wet market
Many dogs sold at wet markets for meat are Golden Retriever types
We did it!
We gathered enough support to finally get our food nutritionally analysed by an expert!
Raw meat dog foods pose an ‘international public health risk’
This antibiotic resistance concern could pose a huge threat to the owners and any family members who may fall ill with a bacterial infection of any sort – what a time bomb waiting to explode!
Sue’s strength to feed Bea a plant-based diet
I was listening to too many people who were telling me how cruel I was being
What are they sniffing?
Our dogs become even more important to us during this time of self-isolation
Jumble loves our food!
“The recipe was really easy and so we want to continue this new healthy and tasty habit so we can have him as long as we can”
Veterinary work during the lockdown
The day proved to be emotionally draining as we all adapted to this very different way of doing veterinary work
