Butch Turns Scraps Into Pet Food

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Dickson works with local farmers to bring naturally raised meat to his shop. Since he deals in whole animals, offering more pork chops means buying another whole pig or a half steer. With that comes a surplus of less-desirable parts like heart, tongue and liver.

"I might have a market for three beef livers a week, but maybe not four. A beef liver weighs 40 pounds," explains Dickson.

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"Your dog is a real living creature and they need to eat real food," Alldridge says, adding, "It's not that we're starting this New Age-y thing, it's about actually going back to what's best for dogs."

But as Dickson says himself, dogs aren't the pickiest of customers: "So far, the dogs have been receptive. But in my experience, dogs are receptive to much food."

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http://culture.wnyc.org/articles/features/2011/may/05/butcher-closes-loop-farm-bowl-dog-food/

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1. raw feeding dogs

i raw fed angel alex. once i got past the icky factor of cutting up chicken necks, beef hearts, livers and other parts, and the bimonthly raw food prep drudgery, he did wonderfully. i raw fed for 8 years. he had epilepsy, and despite heavy meds, he did very very well. his coat and teeth were wonderful. raw feeding worked out to almost the same as premiun kibble cost. and dogs WILL eat anything :)