Something wrong here...

[bunn]

I went to the garage/Spar (see, I do go to shops sometimes) to get milk. While I was there, I noticed they were selling baked Parma Ham dog bones for £1.99, so I popped one in the basket. Then I went past the meat counter, and noticed they were selling turkey thighs for £1.05.

So I put the (meatless and unappetising) dog bone back and bought a human-grade joint of meat instead. It was received with great rejoicing, though I am a bit worried that the bone was too splintery when she chewed it, so I might try and stick to lamb next time. Poultry is supposed to be OK if not cooked, but...

Comments

[ladyofastolat.livejournal.com]

"A muttering of plumbers"... What a nice collective noun!

[pellegrina.livejournal.com]

My mother says that (in the US anyway) the bones of battery chickens are by now so weak that they're fine for dogs even cooked. That said, the dogs don't often get bones because bones lead to squabbles.

[bunn.livejournal.com]

Ewww! I have to confess that I try to avoid battery farmed meat for the animals as well as for us (chickens with squishy bones? Icky!), though it doesn't seem to be possible to feed kibble that is free range only (there is an organic cat one, but my cats don't like it). I think the turkey was free range (our Spar is quite good about that sort of thing).

The turkey does seem to have given her a royally stinky bum, so although she enjoyed it greatly, I shall be cautious about doing that again! I do like to give her bones from time to time for her teeth though.