The totally off-topic thread

[drron]

Agree. But we are talking dogs here. Lots of things humans can eat but animals and dogs handle quite differently. Onions, garlic, chocolate, fats, salt, raisins and grapes for example.

But juddles was offering bacon fat.Those others you mention are not relevant here.
And as I pointed out you need to know your genetic make up.After all we are all just animals.

 

[MEL_Traveller]

But juddles was offering bacon fat.Those others you mention are not relevant here.
And as I pointed out you need to know your genetic make up.After all we are all just animals.

Pork fat is specifically mentioned as a food to avoid by the american kennel club. This fat is hard to digest, will agitate the stomach, and can trigger pancreatitis. This advice appears to be universal by vets and others in the dog arena.

 

[Quickstatus]

I think bacon fat is less of an issue that the other scraps that street dogs eat. Probably these animals have worms as well.

 

[Deleted member]

Very true @MEL_Traveller

When my daughters school got together for a fundraiser to donate to an organisation in Africa (Hamlins fistula)

The girls wanted to donate clothing and other goods.

I wrote a letter saying that the cost of sending goods would be high and it would be better to give money which can be spent within the local community. Increasing the money supply improves the local economy in a multiplier effect.

The school then organised the economics teacher to talk about economic concepts like money supply, and velocity of money and the

sourcing goods in Australia and shipping does not benefit the local economy in the target area.

Of course the assumption is that the money will be spent wisely. So no point giving money to a drunk, but give it to an trusted organisation

Who will spend most of the cash in administration and wages ......
the only real way to ensure it gets there is to carry it with you (IMHO).

 

[VPS]

Oh, the agony! I popped over the road to see my shackie neighbours, who have come up for the weekend. He was on the deck, cleaning the haul of scallops just caught locally. Nice, big, very plump and fresh scallops <drool !!> straight off the seabed.

Had to sit there, chatting while he fixed up those beauties .

(None offered, none expected and would not have accepted anyway - you just don't do that with fresh caught scallops!)

A friend went diving in NZ and came back with scallops that I ate raw - less than 30 minutes after harvesting. I can still remember that zingy fantastic flavour!! You have my sympathy

 

[Quickstatus]

Who will spend most of the cash in administration and wages ......
the only real way to ensure it gets there is to carry it with you (IMHO).

Yes but they as they operate a hospital and medical clinic, admin and wages are part of the necessary costs.

Any charity with zero overheads are kidding themselves and others

 

[Deleted member]

Yes but they as they operate a hospital and medical clinic, admin and wages are part of the necessary costs.

Any charity with zero overheads are kidding themselves and others

No, I’m talking “before” it leaves Australia.
I read somwhere that the net amount (Of contributions) getting to where it’s needed is as low as10%

I have a. Good friend who’s parents short circuit the whole process by taking people to Africa on a safari of sorts. A big pro of the trip is to travel to a village, dig a well and install the equipment to operate it. That’s a little different from the discussion here, but you get my drift.

 

[Flashback]

Let me try. Don't you just love the double or ( almost) triple round abouts? There's a horror one just outside Edinburgh on the way to the bridge.

Yeah ..........

Congratulations to the people and women of Ireland for their sensible voting in the recent referendum.

We were in Ireland last weekend and some of the propaganda (if that's even the right term?) for Yes and No was pretty eye opening!

 

[Milboo]

A friend went diving in NZ and came back with scallops that I ate raw - less than 30 minutes after harvesting. I can still remember that zingy fantastic flavour!! You have my sympathy

We used to dredge for scallops in the Marlborough Sounds. Used to drop the net on the way back in from fishing for blue cod. Collect the spoils and within an hour of getting to shore, we would be tucking into fresh scallops and crumbled blue cod.

Lunch was oysters - eaten straight off the rocks.

 

[Quickstatus]

Lunch was oysters - eaten straight off the rocks.

It’s just not fair

 

[Milboo]

Pork fat is specifically mentioned as a food to avoid by the american kennel club. This fat is hard to digest, will agitate the stomach, and can trigger pancreatitis. This advice appears to be universal by vets and others in the dog arena.

Generally speaking, a small amount of bacon fat as a once off or very ocassional treat is unlikely to be an issue, and more unlikely to cause pancreatitis.

FWIW - a dog needs around 20gm of garlic per kilogram of weight to consume it at a toxic level. That’s a very large amount of garlic. Similarly it’s a medium onion/ 20kg before toxic effects are seen.

 

[Milboo]

It’s just not fair

That was one end of the bay. At the other end of the bay was the creek where the whitebait net went down!

 

[Quickstatus]

Grrrrrr!!!!.

I had tinned spam because it was nearing UBD

 

[serfty]

Pork fat is specifically mentioned as a food to avoid by the american kennel club. This fat is hard to digest, will agitate the stomach, and can trigger pancreatitis. This advice appears to be universal by vets and others in the dog arena.

I think given the circumstances I would not be worried about a street dog's one off intake of pork fat

I think bacon fat is less of an issue that the other scraps that street dogs eat. Probably these animals have worms as well.

Agreed ...

 

[Flying mermaid]

our previous dachshunds had a taste for chocolate - the problem with having young children. One year Dr FM had bought a large amount of chocolate for Christmas presents. She had put them on the top shelf of her bookcase (and we have 2.7m ceilings and the bookcase reaches the ceiling). One of the dogs jumped onto a chair, jumped on the desk and kept leaping until it managed to pull all the chocolate off and onto the floor. The two dogs then devoured it all - probably well over a kg each. No ill effects and they both lived to a good age. Fortunately we have prevented our current pair from discovering chocolate.

 

[TheRealTMA]

Thanks I will look at that one as well. Master FM wanted either Per Se or Eleven Madison. You can dress down for Eleven Madison which probably suits Master FM. He is West Coast Tech and they don’t understand jackets.

Dreams - What it's like to eat a $400-per-person, 3-hour dinner at Eleven Madison Park, the best restaurant in the world

 

[love_the_life]

Dreams - What it's like to eat a $400-per-person, 3-hour dinner at Eleven Madison Park, the best restaurant in the world

So does this mean it's basically impossible to get a table at the restaurant?

 

[love_the_life]

Grrrrrr!!!!.

I had tinned spam because it was nearing UBD

You ate tinned spam?

 

[Quickstatus]

You ate tinned spam?

Yes it usually comes in a tin

 

[MEL_Traveller]

I think given the circumstances I would not be worried about a street dog's one off intake of pork fat

No one is questioning the sentiment. And I' sure everyone puts the health and well-being of an animal as the priority. Large chunks of fat can agitate the stomach. They can make the dog throw up. I'm sure neither of those are the intended consequences.