Pets who Keep Kosher?

[Mara]

[QUOTE=Wellspotted;7847566]
Why were their options and resources limited? It was only 20 years ago. Kosher beef and chicken existed back then (as they did millennia ago); there was no reason they couldn’t feed her meat sold for human consumption (unless laws of kashrut forbid this).[/QUOTE]

Pre-internet, it was considerably more challenging for the average dog owner to learn how to prepare dog food themselves at home from base ingredients. Now there’s a wealth of information available at fingertip; not so in 1992. There weren’t nearly as many specialty diet options on the market - Iams and Nutro were considered “boutique” dog foods at that time!

[Ladylexie]

[QUOTE=Canaqua;7844514]
I picked up some canned, Evanger, pheasant, food for the dogs today, to mix a small amount in with their kibble, to keep things interesting. They were HUGE fans.

No wonder, I looked at the ingredients and it’s pretty much pheasant and water, good stuff.

The interesting thing was that the can says it is “Certified Kosher for Passover”, by the Chicago Rabbinical Council.

Do people really have pets keep Kosher or is this a marketing gimick? Or, are people possibly eating this canned pheasant?[/QUOTE]

No, some people do actually like to feed their pets Kosher food. I did read talk though that pets, livestock according to the Torah are exempt from this.

[Ladylexie]

[QUOTE=Mara;7846897]
This was 20 years ago so hopefully things have advanced somewhat, but I knew a family who got a GSD pup and fed her a kosher diet. They stunted her growth badly.[/QUOTE]

The Kosher diet is very healthy it wouldn’t stunt a dogs growth.

[S1969]

[QUOTE=Ladylexie;7847987]
The Kosher diet is very healthy it wouldn’t stunt a dogs growth.[/QUOTE]

I think the point she was trying to make is that any problems were probably not associated with the “kosher” part - but just knowing how to properly meet a dog’s nutritional needs. You can use all the kosher ingredients you want, but if they don’t make up an appropriate and complete diet, your dog could be in trouble.