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Most butcher shops, even those inside the big chain grocery stores, will still sell or almost give away, the scraps of meat they cant sell, those that no one wants. Its just not as convenient as packaged dog food.
No, not always, at least for the larger/chain supermarkets.
Just as they will not "give away" food to the homeless or whatever in need, ditto goes for bones or scraps from the meat department. It comes down to issues of liability
As a taxpayer I do not want to pay for the pet food of millions of people.
Yeah. Make them eat the dog before they apply for foodstamps. That way, before they're on the dole, you know they've actually exhausted all possible means to feed themselves.
People can have pets & then become sick or disabled, I don't think they should have to give up a beloved pet because they had the misfortune fo becoming disabled or whatever circumstance led to SNAP. They may as well people buy pet food, becasue, lets face it, if they are really short of money but have food stamps, they are going to buy things like canned tuna or ground meats to feed the animals anyhow.
I am pro-SNAP, but against pet food.
I am also against SNAP covering fast food (soda, chips, etc).
Well, you can't stop them from buying chicken/eggs, and rice or potatoes to feed their dog, or tuna to feed the cat. If they want to budget part of the same money to feed animals it's no skin off your nose.
There is no way they are going to increase the amount given to allow for pet food. The question is only can people use part of their allowance on pet food.
PS, please give pet food to the food bank if to you animals and their hoomins are important to you. They WILL get it this way.
Wow, sounds like some crazy petition. Sometimes pet stores and local shelter groups or other organizations can help with pet food costs in emergency situations.
SNAP benefits generally aren't even used responsibly by people in the first place. Not saying this is the case for all families by any means, and unfortunately, many on SNAP aren't choosing to buy healthy foods for their families after the many studies they've done. I've also seen some people with SNAP benefits that waste it on all instant foods, sodas, chips, and unhealthy foods. I am totally for people being able to get nutritional assistance to feed their families for the time they actually need it (and they're actively trying to find a better situation in which they don't need this assistance anymore). Totally for SNAP, against junk food SNAP users, and against people using their SNAP benefits for pet food.
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Pet food is not overly expensive
I have to disagree with this. I mean, I suppose it depends what you buy as there are these days bulk options. However, if you want good quality, or even stuff that's considered "better quality/organic/grain free/GMO free/etc." that it will cost you a lot more. I remember for food for two cats, any old dry food was probably about $12 - $25 for a huge bag and that would generally last about 3-4 months. So, no, not bad. Although, when we discovered they did not handle a cheap dry food and we ended up getting a better quality one, it ended up being about $40 - $45 for a large bulk bag for 3-4 months. When they stopped being able to handle that dry food as they aged (not like dry food is good for our felines or canines anyway), our pet food cost went up to $20/month for a lower quality moist canned variety. If we had gone for a higher quality or one of those natural, organic "real food varieties" like they should be having, that could've easily been over $40/month. If you feed your pets meats and canned fish from the store and prepare them at home, you can still spend about $20 - $40/month depending. It adds up quickly and that would've been an extra $20 or $40 that a family could've spent on groceries for themselves.
You know, after reading the ASPCA article, and thinking about how much my tax dollars are wasted in other areas, I have no problem allowing $20 - $40 a month for a family pet. The guy in Mississippi is right, pets are family, and you shouldn't break the family up just because it needs assistance.
We pretend to be a humane society. As someone else said, there is nothing preventing someone on SNAP from buying eggs and rice etc to feed them anyway. For some elderly and disabled people, their pet is the most social interaction they have.
There are some pet food banks for people who need it. I find it interesting that the ASPCA wants the gubmint to pay for the pet food, instead of the ASPCA paying for it or sending out vouchers to people who need it. What do they do with all their money besides paying lawyer bills for the lawsuits they lost?
What's next, Medicaid to cover vet bills?
I think it is great that we have SNAP benefits for people but let's keep it at that. For people.
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