(Pet) Food for Thought

[MCwyo]

My workplace saves the oil from our fryers. The oil goes into big 55 gal drums and is picked up by a removal company. Just found out today that the removal company uses the oil from all the restraunts in town for pet food... I am so grossed out. All that fat and grease and salt... no wonder there's so many over sized pets around these days. I woudn't feed that used oil to my worst enemy. Ugh. Makes me want to give my dog a steak dinner

[-MARWOLAETH-]

That's messed up

[Stefan-A]

I'd like to know the details of how they use it, before I'd let it bother me.

Oversized pets are caused by their owners. As an owner of an oversized pet, I wouldn't even dream of blaming anyone else for it.

[thamneil]

That is just disgusting! I often wonder about the things that go into prepared pet foods.

[ConcinusMan]

I agree with Stefan. No big deal. You don't know how they use it or what kind of pet foods is used in. Besides, I think the dude is possibly full of it. There's way more money in biodiesel these days and that's what most used cooking oil is used for.

[infernalis]

I'd like to know the details of how they use it, before I'd let it bother me.

Oversized pets are caused by their owners. As an owner of an oversized pet, I wouldn't even dream of blaming anyone else for it.

My dogs get whatever they want, but get several miles of walking, swimming & exercise daily and have no weight issues.

I thought most fryer oil was being used to make bio diesel?? This is the first time I have heard of it being used for pet foods.

[Selkielass]

Yeah, biodiesel and in the past, soap.
Pet food is usually made from meat by products a step (or several steps) below what goes in hot dogs bologna and head cheese.

[d_virginiana]

Yuck. I'm not crazy about that idea, but at least it is food grade. A lot of the components of dog/cat food aren't, sadly...

[Steveo]

If it's good enough for me, it's good enough for my dog.

[RedSidedSPR]

My dogs get whatever they want, but get several miles of walking, swimming & exercise daily and have no weight issues.

Same, he gets anything, and walks/runs daily, no weight problems whatsoever. Actually he's probably the fittest dog I've seen. He also eats multiple kinds of pet food.

I have a friend who feeds healthier stuff to her dog, she's like OCD about it.. but never gets excercise and he's the fattest damn dog you'll ever see.

It's not the pet food.