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is this incorrect? [hating burundians]?

Posted on February 21, 2011 by admin| 2 Comments

someone says: burundis choose to kill each other, breed like rabbits, produce nothing, live on aid, imcompetent

does this leave out the significant fact that europeans are paid $10+/hr and burundians 1c/hr?
that 50% of the pop. are under 14 and therefore they breed like rabbits leaves out the fact that the life expectancy at birth is around 45 yrs, & 50% is only 2 kids/couple?
produce nothing: is the truth that they are paid very little [by europeans] for their production of coffee, etc
live on aid: is it true that net aid is to FIRST world, ie repayments exceed loans?
kill one another: is the truth that european plunder has made them so super-desperately poor that stealing is survivalist? ['the rich rob the poor and the poor rob each other' bc the poor are too weak to rob the rich]
incompetent: how competent wd anyone be on 1c/hr?
is it unlikely that ppl in one place are much inferior to ppl in another place?
demonisation of robbed? robber selfidealisation?

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What to do about these dogs?

Posted on May 23, 2010 by admin| 5 Comments

I’m pretty frustrated and I’m sure it will come across in this question. I walk and occasionally sit these two large (60 lb) mixed breed dogs for their owner. This woman’s behavior regarding the dogs has become increasingly flaky over the past months. She has a good paying job and pays me for my service, but she is not spending any money on her dogs. This is what I’ve observed over the past weeks:

–She often fails to feed them (not even once a day). She claims they are getting fat, or “they weren’t hungry,” or “I forgot.” They are always hungry around me and they are not skinny, but are definitely on the thin side. She complains about the cost of dog food a lot.

–Today I went to her house, and there was less than a pint of water available for these dogs – it is 109 in Phoenix today. She probably hadn’t refilled their water dishes in a couple days. They have access to both indoors and out, but no water in either place.

–I told her if the dogs weren’t vaccinated by today, I couldn’t take them out on walks. She is 3 months overdue for vaccinations. I gave her the names of some places she could call to have this done–even at a discount–but she claims “I haven’t had the time.” I have offered to take them if she pays me or the vet up front, but she has ignored this request.

–They both have severely long nails. One will let me cut them, but the other one won’t (tries to bite me). The quicks have grown out on both dogs, and they need their nails trimmed beyond the quick. The older dog’s nails extend an inch beyond the pads, and she is limping and walking strangely (I haven’t taken her out in a few weeks as she doesn’t like to stand or walk). I have mentioned this to the owner, and she claims there is nothing wrong; or, she says the dog doesn’t like having its nails cut. Last week we both saw the dog limping, and I pointed it out along with the extended nails, and she claimed I was making stuff up.

What constructive, proactive things can I do to have these dogs properly cared for? I am at a loss here. I am trying to preserve enough of a relationship with this woman so I can at least make sure her dogs aren’t suffering, and I really believe we’ve gone beyond the benign neglect point here – her dogs are in constant discomfort, hunger and pain. I find it baffling. I’m worried if I create a scene that she will hire somebody else and I won’t have an opportunity to help.

Thank you for your help.

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Where can I find out what breed my dog is?

Posted on May 15, 2010 by admin| 13 Comments

I don’t want to take her to a vet or anything, but I think that my dog is a mixed breed and I would like to find out what she is. She is very short, abour a food and a half tall, round, pointy ears and very silky, straight black fur. Do you know what breeds she is, or where I can find out?

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Is Purina One Large Breed Puppy Food ok?

Posted on May 4, 2010 by admin| 17 Comments

I have a French Mastiff puppy and I am currently feeding him Science Diet, Large Breed Puppy food but I was thinking about switching to Purina. There are so many things out there about what not to feed and what to feed in terms of ingriedients and I thought the ingredients in Purina seemed ok. I was wanting to switch mainly because of cost but I don’t want to feed him a food that isn;t good so I am ok keeping him on Science Diet or going to another alternative if there are better choices out there.

Ingredients in Purina:
Chicken (natural source of glucosamine), brewers rice, corn gluten meal, poultry by-product meal (natural source of glucosamine), whole grain wheat, whole grain corn, animal fat preserved with mixed-tocopherols (form of Vitamin E), pea fiber, fish meal, animal digest, dried egg product, fish oil (source of DHA), salt, calcium carbonate, potassium chloride, potassium citrate, calcium phosphate, choline chloride, zinc sulfate, L-Lysine monohydrochloride, ferrous sulfate, Vitamin E supplement, manganese sulfate, niacin, Vitamin A supplement, copper sulfate, calcium pantothenate, garlic oil, pyridoxine hydrochloride, Vitamin B-12 supplement, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin supplement, calcium iodate, Vitamin D-3 supplement, menadione sodium bisulfite complex (source of Vitamin K activity), folic acid, biotin, sodium selenite

Ingriedients in Science Diet:

Ground Whole Grain Corn, Chicken By-Product Meal, Corn Gluten Meal, Liver Flavor, Dried Beet Pulp, Flaxseed, Dried Egg Product, Soybean Oil, Animal Fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols and citric acid), Fish Oil, Potassium Citrate, Iodized Salt, DL-Methionine, Choline Chloride, Natural Flavor, Dicalcium Phosphate, L-Lysine, Calcium Carbonate, vitamins (L-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate (source of vitamin C), Vitamin E Supplement, Niacin, Thiamine Mononitrate, Vitamin A Supplement, Calcium Pantothenate, Biotin, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Riboflavin, Folic Acid, Vitamin D3 Supplement), Vitamin E Supplement, minerals (Manganese Sulfate, Ferrous Sulfate, Zinc Oxide, Copper Sulfate, Calcium Iodate, Sodium Selenite), L-Tryptophan, preserved with Mixed Tocopherols and Citric Acid, L-Carnitine, Beta-Carotene, Rosemary Extract

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Is Purina One Large Breed Puppy Food ok?

Posted on May 4, 2010 by admin| 4 Comments

I have a French Mastiff puppy and I am currently feeding him Science Diet, Large Breed Puppy food but I was thinking about switching to Purina. There are so many things out there about what not to feed and what to feed in terms of ingriedients and I thought the ingredients in Purina seemed ok. I was wanting to switch mainly because of cost but I don’t want to feed him a food that isn;t good so I am ok keeping him on Science Diet or going to another alternative if there are better choices out there.

Ingredients in Purina:
Chicken (natural source of glucosamine), brewers rice, corn gluten meal, poultry by-product meal (natural source of glucosamine), whole grain wheat, whole grain corn, animal fat preserved with mixed-tocopherols (form of Vitamin E), pea fiber, fish meal, animal digest, dried egg product, fish oil (source of DHA), salt, calcium carbonate, potassium chloride, potassium citrate, calcium phosphate, choline chloride, zinc sulfate, L-Lysine monohydrochloride, ferrous sulfate, Vitamin E supplement, manganese sulfate, niacin, Vitamin A supplement, copper sulfate, calcium pantothenate, garlic oil, pyridoxine hydrochloride, Vitamin B-12 supplement, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin supplement, calcium iodate, Vitamin D-3 supplement, menadione sodium bisulfite complex (source of Vitamin K activity), folic acid, biotin, sodium selenite

Ingriedients in Science Diet:

Ground Whole Grain Corn, Chicken By-Product Meal, Corn Gluten Meal, Liver Flavor, Dried Beet Pulp, Flaxseed, Dried Egg Product, Soybean Oil, Animal Fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols and citric acid), Fish Oil, Potassium Citrate, Iodized Salt, DL-Methionine, Choline Chloride, Natural Flavor, Dicalcium Phosphate, L-Lysine, Calcium Carbonate, vitamins (L-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate (source of vitamin C), Vitamin E Supplement, Niacin, Thiamine Mononitrate, Vitamin A Supplement, Calcium Pantothenate, Biotin, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Riboflavin, Folic Acid, Vitamin D3 Supplement), Vitamin E Supplement, minerals (Manganese Sulfate, Ferrous Sulfate, Zinc Oxide, Copper Sulfate, Calcium Iodate, Sodium Selenite), L-Tryptophan, preserved with Mixed Tocopherols and Citric Acid, L-Carnitine, Beta-Carotene, Rosemary Extract

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