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U.S. Janet B.

On Sun, 19 Nov 2017 14:55:07 -0500, wrote:

>On Sun, 19 Nov 2017 09:42:55 -0500, Gary > wrote:
>
>>Ophelia wrote:
>>>
>>> ...but here, the dog/cat food has to
>>> be fit for human consumption. Not that I would try it but I found it
>>> interesting
>>
>>What I find interesting is that you hear about people that will
>>eat dog/cat food sometimes in order to save money because they
>>are so poor. IMO, they might be poor but they are also stupid!
>>
>>No matter my budget, I can always find "people food" on sale
>>cheaper than buying dog or cat food. I didn't mention ferret food
>>because THAT is much more expensive.
>>
>>Seriously though...I even question the statement that poor people
>>buy canned dog or cat meat. If they do, they are not shopping
>>wisely.
>
>Pet food ain't cheap.
>A single 3 oz can of fancy feast typically costs 55¢... almost
>$3/lb... grilled chicken bits in gravy is not too bad, even looks and
>smells okay, probably good over rice with a little Dwarf brand hot
>sauce. However one can do better with people food for $3/lb. Today
>skinless boneless chicken breasts are going for $1.89/lb Nice looking
>center cut pork chops are $2.89/lb. Some of the so-called gourmet cat
>foods run around $5/lb. Thing is most people probably don't calculate
>the price per pound of those itty bitty cans, and some are like 2.67
>ozs per.... buy a half dozen and you're paying as much if not more for
>aluminum cans.

you can get a package of hot dogs for $.99 and a loaf of white bread
for $.99. Around here I can get a gallon of milk for $1.97. That's a
lot of food for $4 compared to what you would get for canned pet food.
Remember, we are talking food for people who have little to no money,
not gourmet, high nutrition. That story about poor people eating pet
food because it is cheap is probably older than Gary.
Janet US