gemini 0 #1 February 9, 2006 Firm offers Kenya dog food for its children Reuters News Service NAIROBI, Kenya - Kenya dismissed as "culturally insulting" Tuesday an offer of powdered dog food to feed starving children reportedly made by the founder of a canine biscuit company in New Zealand. "Kenyan kids are not so desperate as to eat dog food," Kenya government spokesman Alfred Mutua told Reuters in response to a front-page story in the east African country's leading daily. Kenya's Daily Nation newspaper said Christine Drummond of the Mighty Mix company in New Zealand had offered to send dog food powder to hungry children in western Kenya. The information appeared to be coming from a New Zealand newspaper, which said Drummond had been moved to make a donation of 6,000 emergency packs of dog food mixture after the daughter of a friend visited the drought-hit country. When mixed with water, the powder would provide sustainable meals, said an article posted on the web site of The Press newspaper, helping to ease a growing problem of food shortages. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ViperPilot 0 #2 February 9, 2006 Yes it's somewhat culturally/personally sensative...but sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do to survive. Is it really worth pride to refuse to help kids and let them die? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
unformed 0 #3 February 9, 2006 I wonder what the actual Kenyan people who are starving have to say? If I was hungry, I would happily eat dog food. I can understand, however, the country doesn't want its people to be compared to animals, which would undoubtedly happen.This ad space for sale. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gravitymaster 0 #4 February 9, 2006 Dog food would probably be a welcome change from eating spiders, ants and crickets. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peacefuljeffrey 0 #5 February 9, 2006 Quote"Kenyan kids are not so desperate as to eat dog food," Kenya government spokesman Alfred Mutua told Reuters in response to a front-page story in the east African country's leading daily. Spoken like a true man who has never faced starvation. Let's put the starving kids in a room with the dog food and see if they don't eat it. Besides, another person here posted about this, and there was a link to a story that said the donor insists it is NOT "dog food," and that she and her kids eat it themselves. This shitheaded gov't bureaucrat must want more kids to die of malnutrition and starvation, I guess. Before you can have dignity, you have to LIVE. For that, you need nutritional sustenance. THEN you can get on your feet, work, earn a living, and have your dignity. I hardly think that dying of starvation because you (or someone presuming to speak for you) is any more dignified than eating donated food even if it is dog food... --Jeffrey "With tha thoughts of a militant mind... Hard line, hard line after hard line!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peacefuljeffrey 0 #6 February 9, 2006 I wonder where UNICEF is. I'm curious if they would turn down donated nutritional goods that were destined to help children who are starving. I guess this is yet another situation where the U.N. is absolutely fuckin' useless and impotent. --Jeffrey "With tha thoughts of a militant mind... Hard line, hard line after hard line!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
altichick 1 #7 February 9, 2006 I mean I wasn't like they were offering cans of dog meat (which I do think would be insulting!) it was a powdered protien mix which, yes, has been used for dogs but the someoone (I think the company owner) said in a news clip she gave it as a nutritional supplement to her family. The people who would have benefited from it probably have no idea their government refused the offer They (government) should have asked the starving people before they turned down the offer! Don't sweat the petty things... and don't pet the sweaty things! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #8 February 9, 2006 I feed my dog canned dog food that for all the world looks better than some of the canned " Beef stew" I have seen for human consumption. When you are starving to death I would think that would be far better than the pangs of hunger... I have been that hungry before after going for quite a few days with little or no food in training situations..LUCKILY it was only training...not a situation where it was life threatening... it is not fun. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dorbie 0 #9 February 9, 2006 Haven't they seen Mad Max 2? Geeze! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RhondaLea 4 #10 February 9, 2006 I dunno. If she feeds it to her family, it's not made like conventional dog food, which is actually kind of disgusting. Google and see what actually goes into most of the food we feed our pets. It sounds like it's a form of protein powder that can be fed to anyone. And it can't be that much worse than a nutrition bar or the various protein powders that are sold for rather high prices in most stores. But to send a food that needs to be mixed with water to a drought-striken area strikes me as...idiotic. rlIf you don't know where you're going, you should know where you came from. Gullah Proverb Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nacmacfeegle 0 #11 February 9, 2006 "But to send a food that needs to be mixed with water to a drought-striken area strikes me as...idiotic. " That was my take on it when this came up a while back, not only is water in short supply, clean water is even more scarce in these circumstances. http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=2055205;sb=post_latest_reply;so=ASC;forum_view=forum_view_collapsed;;page=unread#2055205 Yeah boiling the water is good, all the folks in the refugee camps have to do is fill up the kettle at the kitchen sink and switch it on.-------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nacmacfeegle 0 #12 February 9, 2006 "I guess this is yet another situation where the U.N. is absolutely fuckin' useless and impotent." I'm not sure that the aid was routed via Unicef/UN etc. There is a huge corruption scandal brewing in Kenya, for what its worth, so I wouldn't trust a whole lot of what their govt says rihht now anyways. I agree with your sentiments in your earlier post though, its a shame the little people should suffer at the hands of an incompetant administration.-------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,113 #13 February 9, 2006 QuoteQuote"Kenyan kids are not so desperate as to eat dog food," Kenya government spokesman Alfred Mutua told Reuters in response to a front-page story in the east African country's leading daily. Spoken like a true man who has never faced starvation. - When have you faced starvation?... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RhondaLea 4 #14 February 9, 2006 QuoteThat was my take on it when this came up a while back... We must be really bored if this is a repost. Doesn't anything new and worthy ever happen? rlIf you don't know where you're going, you should know where you came from. Gullah Proverb Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nacmacfeegle 0 #15 February 9, 2006 Lots of new stuff, seldom is it worthy though.-------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cloudseeker2001 0 #16 February 10, 2006 I think we should not only feed them the dog food but neuter them as well! "Some call it heavenly in it's brilliance, others mean and rueful of the western dream" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Channman 2 #17 February 10, 2006 Hey dude you going to be at the DZ Feb. 25 for the 4-ways? I could have dropped you a PM, but I'm Hijacking this thread. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Keith 0 #18 February 10, 2006 QuoteDoesn't anything new and worthy ever happen? I had sex a couple of weeks ago. Does that count? As for the thread topic, I'd have to agree with you RL. I think the real issue is sending a powdered food supplement to a drought stricken country was short sighted. I do have to say I applaud the woman for wanting to reach out to these people. Most of us sit back and arm chair quarterback and never lift a finger to actually help.Keith Don't Fuck with me Keith - J. Mandeville Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peacefuljeffrey 0 #19 February 10, 2006 QuoteQuoteQuote"Kenyan kids are not so desperate as to eat dog food," Kenya government spokesman Alfred Mutua told Reuters in response to a front-page story in the east African country's leading daily. Spoken like a true man who has never faced starvation. - When have you faced starvation? WTF? What does that have to do with anything? Do you agree that someone who had faced starvation before would attempt to deny someone else who was not facing it any offer of sustenance? I just don't get you, dude. In your pathological desire to show me up at any opportunity, all logic seems to go out the window with you. NO, I have never faced starvation. I am quite firm in my belief that the idiot who made the anti-"dog-food" statements has not either, because it is unfathomable to me that someone who knew what starving was like would turn down food for those who are starving. You disagree? You think he has faced starvation and still values "dignity" over survival? You really think I can't make valid assumptions UNTIL I have faced actual starvation? Then I guess every single fucker in this thread should just shut up... ...or... raise your hand if you have, in your life, at any point, faced ACTUAL STARVATION. Not just food deprivation for a while, knowing that you'll get more soon and you just have to endure for a while. (That leaves you out, Jeanne.) --Jeffrey "With tha thoughts of a militant mind... Hard line, hard line after hard line!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
