HAS BSE gone to the dogs? A recent study would indicate that a form of BSE can be passed on to dogs. If this is so, then there is only one way you can protect your canine's cranium - feed him or her a vegetarian diet.

Yes, dogs can be vegetarian! According to the Encyclopaedia Britannica: "Although the name carnivora means 'flesh eaters,' the diets of these animals range from exclusively carnivorous to almost totally vegetarian."

Dogs are really nutritional omnivores, which means they eat just about whatever they can get their paws on. While coyotes in Wyoming, for example, prey on flocks of sheep, those which live in southern California are renowned for their raids on crops of melons, peaches, apricots, plums and cherries. While nobody can argue that it is completely 'natural' for dogs to eat a pure vegetarian diet, neither can one argue that it is 'natural' for them to eat cooked cows and horses and processed glop from the "unfit for human consumption" buckets.

A meatless diet has the advantage of providing our animal companions with food they can enjoy and thrive on while protecting them against BSE and other illnesses associated with processed foods, such as cancer, diabetes and allergies.

For information on feeding your dog a vegetarian diet, contact us on 0181 785 3113.

ANDREW BUTLER, UK Representative, PETA - People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, PO Box 3169, London NW1 2JF.

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