Cats and Dogs Are People Too!

by Gannon, Sharon

• ISBN13: 9780965588461
• ISBN10: 0965588467
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-09-01
• Publisher: RUDOLF STEINER PRESS

Summary

"I love my cats, " writes Sharon Gannon in this important book that promotes health and wellness for your companion animals. Yet, she says, "years after mad cow disease was linked to the cannabilistic feeding of cows to cows, rendered animals are still routinely used in some pet food and commercial feed. Cows, pigs, chickens, dogs and cats are innocently eating each other."

Cats and Dogs Are People Too! sheds light on the commercial pet food industry and offers healthy alternatives. It explores how you can keep your animals healthy and eating nutritiously balanced food through diet and supplements without being alarmist or emptying your wallet.

Sharon also explores the complex emotional lives of our cats and dogs and argues that the love they show to us needs to be met with equal responsibility on our part.

Table of Contents

Preface	13	(2)
Sandra DeFeo
Introduction	15	(6)
Are You Feeding Dead Cats and Dogs to Your Pets?	21	(10)
What to do Next: The 9 Step Program for Happy Cats Through Healthy Meals	31	(3)
Vegetables, Grains and Beans	34	(6)
Important Nutritional Supplements	40	(7)
Should a Vegetarian Serve Meat to Their Cat and Dog Friends?	47	(6)
Sample Meals	53	(12)
Casserole Convenience Meals	59	(6)
Poisonous Plants, Flowers and Cleaning Products	65	(2)
The Way to a Cat's Heart is Not Always Through the Stomach	67	(11)
Cleanliness	67	(1)
Cutting Nails	67	(3)
Litter Box	70	(1)
Climbing	71	(1)
Fresh Air Outings	72	(2)
Bathing	74	(1)
Allergies	74	(1)
Fleas	75	(1)
Noise Pollution	76	(1)
Lone Cats	76	(1)
Spaying and Neutering	77	(1)
Trust	78	(3)
Yoga Teachings on Non-Violence	81	(1)
Teachings of Love and Kindness from Dog People	82	(5)
Education	87	(4)
Afterward	91