macdonalds

[jenhden]

i get my dd's a happy meal as a treat sometimes and have believed the statements they put out about quality meat, but my friend just told me that the main competitors for dog and cat food beef is mcdonalds! is this true?

[BoysAreLikeDogs]

What do you mean the manin competitors?

Do you mean that the byproducts of the process used to produce the meat used by McDonalds are used in pet food?

And that is a problem because?

[Ivykaty44]

They have a lorry turn up and pump the slush in to make the burgers - sorry but what o you think if the burgers etc are all so cheap?

Have you ever smelt the place as you drive past - it is disgusting.

Can't you get them something else as a treat Fruit shoot and a greegs sausage rool

[BoysAreLikeDogs]

main not manin wtf is manin

[Ivykaty44]

I think it is called slurry not meat? Not sure

[jenhden]

sorry for not being clear - my friend meant that when the low quality meat goes on sale the animal food companies get in bidding wars with macdonalds - but thet say its all 100% premium quality.

thanks ivykaty44 i'll get them something else!

[Ivykaty44]

jen - if you must get the a for the dc miccyd then at least take your own sandwhiches so you don't have to eat slurry

[southeastastra]

but so tasty

[ihavenewsockson]

ok i just googled meat slurry & mechanically recovered meat.

thats so gross.

is it true or is it veggie propaganda?

[ihavenewsockson]

forgot my

[Heated]

Dunno, but pet-food manufacturers have food-tasters - pass the Chum anyone?

[ihavenewsockson]

oh riven- boak! that spinal cord bit too! i so shouldn't google or wiki these things.

DH & DS had mcds for lunch today.

[Ivykaty44]

new socks - I am no veggie (i was when I couldn't afford good meat) would you rather a good piece of rump, sirloin or ribeye or a mcddiddles burger?

[ihavenewsockson]

i get all our meat from the butchers so the maccyds was a one off.

i would like to eat more veggie meals tho just from a cost point of view.

i only go to our butchers because they are v. reasonable and the meat is good quality.i'm happy to make cutbacks in other areas so we eat proper meat.

i am shocked about their burgers tho. i've never heard that before.

[HeadFairy]

Make your own burgers, sooooo much nicer and cheaper in the long run (make extras and freeze)

[StirlingTheStrong]

I think you are wong!

My friends' husband works for a beef distributor nearby and he says that Macdonalds are one of their biggest customers and they buy THE BEST beef they can.

Just want to say I do not work for them and very rarely visit but dont want everyone believing the hype

[LadyOfWaffle]

Hmm... thing is, it sounds gross but for example, if we found out they used eyeballs in it we would all freak out, but there are people who eat eyeballs like normal food. It's not unhygenic/chemicals or whatever, it's just parts that make us feel ikky. It's obviously edible and tastes nice , so apart from the 'urrr, it's weirdy body parts' bit I cannot see the problem.

[ellingwoman]

But dog food smells revolting and McDs are lovely so I refuse to believe you

[SoupDragon]

I really don't think such a big corporation would boast about using "Quality Meat" when they are, in fact, using dog food. I would lay money on it being an urban myth.

[Ivykaty44]

try watching super size me - a film about a man who eat mc donalds for one month and the effect it had on his health

[SoupDragon]

FGS, it doesn't take a genius to know that eating super sized McDs for a month will make you ill. You'd be ill if you ate nothing but carrots for a month.

Eating this stuff sensibly and in moderation is fine.