Monday 11 February 2008

more about dogs eating tripe

It looks as if Penny isn't going to get any nice (uggghhh) tripe. I've questioned three butchers now and all say the same thing. It is not permitted to sell green (unwashed) tripe in butcher shops. It isn't allowed to leave the abattoir, my own local butcher says. I'll have to try to discover whether pet-meat shops sell it.

9 comments:

Slavenka said...

Maybe tripe is good for dogs but it smells awful.

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Amber-Mae said...

We've not seen any green un-washed tripes here also...

Love licks,
Solid Gold Dancer

parlance said...

Slavenka, when I was a child butchers always had a great slab of tripe in the window but I think it must have gone out of fashion here.

parlance said...

Rusty, thanks for that. I enjoy reading your adventures too. I think Penny loves possums (a local marsupial about as big as a cat) in the same way as you love squirrels. We were outside barking at a couple of them last night. (Well, actually, Penny was doing the barking and I was doing the shushing). The mother just went ahead chewing placidly on the tips of the leaves but the gorgeous little baby was a bit worried. I sure hope that as they do their aerobatic tricks around our garden they never lose their balance!

parlance said...

Amber-Mae, do you eat the washed tripe, then?

Amber-Mae said...

Yeap, the white clean washed tripe. Don't think my hoomans can even take the sight of unwashed green tripes...They get very squeamish.

Love licks,
Solid Gold Dancer

parlance said...

Okay, Amber-Mae, if your humans can stach it in the house, so can I! I'll be brave and try out some tripe for Penny. Thanks for the help.

parlance said...

Amber-Mae, I meant 'stand it in the house". My typing fingers must have gone crazy.