Politics of dog food and moral virtues

IN the current climate of food scarcity, increased prices as well as concern over a worldwide economic meltdown, the discussion over being served "dog food" behind bars seems quite topical and timely. Putting the controversies aside, the question of people eating dog food or pet food is...

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Main Author: Abd Razak, Dzulkifli
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Language:English
Published: 2008
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description IN the current climate of food scarcity, increased prices as well as concern over a worldwide economic meltdown, the discussion over being served "dog food" behind bars seems quite topical and timely. Putting the controversies aside, the question of people eating dog food or pet food is not entirely new. Rather than dying of starvation, pet food serves as an alternative for survival in some places in the world. Some argue that the stuff that make up hamburgers are no better than food fit for animals. It is the packaging, branding and promotions that may deceive us.
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spelling usm-329072017-04-06T07:51:23Z http://eprints.usm.my/32907/ Politics of dog food and moral virtues Abd Razak, Dzulkifli HC79 Special topics-Including air pollution, automation,consumer demand, famines, flow of funds,etc. IN the current climate of food scarcity, increased prices as well as concern over a worldwide economic meltdown, the discussion over being served "dog food" behind bars seems quite topical and timely. Putting the controversies aside, the question of people eating dog food or pet food is not entirely new. Rather than dying of starvation, pet food serves as an alternative for survival in some places in the world. Some argue that the stuff that make up hamburgers are no better than food fit for animals. It is the packaging, branding and promotions that may deceive us. 2008-10-05 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/32907/1/DZUL202.pdf Abd Razak, Dzulkifli (2008) Politics of dog food and moral virtues. New Sunday Times.
spellingShingle HC79 Special topics-Including air pollution, automation,consumer demand, famines, flow of funds,etc.
Abd Razak, Dzulkifli
Politics of dog food and moral virtues
title Politics of dog food and moral virtues
title_full Politics of dog food and moral virtues
title_fullStr Politics of dog food and moral virtues
title_full_unstemmed Politics of dog food and moral virtues
title_short Politics of dog food and moral virtues
title_sort politics of dog food and moral virtues
topic HC79 Special topics-Including air pollution, automation,consumer demand, famines, flow of funds,etc.
url http://eprints.usm.my/32907/
http://eprints.usm.my/32907/1/DZUL202.pdf