Meat Locker

Hi Kids….This is Moe’s business freezer. It’s a business in here, with lots of meat (350 pounds in fact), rec bones and mixed veggies.

If the people’s freezer isn’t packed, that will usually be fine for raw meat storage, depending on the size and number of dogs and cats. When we first started out feeding raw meat we immediately purchased a small freezer to accommodate Satchel’s diet.

If you have any questions about freezer selection, just ask.

this is woman…
mopping.
sometimes you have to, like, defrost the meat locker. what woman forgot to do, was like, remember to move the freezer, like, outside.

Beautiful day to you from Portland. Satchel has asked that I write about the equipment you will need to start feeding your pet raw meat.

First, the freezer. Any freezer with ample room will do. Because we have 2 dogs (95lbs & 55lbs) that eat quite a bit, we bought a separate raw meat for dogs freezer that sits in our laundry room. It’s one of those 3 foot tall, front loading models that works perfectly well. It can fit a month supply of tubes (chubs), raw meaty bones, turkey necks, rabbits, pre-made frozen veggies and left-over veggies from our fridge that are waiting to be processed for the pups.

Like I said, we keep this in our laundry room, which is also where we prepare their meals. I always use rubber gloves when handling raw meat (I’m a veggie and don’t like the idea of touching raw meat). Satchel and Maji also have their own designated set of silverware that we use to cut their tubes of raw meat open with and stir their veggies.

Last, but not least, is their very own personal sponge and soap set to wash out their bowls and supplies.

Easy! That, my friends, is all you need to begin feeding your dog or cat raw meat. Freezer space, rubber gloves (optional), specific silverware (again, optional) and their own sponge (recommended).

Happy Feeding on the Raw Meat Diet! I’d love to hear if anyone out there has other supply suggestions they use when feeding their dog or cat raw meat. Do share!!!

Courtney

Hi. My name is Courtney and I work for Moe’s Meats. Satchel has handed over today’s blog so I can talk about my decision to feed raw meat.

I’ve raised dogs all my life feeding them kibble twice a day. I never thought anything of it until my own diet began to change. I started looking at the food I was eating and began incorporating organic, whole and raw foods into every meal.

When Dave and I were waiting for our new puppy to arrive we started researching diet. We couldn’t get over the thought of feeding Satchel something that is so overly processed, dry and the furthest thing from natural.

As I researched the subject I found lots of info supporting both sides. I talked to Satchel’s breeders (http://www.aegisridgebacks.com/home) who strongly encouraged the raw diet, especially since Satchel was being weened on raw meat.

Being a vegetarian, I was a little put off at the thought of handling raw meat and had no idea what to expect, but when I sat with myself I knew what to do. There was no way I was going to be able to feed my little puppy something I would never want fed to me. I just couldn’t live with myself now that I had this expanded understanding around the raw meat diet option.