If the dog food is nutritious, why don't you eat them instead of giving to third world countries? http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060201...iztiBIF;_ylu=X3oDMTA5aHJvMDdwBHNlYwN5bmNhdA-- Kenya offended at dog food aid offer 1 hour, 53 minutes ago NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya dismissed as "culturally insulting" Tuesday an offer of powdered dog food to feed starving children reportedly made by the founder of a canine biscuit company in New Zealand. "Kenyan kids are not so desperate as to eat dog food," Kenya government spokesman Alfred Mutua told Reuters in response to a front-page story in the east African country's leading daily. Kenya's Daily Nation newspaper said Christine Drummond of the Mighty Mix company in New Zealand had offered to send dog food powder to hungry children in western Kenya. The information appeared to be coming from a New Zealand newspaper, which said Drummond had been moved to make a donation of 6,000 emergency packs of dog food mixture after the daughter of a friend visited the drought-hit country. When mixed with water, the powder would provide sustainable meals, said an article posted on the web site of The Press newspaper, helping to ease a growing problem of food shortages. "I made it out of ingredients they (children) are used to eating, so the main bulk product is corn," Drummond was quoted as saying. Another representative of Mighty Mix said the food would be distributed through a charity in Kenya, as a "nutritional supplement" rather then dog food, the article said. But government spokesman Mutua said it was unacceptable. "The offer was very naive and culturally insulting given the meaning of dogs in our culture," he said. "We understand where she was coming from, and we appreciate, but it is culturally unacceptable." Being called a dog is one of the worst insults in Africa where people generally do not keep dogs as pets. The government says four million people are facing hunger in Kenya due to severe drought. Aid agencies say dozens of people and thousands of livestock have died in recent months.
Uhh.. yeah, they are, dude. We give them grain to plant fields and, instead of planting fields, they eat the grain. Why don't you put a big bowl of Alpo in front of those kids and see if they wolf it down, or turn it away because they're not "so desparate". And.... It's a dog food factory. They're offering what they have. He shouldn't be offended by a company that's generously trying to help (even if he feels that it's not the answer). They should be acceopting the dog food and distributing it like crazy, along with an abundance of condoms.
It's amazing how inept Africa is at producing enough food to feed it's people. Over 200 million malnourished means they are unable to take care of themselves and should accept any aid. Dog food included.
I completely agree Drox. Seriously, he thinks they'd rather starve to death than eat Dog Food?! Hell, I'd eat dog food if it was the only thing I had to eat. Some of their food doesn't look all that bad actually.
I could have sworn that I read an article that said that despite the fact that it was a dog food company, the food they were providing wasn't actually dog food. They had the ability, machinery, and resources to produce a nutritious and sustaining supplement very cheaply that would keep millions alive and they were turned down because the company makes dog food, the actual product is not dog food.
Apparently, all Kenyan's have to do before they eat is watch The Road Warrior. If dog food is good enough for Mad Max, it's good enough for them.
dog food doesn't even taste bad i dont know what they b****in' about. it might be a low gesture but still, dog food (which tastes pretty good) is better than eating ants.
They should have asked the starving kids what they think instead of some government guy. If you are hungry, I think you will eat anything - culture be damned.
hey man, sometimes my **** is made out of corn, doesn't mean i'm gonna make a 3 course meal out of it.
then they can post the pictures on BUMFIGHT.Com If you poor enough to be in a situation well . .folx have the right to force u to jump through hoops for food. Human Decency be d*mned Rocket River
I'll be sure to fedex my leftovers tonight to them... oh hell, they won't eat it because it is left overs! "We don't want your muffin stumps!"
