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Message ID: #14672 prairiedoug Lil Bow Wow Points: Posts: 119 Raw sources in Calgary? Posted: 3 Months, 2 Weeks ago Karma: 2   Hi everyone. I've just gotten to the one week mark with my puppy on raw. I've been buying from the grocery store and have been looking for a good butcher that can supply me with meat at a better price. Anyone have any sources in Calgary? The prices of food have gone up so much in the last while, it's hard to find good deals at the grocery stores, even on sale. Hubby's complaining that the dog is eating better than him! LOL   Report to moderator   Logged     | The administrator has disabled public write access. Message ID: #14685 Pat Puppy Points: Posts: 35 Re:Raw sources in Calgary? Posted: 3 Months, 2 Weeks ago Karma: 7   Yikes - I was going to suggest Happy Tails - they sell Raw at their stores, but I have no idea if its more expensive than the grocery store - I'm a veggie myself....   Report to moderator   Logged     | The administrator has disabled public write access. Message ID: #14687 calgarydogwalkers Puppy Points: Posts: 5 Re:Raw sources in Calgary? Posted: 3 Months, 2 Weeks ago Karma: 0   www.calgaryraw.com does all the work for you, you get the food at cost, you pay $20 to join and you get it back if you volunteer once. Catch is you have to order a month in advance and pick it up on the designated day but it's a great volunteer community that is proved to the suppliers that they're here to stay. You may have to buy some items in bulk OR you can split with another member that only needs a small amount as well. You can meet people to split that are already group members...or join with friends...another option is to buy for two months...new recruits are always welcome. When you join you can sign up for the yahoo message board, and gain a lot of valuable information on vaccinations and the BARF lifestyle. Contact me if you have any questions!   Report to moderator   Logged     | The administrator has disabled public write access. Message ID: #14697 KeymoFrisby Full-Fledged Fido Points: Posts: 925 Re:Raw sources in Calgary? Posted: 3 Months, 2 Weeks ago Karma: 11   Find local abbatoirs (the politically correct term for a slaughterhouse) in your area. My goodness - you're in "beef country" in Alberta - they should be on every street corner ! (just jealous ) I found one only 25 minutes from where I live in Ottawa that has beef, pork and sheep! You can ask for "scrap" - that's exactly what we Raw feeders use - bones, organs, scrap meat. I found the ones in my region by going on Google. Search "Alberta government licensed abbatoirs" and there shouls be about a million in your area - good luck ! oh - and you'll find out just how much CHEAPER it will be to get meat for your self as well ! I'm ordering 1/4 side of beef at $1.99 packaged the way I want , and all ! Steak at $1.99 lb !!!!!   Report to moderator   Logged     | The administrator has disabled public write access. Message ID: #14738 prairiedoug Lil Bow Wow Points: Posts: 119 Re:Raw sources in Calgary? Posted: 3 Months, 2 Weeks ago Karma: 2   Thanks everyone! I should have been more specific...I was looking for raw meat, not pre-made raw, as we're doing strictly raw, not BARF diet. Just been feeding the dog chicken legs, backs, thighs right now and some beef chunks/ribs, but it's getting pricey unless I find a ridiculous sale at the store. Butchers are a bit cheaper, but not by much as a lot of them are leaning towards carrying organic/free range meats.   Report to moderator   Logged     | The administrator has disabled public write access. Message ID: #14779 KeymoFrisby Full-Fledged Fido Points: Posts: 925 Re:Raw sources in Calgary? Posted: 3 Months, 2 Weeks ago Karma: 11   When in a grocery store look through the meats for "quick sale" etc. Remember, what we see as "a little brown around the edges" the dog doesn't care. I usually find lots of stuff like that. It's usually mixed in with the regular stuff.It helps to make it easier to give a variety of meats. One grocery store I shop at usually has a good selection. One day there was NOTHING and I asked one of the butchers if they had moved the "older meat" somewhere. He said no, a lady came in this morning & bought all of it! I was peeved - but I laughed ! I thought "who's my dog meat competition?"   Report to moderator   Logged     | The administrator has disabled public write access. Message ID: #14832 prairiedoug Lil Bow Wow Points: Posts: 119 Re:Raw sources in Calgary? Posted: 3 Months, 2 Weeks ago Karma: 2   And you know Keymofrisbee, when you're looking for the discounted meats, you can't find em!! If I'm not looking for it, there's always plenty of it. Figures! LOL Our friends have a ranch and will have a cow butchered once in a while for their own use, but I have to wait now until they have another slaughtered to get some scrap. In the fall I'll have plenty of wild meat as my husband and his friends hunt, so the pup will be eating some good stuff come September! I'll check for abbatoirs though and see what I come up with. Think there's an elk farm just north of the city too so I'm going to check with them. Thanks!   Report to moderator   Logged     | The administrator has disabled public write access.