Can I eat a dog biscuit if I'm starving?

There are some issues that arise from consumption of dog food, however:

Pet foods may be made from animals in which the presence of prions, which cause encephalopathies such as BSE in cattle and variant CJD in humans, may be likely. According to the Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO), animal by-products in pet food may include parts obtained from any animals who have died from sickness or disease provided they are rendered in accordance to law. As well, cow brains and spinal cords, not allowed for human consumption due to the possibility of transmission of BSE, are allowed to be included in pet food intended for non-ruminant animals. As prions are not exactly living microorganisms, even cooking cannot prevent the transmission of Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE).

Nutrition in pet food is often substituted for a cheaper alternative. You may have noticed that pet foods are measured for "crude protein" or "crude fibre". Both have nothing to do with protein content and fibre content we have become so accustomed to in human foods. Crude protein is calculated by taking Total nitrogen multiplied by the nitrogen conversion factor = 6.25. Crude protein can therefore be artifically raised by adding non-protein nitrogen. Non-protein nitrogen (or NPN) refers collectively to components such as urea, biuret, and ammonia, which are not proteins but can be converted into proteins by microbia in the ruminant stomach. Due to their lower cost compared to plant and animal proteins their inclusion in a diet can result in economic gain, but at too high levels cause a depression in growth and possible ammonia toxicity (microbes convert NPN to ammonia first before using that to make protein.) Crude fibre is the term given to the indigestible part of foods, defined as the residue left after successive extraction under closely specified conditions, and has nothing to do with dietary fibre. Therefore long-term consumption of dog food may not be enough to meet a human's dietary needs and could possibly cause problems due to inability to use NPN to efficiently create proteins.

Our dog eats human meat.. Chicken, pork, just meat in general. But yet he would rathe have a dog biscuit than anything else.. How ever if we get his puppy food he eats the veggies out of the dog food and only eats the meaty pieces when he is hungry- because I want him to eat all of the food... He mainly eats at night- right before bed.. Wth is up with that..

They won't hurt you. I don't know how much nutritional value they have and i doubt they are very tasty but theoretically if a person were starving they could sustain themselves on dog biscuits for a while before they became seriously ill from a lack of nutrition

Go to a local food bank. It may sound gross but grocery stores and super markets through out day old food. Look in the dumpster

Sure, but you are aware that dog treats are more expensive than any human food.

(I've tried a few over the years, didn't like any of them)

They shouldn't,you should be fine...I throw up when I eat dog food except jerky XD

most toddlers that live in houshold where there is an animal have eaten pet food! im sure you'll be fine. im more concerned how your gonna keep your pet when you cant even afford a loaf of bread!

yes and yes.

i have eaten my dogs biscouts on accident i ate it all thinking it was a damn cookie or something but later found out it was dog treats. it was one of those treats shaped as something a human would eat and it smelled like a cooking but it was hard i was thinking my mom made it or something cause i have eaten hard cookie like foods ( they werent cookies but idk what they are called but yes it was human food ) thinking it was that so i ate em.

yes it gives you nutrients i suggest not eating them though they lack flavor and are hard and dry.

1. they are so dry they will be terrible

2. i recommend you dont

3. if you are literally starving to death, use the internet to call for help

Yes, my friend had to do it when he was younger he said they tasted great.