It would be great to see butchers raising their hands, to lay out the big bucks it takes to put a dog show or competition on, but I won’t hold my breath!! lol

Like it or not those big companies like Purina are vital for that sort of thing, because their money helps pay for the judges, stewards, hire of facilities, the prizes, ribbons, trophies and so on.

If I or my friends win a comp - We gratefully shake hands and smile…. and the bag of kibble (whom ever it is made by), is graciously accepted and then discretely taken to the nearest dog shelter where ANY and ALL donations (even those of kibble) are always received with the utmost thanks and appreciation! You will be glad you did!

This is standard procedure by myself and my friends, and seems to me a good solution to the problem. It makes me feel good (I cannot offer a lot financially) and helps others. Making a ‘scene’ is only going to hurt the chances of that show receiving help from that sponsor again in the future, you can spread your opinions on raw feeding via more tactful methods then directly insulting a sponsor of an event. Hell we need all the sponsors we can get! As for boycotting an event, well that is only hurting yourself.

Accept your prize whatever it is and be thankful. There are times where I would rather receive a big bag of kibble which I can pass on to my local shelter, then some of the big and truly tacky trophies I have received.
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So there is this Dog show coming to my town and its kind of a fun raiser for our local dog shelters so of course i am going to go so i can support our shelters, its going to be sponsored by Purina and Pedigree and some other i believe ether way even dough I don’t feed my dogs kibble or ever again, I won’t protest it in such a big event but I will make it clear that i don’t feed them that to my Dogs so i got these shirts for me and my friends that say "I Feed Raw Meat To MY Dog/Dogs" or "I Feed Raw Meat To MY Carnivore", or "I Feed Raw Meat To MY (insert chosen breed)" and I also made some for our Dogs like "Look At Me I Eat Raw Meat", "My Owners Love Me Cuz They Feed Me Raw Meat", and my favorite "Look out People Carnivore In The Room" They are real crowd pleases, plus if fun to see dose strange looks you get from people and sometimes they ask about their diets and boom you raise awareness and you make it clear that you are against kibble but at the same time you aren’t removed by security because you were boycotting (is that how you spell it?)

But ether way everyone has different thoughts about this issue and this is you my humble opinion.

Add: Like Anna & The Peanut said boycotting only hurts you, since it could send you to jail if old enough.

plus even dough i am taking some rather unique T-shirts to our Dog show, I may be stating my opinion along with my Friends Family and their Dogs, but I am glad that some of the money gained by the Dog show will help our very needy Shelters, I donate 3 Bags sometimes more every months to our local and sometimes not so local animal shelters It may not be the supper kibble but it is help they sometimes/most times need and they will take it and I always feel good about it.
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C.G Raw Feeder.

IF I did particpate then no I don’t think the sponsors would prevent me from participating. Raw feeders are used to being the minority in a multi-million dollar kibble advertising world from fellow dog owners, commercials and even vets pushing the oh so wonderful science diet crap.
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It’s thanks to sponsors, primarily dog food companies, that clubs are able to put on the shows at all without charging us even more exorbitant entry fees. So I appreciate their support - whether I like their food or not.
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