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From: do261@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Mike Weber)
Newsgroups: alt.tasteless
Subject: Re: My First Post...FLAME AWAY
Date: 3 Oct 1994 23:39:54 GMT

In a previous article, ez027344@dale.ucdavis.edu (Thief of Always) says: >Julia Davy (punque@netcom.com) wrote:
>: Greg and I went back to examine the bag, and sure enough, without
>: actually opening the bag (sorry guys) we were able to determine that is
>: was a dismembered body. We figured that it must have been the dogs owner.
>
>hmmm...seems to me that the contents of the bag would have been eaten by
>the dog. Those dismembered bodies make perfect little snacks for pets...

*sigh*
From DEATH TO DUST...

Do Other Animals Eat Corpses?

Carnivores and rodents also help destroy exposed corpses. Carnivores, including dogs, coyotes, wolves, and foxes, eat the body's soft tissues, especially the face and hands. They also prefer the spongy parts of the arm and leg bones, pelvis, and backbone. Dogs and coyotes eat exposed human corpses in a definate order (Table 8.2) [I'll post it later] and often carry the bones long distances to thier dens to continue feeding. Mice and rats generally feed on the soft tissues of the face, hands, and feet, on the abdominal organs, and on the small bones of the hands and feet. The farther away from human habitation a corpse lies, the greater the chance that a carnivore will feed on it, although even Lassie might take a bite from a corpse should one show up in her neigborhood. At one time, fire departments thrioughout the United States had Dalmations ride with them as mascots. This practice, however, declined rapidly once fire trucks began to routinely accompany ambulances to accident scenes. When they noticed that "Spot" had an affinity for the flesh of victim's bodies, the firemen decided that neither their public image or their stomachs could tolerate their dogs' atavistic eating habits. "Spot" was retired and no longer rides the engines.