Water Buffalo Raw MEATY Bones. See detailed description! Please order at least 5 pounds. Packages are mostly in the 3-6 pound range.
Water Buffalo are used throughout the world - particularly southeast Asia and parts of Europe - as a draft, dairy, and meat animal. Although there are only about 3500 water buffalo in the USA, the worldwide population is estimated at 180 million! Water Buffalo are naturally hardy, disease- and pest-resistant, and can thrive on marginal pastures where cattle would starve - making them very useful for sustainable farming. They are docile and easily handled, unlike American bison and intensively-farmed beef cattle.
Our water buffalo come from a farm in Arkansas, where they are pastured and managed holistically. These are usually older brood and dairy cows unsuitable for human consumption because their meat would be "tough", but that's just the way dogs like it!
These water buffalo are not given any antibiotics, hormones, or steroids. Worming and vaccinations are kept to a minimum, and fly-spray chemicals are just not necessary due to their natural pest resistance and wallowing habits.
These Raw Meaty Bones (RMBs) are beautiful and thoroughly meaty! I cut just enough meat off of them to make them packageable (which is then sold as ground or chunked meat). There are ribs, brisket bones, shoulders, as well as sections of shank, neck, pelvis, etc. Some bones will be edible and some won't, depending on your dog or cat; these generally won't pose a tooth-breaking hazard as they are completely encased in meat. Once the meat has been stripped, please supervise or take the bone away if your dog is an aggressive chewer, as the bare weight-bearing bones are certainly hard enough to break a dog's teeth.
Water Buffalo RMBs are sold by the *pound* but packed by the *package*. Packages are generally in the 3-6 pound range. PLEASE ORDER AT LEAST 5 POUNDS. The more pounds you order, the more precisely I can match the weight. What you receive may be a few ounces over or under what you ordered.