As an extension of a previous post, I got to thinking what sort of animal would be the most economically feasible to invest in for having around as backup food source? Since most folks really can't get around the stigma of eating fido or fifi, I was trying to think of others that might be suitable, yet still meet the classification of pets. The only thing I can think of now is a Vietnamese pot bellied pig.

Now if you had some room to work with, and the proper zoning, then I would think that goats and chickens would be a good choice.

This also sounds like I been dwelling on that "You might be a survivalist..." thread that Doug started. Still... food for thought?