i wouldnt call it STARVING my animals.
but they all routinely miss meals here and there.
above all, we eat when i feed them. we dont have set "meal times" - sometimes we eat at 8 am, sometimes its 5 am, sometimes its 10 am. they eat when i wake up
and sometimes we eat once a day, sometimes twice. and yes, some days they dont eat a meal at all - they get treats throughout the day, may get some yogurt, etc - but they wont get a whole meal.
above all, i can say my dogs never flip out if mealtime comes and goes. every single one of them have been HUGE food hounds that will eat anything that comes their way. but they arent obnoxious about it. and noen of them have been overweight. i also tend to gorge them on some things, and they will naturally fast themselves. but they eat when presented with food, and then thats it. do they get excited at meal time? just as excited as going in the car - theres dancing and theres some jumping. but they do this whether its 2 meals a day, every day, or the current way i feed.
the only ones who tend to cry are the cats