Pizzle not Pizzelle

Geez!!  I recently had the opportunity to review some bully sticks.   At the time, my dog was too old to chew on them so I gave them to my Fur Grand-baby, my daughter's dog Alabama.   He is quite the chewer when it comes to rawhide, ham hocks and pigs ears.  I knew he would enjoy them.   

These delicious rolled sticks come with such a foul odor that it is hard to believe that dogs actually like them.   Okay, so as a responsible, pet loving mommy and grandma, I felt it was my duty to make sure these were made of only wholesome ingredients.  The main ingredient is pizzle.   So, at first glance, I thought Italian cookies.   These did not smell like my pizzelles.   Then I took another look and noticed the spelling.   I wasn't quite sure of this Pizzel so I googled it ...of course.    To my horror, I discovered that this is the penis of an animal, especially a bull, according to Wikepedia . 
All righty then.....if you haven't already guessed it, those long, thick brown sticks are just the dried penis of a male bovine.
This thought provoking information makes me wonder who invented these?  My search led me down a path that I did not want to go.   What I thought was a healthy treat, turns out to be a bulls penis which is high in calorie and can carry potentially harmful bacteria.   I never did locate the inventor but at this point, it is just not that important anymore.