Article on Raw Food

[Caylynn]

This article from the CBC examines the pros and cons of a raw food diet.

http://www.cbc.ca/consumers/market/files/health/rawdogfood/index.html
http://www.cbc.ca/consumers/market/files/health/rawdogfood/pros_cons.html

[catgirl]

How about these by REAL vets?

www.catinfo.org
www.yourdiabeticcat.com
www.catnutrition.org -- this one is a nutritionist

[Rosie]

so strange that there is still is even a question!  I have never seen an animal cook their food!  And feeding trials as they are done in labs have little to do with real life.  I wish people'd actually SEE how lab animals (dogs and cats included) are kept in labs.  I know of only one lab that works on FIV, where they pay people to play with their cats regularly.  The majority of labs: Artificial light, tap water (which is a problem in much of the US, esp. in cities where most labs are located), concrete floor, maybe a toy?, bars, and stainless steel crates to ship them form their housing to the lab.  How does this compare to the pets of people who care about them?  How can nutritionists be the level headed persons who determine what nutrient levels each of our so different animals require?  Why not give real food and supplement as needed individually with *quality* ingredients and not chemicals out of a barrel that should fit the needs of every dog and cat out there?

[GreyGhost]

Natures Variety is one of very few (they may be the only one) that actually does feeding trials on their raw food with cats and dogs. Never had a problem and the animals thrive. They are not the usual lab type feeding trials either thankfully.