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Plump whole chickens, choice cuts of beef, fresh grains, and all the wholesome nutrition your dog or cat will ever need. These are the images pet food manufacturers promulgate through the media and advertising. This is what the $11 billion per year U.S. pet food...

Why should I feed real food to my dog or cat? Dogs are carnivores that evolved eating raw foods. Commercial foods are generally heat processed which alters or destroys nutrients and essential enzymes, so dog food companies try to add back what they...

Most pet owners are under the belief that dogs and cats are at their best if they only eat dog or cat food. The truth of the matter is dog and cat food were originally developed and marketed for one reason, to provide profits for the pet food companies. If you think...

The benefits and drawbacks of feeding your dog a raw diet.Denise FlaimDogChannel.comThe website for dog loversA decade ago, BARF was the acronym that raw-feeders used to describe feeding raw, meaty bones to their canine companions. Coined by Australian veterinarian...

Recommendations for transitioning  from other foods There are several methods for transitioning cats to a raw-meat diet. A cat’s natural instinct is to ‘fixate’ on food, which helps kittens to learn what is food and to recognize it when they see and...

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, MONDAY NOVEMBER 3, 1997 By TARA PARKER-POPE STAFF REPORTER of THE WALL STREET JOURNAL NEW YORK – Shopping at a pet store here, Meredith Kane grabs a 4-pound bag of Hill’s Science Diet. At $9, it is nearly double the price of cat food sold in...

The Doctrine of Signatures is a very old notion. Simply put it states that the physical form and characteristics of a plant will give clues to the healing properties and purposes of that plant.  Before we had the science to analyze everything so completely,...

Did you know……… News Releases – Pesticides and Toxic Chemicals U.S. and Canada to Increase Scrutiny of Flea and Tick Pet Products Release date: 04/16/2009 (Washington, DC – April 16, 2009) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is intensifying its evaluation of...

A Healthy Start (Detoxification Information) When changing the diet, your pet may experience symptoms termed “detox.” Like the majority of pets in this fast paced world of convenience items, your pet has probably been fed a commercial dry diet from a major food...

(commonly referred to as Prescription Diets and Therapeutic Diets) The use of special needs diets in the therapy of specific conditions is common practice but also highly overused. First and foremost “Prescription Diet” is not a prescription, but rather the brand name...