Animal Nutrition
Species Appropriate Diet For Dogs, Cats & More
“He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion.” ~ Anonymous
What’s a natural rearing diet?
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Healthy animals rarely succumb to disease, illness, or bad behaviors. When they do, they bounce back quicker than unhealthy animals. They get plenty of exercise, sunshine, love, tlc, natural rearing foods that are biologically appropriate to the specific animal, clean environments, mental exercise in the way of proper, appropriate training, and avoidance of toxins. They have jobs to keep them busy, whether watching the house while we are gone or making sure the couch or cats don’t get eaten while we are away. They are part of our family. Often, they are better than a few humans in our immediate family and deserve the BEST possible health care we can give them.
So what’s a natural rearing diet? What would your animal normally eat in the wild or a closely simulated diet? For instance, dogs and cats are carnivores. Prepackaged feeds are full of preservatives and “dead” food/nutrients with no vital life force left in them. A raw diet or biologically appropriate raw food (BARF) diet is ultimately best for them. A great book that tells about what’s in prepackaged pet foods is, “Foods Pet Die For”, written by Anne Martin. Most prepackaged supermarket and feed store kibbles often utilize rendered animals (i.e., euthanized shelter animals, ill/diseased and antibiotic ridden livestock, road kill, etc.) as their main source of protein. Some kibbles are preserved with preservatives that are used to preserve your automobile’s tires! Top name brand kibbles included.
This means ANY canine or feline kibble or canned food you find at stores like: Wal-Mart, PetSmart, Petco, Costco, or your local supermarket are NOT truly natural or holistic and in our opinion these foods should NOT be fed to your furry beloved companions – EVER!