The Anti-BARFers strike back!

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I generally like Salon, but they've just run a depressingly bad

article. <http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/01/19/raw/> I

didn't even have the heart to read the whole thing.

Here's the conclusion, for the masochists among you:

>Finally, some animal experts are flabbergasted by the raw feeding

>debate. Merwick, who rehabilitates wolves at Second Chance

>Ranch animal rescue sanctuary in Washington state, believes that

>many of the cures cited by raw feeders -- skin infections,

>allergies, ear infections -- can be gained by feeding pets a higher

>quality of kibble. Oh, and that glossy coat raw feeders brag about?

>That's from all the fat in the meat, she says, which can cause other

>health problems like pancreatitis. As someone who has seen

>malnutrition and disease in wolves firsthand, she cautions pet

>owners against making a fetish out of what animals eat in the wild.

> " Our dogs are privileged to have formulated food, " she says. After

>all, " we don't eat like cavemen anymore. "

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