“Suddenly everyone is talking about the benefits of feeding dogs and cats a raw food diet. Open any dog or cat magazine or visit a canine or feline health website and you can almost guarantee it will be mentioned…” more.

“The reason for rawfoodvets.com is to help dog and cat owners find vets who understand and recommend raw feeding. Given the irrefutable fact that dogs and cats are biologically designed to eat raw meat, bones and vegetables, you may be surprised to hear that most vets are either ambivalent towards or openly against the diet…” more.

“Dogs, as any fule kno, to quote Nigel Molesworth, love bones. So, as it happens, do cats. And this isn’t some weird quirk on their part. They need bones to maintain good health. Not just any bones, but raw meaty ones…” more.

“The acronym used to describe the practice of raw feeding dogs and cats is somewhat unfortunate: BARF. The word is defined in the Oxford Dictionary as ‘slang vb (tr), to vomit’, but in the canine and feline worlds it stands for ‘Biologically Appropriate Raw Food’…” more.

“If the effects of raw feeding are so beneficial, if it results in happier, healthier, longer-living pets, and if processed food is so hazardous, why hasn’t every dog and cat owner made the switch?” more.

“With a very few exceptions (such as seriously ill animals with compromised immune systems) dogs and cats should not eat cooked food…” more.

“Switching a dog to a raw food diet couldn’t be easier. Also, unless your dog has health issues, there’s no reason not to make a straight switch…” more.

“The truth about cats and dogs, from a nutritional perspective, is that their needs are almost identical – with one, crucial, difference. Cats are obligate carnivores. Which, in plain English, means that they cannot survive on a purely vegetable diet…” more.