In om,
Liz being of bellicose mind posted:
It should give a logically thinking grown-up some pause to
wonder why 99.99% of all practicing veterinarians, EVERY board
certified diplomate of the American College of Veterinary
Nutrition, and every Board certified diplomate of the American
College of Veterinary Internal Medicine refuses to endorse the
BARF philosophy.

I would say they are being responsible. Heck, people can´t even
take care of themselves when it comes to eating and you expect
them to do a good job with their pets? How many people would have
the time and money to prepare a balanced raw diet? And how many of
these would handle meat safely, both for them and for their pets?
How many people are in fact hygienic? How many people wash their
hands before they handle meat? How many lawsuits would they be
against the veterinary community if they acquired toxo by handling
meat for their pets? If I were a vet, I would definitively be
hesitant to advocate raw without first giving a lecture about
feeding raw. Afterall, a vet simply does not know what kind of a
person (or pig) they´re dealing with. The fact that they don´t
advocate raw does not necessarily mean raw is not the best for the
animal.

Hey.... there are two kinds of people: Those who wash there hands
before having an elimination and those who wash their hands after.
;-)
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~~Philip "Never let school interfere
with your education - Mark Twain"