From: (Liz)

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.

Exactly. My vet believes in a raw diet but he will be the first to say it's
not for everyone, and I totally agree.
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