"stan beck" wrote in message
I think this all can be boiled down to a simple principle -- and that
is this: Think about what the animal would eat in the wild and try not
to stray from it. It's best not to disturb what God set in motion.

Sorry, can't agree with that sentiment at all. There's been all sorts of
advances in health science that have improved upon what god originally set
in motion. Even something as simple as antibiotics which keeps people alive
today who would have died less than 100 years ago. The same goes for the
growing of food and the ability to grow it in much larger quantities than a
few years back. In the wild, animals would eat dirty rotten flesh and be
exposed to all sorts of contagions (like rabies) that we presently immunize
against.

So no, wild animal type of diet is definitely *not* a preferred choice for
your pet. Not if you want your pets to live longer, healthier lives.