I swore I wouldn't say anything on this subject, but I cannot resist. If you read the books on feeding (raw or the like), they all say that GROUND meat, no matter what type is more of an issue for bacteria, than whole meat is - in particular, ground beef.. Bacteria lives on the outside of whatever meat product and when the product is ground up, the bacteria is then integrated into the meat itself. I don't feed ground beef to a puppy - yet all the little dal puppies do fabulous on whole chicken wings, etc. I do feed ground chicken, etc., occcasionally, but the raw feeding books stress that it is MUCH better to feed WHOLE meat with bones than it is ground. And before you blame everything on raw, there are certainly PLENTY of cases of dogs choking on kibble, dying from playing with tennis balls, etc... Nothing in life is a 100% guarantee of safety. All we can do is try our hardest and do what is best for us and preferably, our dogs. Jess Mac Paisley Dals (www.paisleydals.com) & The Shepherd Girls We feed and recommend the raw diet! _________________________________________________________________ Need a brain boost? Recharge with a stimulating game. Play now! http://club.live.com/home.aspx?icid=club_hotmailtextlink1 ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================