For every comment about how terrible the animals are being fed anti- biotics, hormones, etc., etc, one can find alternate articles and comments about the safety of U.S. raised stock and poultry. Because I love to research, I have found wild articles on BOTH sides.... and scientific articles with factual studies and research. It's kind of like the websites and forwarded emails, about politicians and politics. Often one chooses to believe their "bent" rather than the facts. JMO Stormy On Jul 21, 2010, at 5:47 AM, Pinehillgsds@xxxxxxx wrote: > Penny, I commend you for trying to decrease the chance of bloat/ > torsion. > If it were only that easy that feeding raw would prevent...but we > all know > of dogs who have bloated/torsioned while being fed raw and on > supplements > like prozyme etc. > > (Like you I think GDV is genetic; that doesn't stop me either from > trying > to make the best choices for my dogs). > > I just looked at the Blue Ridge web site and noted that they suggested > supplements due to nutrition lacking in modern "processed' foods. > Makes sense. > > Here's what concerns me though, not only with them but with ALL > manufacturers and this makes no difference re raw v. kibble or some > kind of > combination; in fact it applies to what we put in our own bodies too. > > Corn. > > Remember the meat dog food (both raw and "cooked" i.e. kibble) > manufacturers are purchasing and the meat most people buy for their > families comes > from chicken, beef, pork, even farm raised fish that are > fed....corn. In > other words when the Blue Ridge web site says their products are > all natural, > I believe them. That means no fillers, no dyes, etc. The cows > still come > from feedlots or worse...they could be old dairy cows that have > been given > mega doses of hormones for their entire lives to up milk production > (still > allowed here, not in Canada.) So...feedlots... ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2010. 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@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================