Nutrition

William Pollak, DVM
“Eating supermarket pet foods is like eating cardboard.”

Raw VS Commercial Food ►
One of my ‘glowing-halo moments’ is seeing yet another ‘raw food’ convert come through door, and extol the virtues of what this raw food has done for “dear little poochie-pie”. Below are some of the ‘cures’ that the raw food diet has wrought… read more ›

Care & Feeding of Our Pet Carnivores ►
In nature, predators stalk, catch & eat their prey raw – meat, organs, bones & all! Today, we’re removed from much that is ‘natural’. We feast on ‘fast foods’, & then rush home to feed our pet a bowl of dried pellets. Is it healthy? Is it really “Complete & Balanced” as the stamp on the bag suggests?… read more ›

What dogs are designed to eat ►
Our canine companions have been eating a raw food diet – naturally & instinctively – for thousands of years… read more ›

What cats are designed to eat ►
Cats have no need for grains. (In ancient Egypt, cats guarded the granaries against the grain-eating rats!)… read more ›

Green Tripe ►
I am sure you are thinking, “… what is Green Tripe & why devote a whole page to it?” The answer to that is simple, because it is the best, most natural food you could feed your K9 friend… read more ›

What VETS say… ►
“There are many reasons why the commercial pet foods have never been close to a dog’s natural diet. Those reasons include the fact that they are based on grain, and that they are cooked.” — Dr. Ian Billinghurst, B.V.Sc.(Hons), BSc.Agr., Dip.Ed… read more ›

What’s Really in Pet Food ►
“What most consumers are unaware of is that the pet food industry is an extension of the human food industry… pet food provides a place for slaughterhouse waste and grains considered “unfit for human consumption” to be turned into profit.”… read more ›