Big Sky Raw Four Paws
Providing Optimum Nutrition to help your pet live a long, healthy, happy life!
WHY RAW FEED?
What is a raw diet?
A diet fed to carnivores [dogs, cats and ferrets) which totally excludes all commercial processed foods filled with grains and fillers.
Why should I feed a RAW diet?
A Raw diet provides a range of benefits that a commercial diet can never hope to even closely match.
These benefits include:
no pet odor
naturally cleans teeth - no need for toothbrushes, de-scaling jobs, or gum disease
much less stools produced - and they are firm, and turn chalky after a couple of days
decreased vet bills (your animals are healthier!)
Why is commercial food not good for my dog or cat?
There are a range of problems with commercial dog and cat foods.
a carnivore's diet should not be cooked. It should be fed in a raw natural state like nature intended. Cooking a carnivores food ruins most of the nutritional value.
dog and cat foods have as their main ingredient grains and animal by products - the main ingredient your dog should be eating is whole prey, raw meat/bones/organs. It is these very cereals in processed pet foods that cause a range of problems such as allergies.
commercial pet foods are laden with preservatives, colors (dyes), and salt. They have additives to make the food taste better so that our animals will overeat.
the vast majority of commercial pet foods have far too much carbohydrates in them. High levels of carbohydrates are linked to over-eating, diabetes, weight gain, and numerous other problems.
Well then, why do so many people still feed their dogs commercial dog foods?
Commercial pet food companies have got the advertising part down amazingly well. They have entered the market at every point. With some companies, breeders and vets get major discounts and kick-backs for selling their product. They sponsor dog shows, they advertise in dog magazines, they get high profile people (including vets) to talk about their product. They use fancy packaging.
And most importantly, their advertising campaigns are slick, and tend to make people feel guilty if they feed any other way.
