Raw food for pets?
Despite warnings by veterinarians, growing numbers of dog and cat owners
are serving uncooked, homemade fare

By Christie Keith, Special to SF Gate

Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Tater loves the raw, grass-fed, sustainably raised meat a... A cat owned
by SF Raw member Michelle Rossi chomps on a r...
To most people, pet food is something that comes in a bag or can. The
package might be illustrated with pictures of meat chunks, vegetables
and grains, but what's inside is probably the most thoroughly processed
food product on the market.

Still, quite a few dog and cat owners are deciding that packaged food
isn't the only way to feed their pets. Over the last two decades,
they've become a vocal movement advocating food for pets made with
whole, fresh, minimally processed and usually raw ingredients.

If calling it a "movement" seems like hyperbole, consider that nearly a
thousand pet owners in San Francisco and the North Bay alone belong to
SF Raw, a raw feeders' buying group. Similar organizations have sprung
up across the country...

Raw food for pets? / Despite warnings by veterinarians, growing numbers of dog and cat owners are serving uncooked, homemade fare