Dr. Amy Nesselrodt, a veterinarian, is conducting a year long study as she feeds her dogs ANSWERS raw diet.
[FOLLOW THE STUDY]

Dr. Doug Kneuven, The Holistic Vet
recommends a raw diet for dogs & cats.

In this video Dr. Karen Becker talks about raw meat diets for pets – why there’s nothing to fear and so much to gain by serving your dog or cat the food nature intended him to eat.


This is an article in a soon to be series of articles taking a detailed look at various pet food companies.
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New Health Tip:
["Go Play in the Dirt"]
Many scientists now believe that exposure to microorganisms plays a major role in fine tuning our immune system.
Dr. Chris Crowe, PhD
[Oprah & Dr. Oz talk about the benefits of Goat's Milk]
 

 


  
 
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Why feed your pet a raw diet?
"We are seeing disease conditions in animals that we did not see years ago. Many of these may be traced to nutrition as the source..." Don E. Lundholm, DVM
Dr. Kollath, of the Karolinska Hospital in Stockholm, headed a study done on animals. When fed cooked and processed foods, young animals initially appeared healthy. However, as the animals reached adulthood, they began to age more quickly than normal and developed chronic degenerative disease symptoms. A control group of animals raised on raw foods aged less quickly and was free of degenerative disease. In nature, we see another example of wild animals eating entirely enzyme rich raw foods being free of the degenerative diseases that afflict humans. [www.living-foods.com]
Dr. Amy Nesselrodt Veterinarian is conducting a year long study as she feeds her dogs ANSWERS raw diet [FOLLOW DR. NESSELRODT'S STUDY]
Dr. Doug Kneuven, The Holistic Vet also recommends a raw diet for pets.
[beaveranimalclinic.com]

What makes our's better?
Years of raw pet food experience, knowledgeable food science and a passion to make
your pet healthy.
Get your own answers: Read about our DETAILED [Calorie & Nutrition Information]
The New Raw – Raw Goat’s Milk – raw nutrition made easy, just pour it on. See below for all the benefits of feeding raw goat’s milk to your pet.
Sausages – a great new form of raw. Many pets will stop eating due to the shape, texture and form of the food. Answers Detailed Sausages provide a new unique form with less mess that dogs love. Try feeding them frozen for a meal that feeds like a treat.
No heat or pressure pasteurizations – Answers pet food never uses heat or pressure (HPP) pasteurization. These processes destroy nutrients and denature proteins that can be potential allergens. [Read More About Pasteurization]
No Synthetic vitamins – Answers pet food never adds synthetic (unnatural) vitamins that can be potentially harmful and put stress on your pet’s elimination organs (kidney and liver). Answers pet food only uses whole food to bring nutrients to your pet’s diet.
No antibiotics, No added hormones – Ever – Answers pet food meat sources are never administered antibiotics or hormones. The “no antibiotics, no hormones” claim or “no added antibiotics, no added hormones” claim is often made when meat sources are weaned off antibiotics and hormones weeks before slaughter. The weaning off practice contributes to creating antibiotic resistant bacteria (MRSA).
The Right Combination of Meat – 60% muscle meat, 30% organ, and 10% ground bone, the right combination is important to deliver the appropriate nutrition.
Green Packaging – Plastic not only pollutes our environment, but also transmits toxins to food, especially when frozen in plastic. Answers pet food uses recyclable green packaging to minimize plastic contamination to the environment and your pet’s food.
Special Ingredients – Fermented decaffeinated green tea (kombucha), Montmorillonite, organic cinnamon and honey.

So why the pasteurization process?
The war of 1812 stopped whiskey imports to the U.S., leading to the birth of American distilleries. The distilleries produced ‘slop’—a starch and alcohol-free grain by-product. This chemically altered grain was unnatural food for cows. As cities grew and space became scarce for grass grazing cows (their natural food), confinement dairies began appearing next to distilleries. Later called distillery dairies, these new dairies focused on feeding the cows slop. Cows fed this unnatural food produced very poor quality milk with no cream. The slop made the cows sick, increasing the amount of pathogenic bacteria they harbored. Distillery dairies historically had very poor hygiene, resulting in unhealthy, contaminated milk. It took several decades for science to understand this bacterial contamination. Once recognized, farmers bypassed the simple solution of grazing the cows on grass and improving hygiene for the easier and often politically driven option of pasteurization. Modern processes and the use of stainless steel tanks, milking machines, refrigerated trucks, inspection methods, and certification standards make pasteurization unnecessary.
 

How do I thaw the Additional Goat’s Milk?
You can thaw the Additional Goat’s Milk in the refrigerator. It will thaw in the refrigerator within 48 to 72 hours. You can thaw the Additional Goat’s Milk at room temperature. It will thaw at room temperature within 6 to 8 hours . After thawing at room temperature refrigerate the Additional Goat’s Milk.
 

How long is the Additional Goat’s Milk good for in the refrigerator?
Once thawed the Additional Goat’s Milk is good for 14 days in the refrigerator. It has a longer shelf life than pasteurized milk because it is a fermented milk. See questions “What are the benefits of fermented milk?” for details.
 

How long are the 2 lb and 4 lb Pounders good for once thawed?
We recommend you thaw the Pounders in the refrigerator. They will thaw in the refrigerator within 24 to 48 hours. Once thawed they are good in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.
 

What are the concerns of feeding a raw diet that uses
High Pressure Pasteurization (HPP)?
There have been varying opinions within the pet food industry concerning the process of High Pressure Pasteurization (or Processing), often referred to as HPP. Rather than base our decision on opinions and emotions, the Answers’ team chose to review scientific data and build our knowledge on the research and conclusive facts about this technology. There are many valuable research papers published in reputable scientific journals regarding this technology. We have taken the opportunity to evaluate this research and outline the most relevant conclusions for the concerned pet owner to review. [Click Here for Details]
 

What effect does pasteurization have on milk?
According to a statement from the year 1906, pasteurization does not change the chemical composition, taste, digestibility or nutritional qualities of milk. Since then, science has proved that statement wrong. Pasteurization not only changes the milk, but also turns it from a healing food to a potentially harmful food. Research from the Weston A. Price Organization shows pasteurization destroys enzymes, diminishes vitamin content, denatures milk proteins, destroys vitamin C, B12, B6, kills beneficial bacteria, promotes pathogens, and is associated with allergies, tooth decay, colic in infants, growth problems in children, osteoporosis, arthritis, heart disease, and cancer.
[Read More About Pasteurization]
 

What are the benefits of raw milk? [NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION]
It is difficult to list them all! [Read more about raw milk]

Why raw goat's milk? [NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION]
According to the Journal of American Medicine, “Goats milk is the most complete food known.” It contains vitamins, minerals, electrolytes, trace elements, enzymes, protein, and fatty acids utilized by the body with ease. In fact, the body can digest goat’s milk in only 20 minutes. Having fat molecules one-fifth the size of those in cow’s milk makes it easily digestible and tolerable to those with compromised digestive systems.. Seventy-two percent of the milk used throughout the world is from goats. [Read more about the benefits of goat's milk]
 

Why do I see curds in the goat milk?
The ingredient panel of our goat’s milk lists added culture. Cultured dairy foods, cultured dairy products, and cultured milk products, also known as fermented milk products, are dairy foods fermented with lactic acid-producing bacteria such as Lactobacillus, Lactococcus, and Leuconostoc. This fermentation process, known as lacto-fermentation, makes our goat’s milk thick and curdy. Because fermentation is an inconsistent process, not every pint of goat’s milk looks the same.
 

What are the benefits of fermented milk?
The fermentation process increases the shelf-life of the product, adds to the taste, and improves digestibility. Additionally, the increased acidity of fermented milk prevents the growth of harmful bacteria. The process of fermentation increases the amounts of some vitamins, specifically energetic B vitamins. Lacto-fermentation also increases the bioavailability of nutrients. Scientific documentation shows many different substances produced by lactobacilli (lactic acid bacteria) inhibit the growth of harmful microorganisms. For example, lactobacillus and acidophilus produce several substances while fermenting milk, including acidolin, acidophillin, lactobacillan, and lactocidin. These substances can inhibit pathogenic bacteria, such as Salmonella, without harming other lactobacilli and body cells. These antibiotic agents are found in fermented milk, but not in probiotic pills or powders. A 2000 study led by Dr. Chitra N. Wendakoon of the University of Alberta, Edmonton, found fermented milk products can kill Helicobacter pylori (the ulcer-causing bacteria); however, probiotics alone cannot. Therefore, probiotics alone have no effect on H., pylori, but fermented milk products prevent the growth of this harmful bacteria and others.