Dear Robert,
I just received my March 2007 edition of the Pet Food Industry magazine. This is THE magazine for the pet food industry and to my complete amazement Dr. Ian Billinghurst was on the cover and the heading was "RAW..the next big thing?"
You have to realize that this article was probably done 3 months ahead of time and well before the pet food meltdown!
They did a 2 page write up on Dr. Billinghurst with a headline quote: "Australian Ian Billinghurst believes grain based diets are unsuitable for dogs and cats!" This coming from a magazine that deals with kibble manufacturers and suppliers for kibble products.
When I saw the cover and read the article it literally made me weep for joy as this is really a milestone for those of us who have advocated a raw diet for well over a decade! For someone like myself who was literally threatened by the boys from the pet food industry when I sponsored a seminar with the release of Ann Martin's book "Food Pet's Die For", and wrote articles in my newsletters prior to the book's release; It is a real victory!! I feel vindicated and humbled at the same time for all the people who had the guts and fortitude to be empowered and say "NO" to kibble and feed what we all know is Biologically Appropriate for our four footed companions!!
Raw feeding is now about 5% of the pet food business in the US and in Australia it is 20% according to their figures.
I wonder what it will be in the US in a year from now?
I also love this quote from Billinghurst," A diet based on the opinions of an expert committee has never been formally tested in any peer-reviewed research!!"
Definition of a RAW diet: "RESTORING ANIMAL WELLNESS"
Needless to say this article made my day!!
Cheers
Sandra
