from Natural Life magazine, March/April
2008
Raw, Meaty Bones
by Dr. Tom Lonsdale
Imagine if all the Big Macs, Happy Meals and Coca-Colas
consumed by Morgan Spurlock during his month-long binge for the film documentary
Super Size Me! were instead tipped into a vat, ground to a pulp and
cooked under pressure. Let us imagine that half the resultant glop was sealed in
cans and the other half dehydrated, extruded into kibble and packed in bags –
with brightly colored labels asserting the health benefits.
Suppose, then, that Spurlock either slurped through the
contents of the McCans or crunched his way through the McKibble. And now – this
is an important aspect – imagine that Spurlock had neither a toothbrush nor the
ability to ask for one, so consequently didn’t clean his teeth for the
month-long experiment. Now I ask: what would Spurlock’s physical, dental and
mental health be like after such a crazy experiment? Would doctors, dentists and
health regulators provide official endorsement for the canned and kibbled diet?
Indeed, would it be likely that Spurlock picked up his McCans and McKibble at
his local medical or dental practice?
For the vast majority of pet dogs (modified wolves), cats
(modified desert predators) and ferrets (modified polecats), a diet of McCans or
McKibble is their everyday reality. Spurlock’s doctor told him he had to stop
his unnatural human experiment inside 30 days because he was killing himself. By
contrast, the world’s pet doctors (vets) encourage pet owners to feed McCans and
McKibble every day of their pets’ lives. I know; I was one such vet.
Poisoned Five Ways
For the first 15 years of my working life as a graduate of
the Royal Veterinary College, University of London, I went along with
conventional veterinary wisdom. I counseled my clients against the feeding of
home-prepared meals because, I suggested, they were unlikely to get the
“balance” of nutrients right. Raw meat posed a risk due to bacteria and lack of
calcium, so I said. As for bones, everyone knew that bones...
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Veterinarian and author Dr Tom Lonsdale,
BVetMed, MRCVS, graduated from the Royal Veterinary College, University of
London in 1972. In the 1980s, he became aware of the dietary disease epidemics
affecting the animals under his care. Since 1991, Dr. Lonsdale has campaigned to
bring the information to public attention. In 2001, his landmark book Raw Meaty Bones Promote Health was published, followed in 2005 by Work Wonders: Feed Your Dog Raw Meaty Bones.
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