BARF Diet

• BARF Pictorial - A pictorial created to educate people about the BARF diet in order to reduce the fear and misinformation about the subject. Includes written descriptions and photographs.
• Barfers Home Page - Information for pet owners and for suppliers of raw foods. FAQ, testimonials, and links to general, local, and breed-specific mailing lists.
• Dangers of Raw Meat - Reprinted with permission from Ralston Purina Canada.

• Dr. Ian Billinghurst - Small animal veterinary surgeon in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia, is one of the BARF Pioneers.
• Dr Tom Lonsdale's Raw Meaty Bones - A BARF diet is the cornerstone of good health.
• Feeding Dogs Raw Bones: X-rays of Dogs With Bone Impactions - Article on the safety of feeding raw or cooked bones to dogs and cats.
• Feeding Raw Food to Pets - A Good or Bad Idea? - ProVet Healthcare information article.
• Feeding Your Pets BARF - A day to day journal on feeding your pets B.A.R.F.
• I Feed Barf - Pets 4Life article on reeding BARF to dogs, by Trina Nowak, B.Sc.Agr.
• Is Feeding Your Dog Raw Meat Safe? - Article asserts that feeding raw meat and bones is a dangerous fad.
• Live Food for Our Raw BARF Diet Dog - Learn about raw diets (aka BARF or live food diets) for your dog.
• Natural Nutrition for Dogs and Cats - Book Review by the Price-Pottenger Nutrition Foundation, for the above title by Kymythy R. Schultze, AHI.
• Naturally Healthy Pets - Site about the BARF (bones and raw food) diet and other pet health issues.
• Neospora Caninum and Raw Food Diets - Article by Larry A. Bernstein, VMD, about the disease causing organism Neospora caninum in raw food diets.
• Pet Necessities - Information on raw food for pets, and other pet health issues.
• Raw Dog Food - For those who already feed raw and want to learn more, and for those who want to start but are intimidated by the whole process of feeding raw food.
• Raw Feeding - Information on feeding raw diets to pets, for the layperson, veterinarians, breeders and universities.
• Raw Meat Diets for Companion Animals? - Article by Wendell Belfield, DVM, a holistic veterinarian who recommends against feeding raw meat and bones to pets.
• Raw Pet Food - Organic raw food is more nutritious. This is just one of the many articles available at the living and raw foods web site.
• Shebang's Natural Selection, Inc. - Raw natural diet for pet owners, by a Great Dane breeder. Also information on dog training, vaccinations and a variety of pet health supplements.
• A Step-by Step 'How-To' Prepare Raw Foods for Dogs and Cats. - Detailed photos and descriptions about how to make balanced, nutritious raw meals for cats and dogs, as well as articles, testimonials, nutritional and other information related to healthful living. Includes original herbal articles by author, Mary Wulff-Tilford.
• Switching to Raw - Book review on "Switching to Raw - A Fresh Food Diet for Dogs That Makes Sense" by Susan K Johnson. An introduction to feeding dogs using biologically appropriate raw foods.
• Waggs & Co - Delivers holistic and BARF food for dogs and cats, and offers nutritional advice.

• Canine Cuisine - Article on a BARF based canine cafe in Philadelphia. (February 8, 2001)

Animal control officer survives attack from three dogs (KVBC Las Vegas)
A bloodied animal control officer was wheeled into UMC Thursday after escaping an attack from three pit bulls. Two of those dogs had to be tranquilized. All are expected to be put down.

SB owner fighting for 6 of 23 dogs :Humane Society cited same man for animals last year. (South Bend Tribune)
SOUTH BEND -- A hearing to determine who will retain custody of 23 dogs recently discovered in a garage was continued Thursday.

Man charged with cruelty after losing custody of dogs (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
The 43-year-old must pay the Humane Society for the dogs' care and cannot keep any of the 37 animals.

Scaredy cats & dogs Tips to keep your pets safe during fireworks season (Deseret Morning News)
The Fourth of July is no picnic for dogs and cats. A third more than normal will likely end up in shelters on July 5, after fireworks make them panic and bolt.

Crackdown On Moscow's Stray Dogs (SkyNews via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
With an estimated 100,000 feral dogs in Moscow, you are more likely to get attacked by a stray than a criminal in the Russian capital.

Flood Dogs Find Homes in Chicago (KCRG-TV9 Cedar Rapids)
(CHICAGO) -- They were orphans following the floods but now they're finding new homes. A group called "Paws" rescued dogs from the floods in Iowa and Illinois...and brought them to Chicago.

BOOK REVIEW: A rich, unsentimental tale of a boy and his dogs (Lexington Herald-Leader)
Too many dog stories should come with warnings: Sentimentality ahead! Manipulative tear-jerker coming at you! But David Wroblewski's debut novel is a dog-rich tale that manages to be the complete opposite of all that. Smart, interesting and original, "The Story of Edgar Sawtelle" explores an unusual relationship between dogs and people minus the usual quirky adorableness that plagues many ...