GUEST SPEAKER: OLIVER STARR “PREY MODEL FEEDING FROM A WOLF EXPERT” (check out comments for link to materials & see photos from that night)
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Raw Food: Getting Started
More Affordable Menu Plan at SFRAW
SFRAW’s Mission To give thoughtful consideration to and conduct business in a manner that honors the health and well-being of all species (human, wild, farm and domestic animals); To be a discriminating purveyor of high-quality, ethically produced, truly wholesome & pure, genuinely natural foods & lifestyle products; To develop and produce the best wholesome raw pet foods and truly natural pet products with a focus on using pastured, organic, local, sustainable, wild-crafted ingredients; To provide these products and services at a fair cost to both the consumer and supplier; To support outstanding ranches, farms, small businesses and individuals that work hard to produce products with integrity and honor; To unite a diverse community that share a common interest in wholesome foods & Natural Rearing; To cultivate a compassionate and informed community that educate, inspire, and support one another; To mentor through education about feeding whole fresh food diets to pets and Natural Rearing principles. SFRAW was originally founded in 2003 with
How Much To Feed When Switching To Raw
Body Condition Scoring Chart & How Much To Feed Maintain your adult dog or cat’s score to within the 2-3 range of the body condition score chart included below. Getting Started If your animal is initially below or above these mid-range scores of 2-3, be sure to calculate how much food they need to consume per day by using their IDEAL body weight (not their current body weight). After you determine the suggested amount to feed based on their ideal body weight, consider this your starting amount to feed per day when you first switch to raw feeding. The suggested daily amounts below include all foods being consumed by your animal – treats, meals, snacks, meat, bones, formulas/grinds and all other foods being consumed. Make
On Switching Your New Puppy to Raw
Below please find some past email inquiries regarding the topic of switching puppies to a raw diet and answers to common questions. I hope this is helpful for all the happy households with New Year/Christmas puppies and will inform those expecting new puppies in the spring (which, btw, is the ideal time of year to whelp and rear puppies & kittens!) Note: Some personal details were withheld out of consideration for the person submitting the question. These exchanges are dated from 2005-2010. I have reviewed the answers to ensure that the information given remains accurate as for recommendations on how to proceed and what to do, however some products referred to, prices/costs listed are not current. QUESTION: “I look forward to you meeting my new puppy and wonder if you might have time this week. I also have an ulterior motive in that I got holy (your favorite swear word) from her breeder yesterday that I am neglecting her nutrition and
On Feeding Marrow (and other “recreational”) Bones vs. Raw MEATY Bones
Yes, we do sell marrow bones and other recreational bones, but when we do, the sale *always* comes with a heavy dose of education and a gentle warning that these bones are, indeed, the most dangerous ones that we sell and should only be fed to dogs for which you are fully confident can enjoy them safely. What does “enjoy them safely” mean? It means your dog will not bite down hard on them or chew vigorously on them. The right candidate for enjoying these bones is one that will carry the bone around for days (or weeks) and lick it gently. Be sure to select a bone that has been cut to a safe size for your dog’s mouth (not too small to become a swallow risk, and not a risk for getting caught on their jaw, as pictured here). Weight bearing bones from large animals (like cattle) are very dense. They can fracture your dog’s teeth and will break up into sharp shards when broken/cracked, which
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New SFRAW Masters: Mentoring & Apprenticeship Program
The SFRAW Masters Mentoring & Apprenticeship Program promotes and develops two fundamental goals of the SFRAW Mission: To cultivate a compassionate and informed community that educate, inspire, and support one another; To mentor through education about feeding whole fresh food diets to pets and Natural Rearing principles. SFRAW Master Mentors are select members that have been involved with SFRAW for many years, and have been following a well-respected published diet program or Kasie/SFRAW’s guidelines for meals/diet program for at least 5-years, or have proven equivalent education, knowledge, and experience that puts them into this exclusive position for providing mentoring and guidance to other SFRAW members with less experience/knowledge. Apprentices are fellow SFRAW members that are new to raw feeding and have an interest in learning more about how to make food for their animals at home, and are willing and able to assist the Mentors in preparing and packaging Mentor’s diets at SFRAW. Our Masters
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Register for Our Spring & Summer 2014 Classes & Workshops Now
Please go here to register for our 2014 classes and workshops in advance: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/profile/235427 We request all attendees to pre-register for every class they’d like to attend, even the free classes, so we can prepare for how many people will be there and make the most of our time spent with our participants. You can pre-register up to 12-hours before the class time. Thank you! Below are photos from last year’s classes. Hope to see you at one (or more) of our educational events this year! In preparation for the FREE Introduction to Feeding Raw to Cats event this Sunday, please enjoy this tidbit about taurine in the feline diet: You may have heard just how vitally important the amino acid TAURINE is in the feline diet. While animal protein generally contains adequate taurine levels for cats when served fresh and raw, you may not know that cooking, grinding, freezing and long-term storage all diminish the viability of taurine in fresh foods and absorption of this vital nutrient may be inhibited
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Our 2014 Order & Pick-up Calendar PLUS Spring & Summer Workshops & Classes Schedule Now Available!
2014 Member Ordering & Pick-up Calendar Finally! With apologies for taking so long to get this updated, the 2014 order & delivery/pick-up schedule for our members is now posted to the website here. Download this PDF version to post/keep as a reminder of when to order & when to pick-up. 2014 Spring & Summer Workshops & Classes We have also organized our upcoming schedule for our Spring & Summer workshops & classes – registration will be available in the next few days for the first series of classes. Please be sure to register in advance as space does fill-up fast (well, at least this is true for the canine classes — based on engagement last year, we will need more support for the kitty classes & workshops, so please, let are your “cat people” know about our offerings to support these educational events we so enjoy doing!)
Q&A: Can Dogs Be Converted to a Vegan Diet?
Question: My friend has a large Labradoodle. The family has all become vegan and is wondering how/if their dog can join them as vegans, given that dogs are considered primarily carnivores. Answer: Well, technically, they *can* but, in my opinion, they should not be. If they truly care about animals, they will provide their animal companion with the foods he/she was designed by nature to digest/consume. This is one of the most ethically challenging aspects of deeply loving all animals while caring for certain animals that need to eat other animals by nature; especially when they are part of our family. Consider this: if you truly love and honor snakes, and want the best for them, you would never even think about feeding a snake a diet of carrots or apples that had some sort of supplement added to make it more rodent like. When I did wildlife rescue, I had to feed the owls and other raptors baby chicks and
Our February Raw Feeding Workshop For Dogs
Photos from our workshop today. We had a great time preparing five different types of diets from start-to-finish & participants went home with what they made.
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