What is BARF – Biologically Appropriate Raw Food?
also called Bones And Raw Food Until approximately 50 years ago, most people fed their dogs meat and vegetables. Some gave their dogs table scraps. Others on farms fed the remains of animals they had slaughtered plus garden vegetables. After World War II, TV dinners and convenience foods became popular for people. What would seem more convenient than a packaged food for dogs? However, as with Kraft dinner for people, not all dogs thrive on such a diet. In recent years as people began to think about healthier diets for themselves, including organic vegetables and meats, they started to wonder if the packaged foods were the best they could offer their dogs. Even the best kibbles are more similar to a highly processed Macaroni and Cheese Kraft dinner than they are to a steak and veggies dinner. Biologically Appropriate Raw Food (BARF) is a term coined by Dr. Ian Billinghurst. He felt that raw meaty bones and raw ground vegetables were preferable to a packaged diet. Raw or homemade alterna
