Oh horrors,  please tell me we're talking about a dog here!  Yikes, groan,
sigh.........   I just don't know if I can do the raw thing.  Rare, okay.
But not raw........  Have some mercy............    Oliva

-----Original Message-----
From: Ben Balzer

>It's in the book, as they say.
>He says, (and I don't really believe it, but he is highly qualified (B. Vet
>Sc, B.Ag.Sc., Dip Ed) and intelligent and everything else he says has a
>solid scientific basis and it's a damn good book and I don't even own a
dog)
>that some of the enzymes in raw meat get absorbed whole and are
biologically
>active. I therefore posted my question as I thought some of you guys might
>know the evidence. So, I will ask him directly and post the evidence. Now,
>if it's true there would be a logical basis for eating raw or rare meat.
>Ben Balzer
>