What is BARF?

BARF stands for Bones And Raw Food or Biologically Appropriate Raw Food. It is about supplying a natural diet appropriate for carnivores - dogs and cats.

It involves feeding whole raw healthy foods - meat, bones, vegetables and organ meats - that mimic the diet of a carnivore's natural environment.

Why feed BARF?

Simply stated, feeding a raw diet promotes wellness.
Nutrition is one of the most important factors that determines your pet's health and quality of life. Yes, your pet may survive on poor quality nutrition but they will not thrive.
The column to the right lists common benefits of switching to a raw diet.

Prepackaged BARF

One of the hardest parts of preparing a BARF type diet on your own is the time that it takes to gather all of the ingredients and prepare the food. It can be a very daunting and time-consuming task. With the use of a prepackaged BARF product, you can still have the benefits of a BARF diet without losing the convenience.

Prepackaged BARF is already in the correct proportions of meat, bone, organ and vegetables so that you do not have to worry about feeding an unbalanced diet.

Concern over swallowing large chunks of bone is eliminated with a prepackaged formula - the bones are ground up into the mix for you. Large chewing knuckle bones can be supplemented to help keep their teeth clean.

We are proud to provide the BRAVO! family of raw diets - they provide a combination of a top quality raw food at a reasonable price. For more information about BRAVO visit www.bravorawdiet.com

We also offer the BARFPlus vitamin-mineral supplement and BRAVO Salmon Oil to complete the diet.

The Cost of High Quality Nutrition

There is no doubt that a holistic food and BARF diets are more expensive than a generic brand of dog/cat food. Let's take into consideration what the nutrition gives your pet over their lifetime.

First, your pet will generally have less medical problems - which saves money.
Second, your pet has the potential to live longer with a higher quality of life...
          ...can you put a price tag on that?

PDF files for reference:

Handout on Switching over to BARF

Chart - How much to feed