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Natural Rearing Overview
Natural Rearing: A Brief Overview
by Terry Thistlethwaite
To anyone new to the concept of "Natural Rearing", the reality of
the current situation regarding the health and longevity of today's
pets in comparison with those of earlier generations may well be
startling. Simply put; our dogs and cats are generally living far
fewer and less healthy years than those of our parents, our grand
parents, and great grand parents generations. Even most people
over the age of fifty can recall the pets of their childhood "never
having to go to
the vet" and living many more years than their pets of today.
Before the common use of high tech pesticides given in
"spot on" or "easy monthly doses";
Before the general acceptance of the idea that pets must not
consume anything but an extruded product made of God knows
what, diced into marble size, and packaged as "Pet Food";
Before the general veterinary community based it's"bread and
butter" income on the unnecessary and wholly unhealthful
practice of giving multiple combinations of vaccines repeatedly
throughout a lifetime;
Before the word "fix" ceased to mean "repair" and became perverted to
mean "perform routine surgical castration or hysterectomy" (which we
have amazingly been persuaded to believe has "no negative effect" on
creatures other than humans!);
Before dogs and cats ceased to be allowed to clean their own teeth
naturally on raw bones and tendons and came to be subjected to
routine general anesthesia as a means to provide ease and income to
a veterinarian wielding a tooth scaler;
and Before computer chips designed to one day be inserted in to the
bodies of the entire human population began to be tested on the pet
population for "perfecting" under the guise of "preventing lost pets",
Juliette de Bairacli Levy wrote a book titled
"The Complete Herbal Book For Farm And Stable".
In it, this world renowned herbalist, most noted to have documented
the only known and proven cure for rabies (an herbal cure, of course),
warned of the changing trends in veterinary medicine and general pet
care which were already compromising the health and shortening the
lives of our domestic pets. Her Natural Rearing method of raising and
caring for dogs and cats, in particular, was happily accepted by
breeders and fanciers looking for a common sense way to address the
needs of the animals in their care to the end of bringing them in line
with the type of feeding and medicinal support that Nature intended,
and Western corporate interests (including Western medicine)
preferred to debunk as there was simply "no money in it" for them.
Generations later, the proof of the superiority of Natural Rearing;
feeding a fresh and healthful diet based primarily on raw meat,
choosing a supportive over an invasive manner of addressing illness,
and choosing against subjecting the body to elective procedures that
are at best unnecessary and at worst a severe attack on the
healthfulness of the system has been so clearly evidenced by it's
adherents that the protocol continues to gain widespread interest and
the grateful support of those who find current methods and trends
disturbing in the least and unacceptable in the most..
Juliette de Bairacli Levy's now extensive writings have since been
supplemented with books by other herbalists, by veterinarians,
by naturalists, and by researchers similarly concerned with the
degenerating state of health of our pets as fostered by corporate
interests and veterinary pocket-lining. Many of these individuals were
at one time a part of that "pet industry",and sought out a better method
after being discouraged and even horrified by the results of their initial
education. Veterinarians in particular who have become proponents
of Natural Rearing and alternative, supportive medical systems are
quick to note that while many in their profession start out as allopathic
DVM's and switch to alternative specialties as a means of doing more
to help their patients, it is the rare alternative practitioner who feels
unfulfilled in their healing abilities and thus seeks to add Western
medicine to their areas of practice. When I spoke with Ms Levy
in 1993, she was particularly gratified to know that breeders, fanciers,
and veterinarians throughout Europe and the U.S. who had embraced
the Natural Rearing protocol early on were now able to boast of the
generational benefits they were seeing in the intrinsic health and
longevity of their pets and patients.
The fact that it is far easier (as well as amazingly less expensive) to
raise a Naturally Reared puppy or kitten than one which is routinely
shot-up, anesthetized, drugged, surgically mutilated, and fed
something so highly processed it no longer even resembles food would
seem to be another factor in attracting converts, but surprisingly, this
is not the usual case. Sadly, most pet owners, and even most
breeders and fanciers in our modern day society have been so
thoroughly indoctrinated by corporate interests as to the "best" and
"easiest" way to care for their pets that they actually have difficulty
grasping the concept of Natural Rearing as something they are not
only fully capable of doing, but as something they will, indeed, quickly
come to realize is easier, lest costly, and infinitely more gratifying to
provide to the dogs and cats they love.
If you are new to the idea of Natural Rearing, consider simply;
Does it make sense to you to feed your pet the way nature intended,
and to protect and promote his health and noticeable longevity in
ways that have proven superior over multiple generations rather than to
attack his immune system with all manner of chemical pesticides,
combination vaccines, and "pseudo food" concoctions which are
almost routinely being pulled off the market as more and more they
prove dangerous and even deadly?
Is it important to you that your pet live as long and healthful a life as it
is possible for him to live?
Your answers to these questions will determine for you whether you
are ready to pursue the Natural Rearing protocol. Should you decide
to embark on this journey with your current pet, or in seeking a puppy
or kitten which has already been given the huge advantage of being
born into a generations long Natural Rearing program, you will be
rewarded for your endeavors not only with the health and happiness
of the pet you love, but with the knowledge and understanding that you
are truly following the best possible course in assuring his longevity
and well being by supporting his vital life force in the way
nature intended. You will find encouragement and guidance in many
of the articles on this web site, as well as in numerous email lists,
blogs, and various pages throughout the internet. Below are just a few
outside links that will help get you started.
American Holistic Veterinary Medical Association
Natural Rearing .com
Dr Charles Loops DVM
Shirley's Wellness Cafe
Celeste Yarnall
Natural Rearing Breeders Directory
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