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And "Joanne"  opened up and revealed
to the world
news:LY0Td.4051$873.1629{at}newsread3.news.pas.earthlink.net:

> Do you think the vets who currently recommend pellets would continue to
> recommend that same pellet if there were no personal profit motive?
>
> My argument for yes:
>
> 1.  The vet has a general awakening of the value of the ingredients in
> this pellet compared to the awareness of a general nutritional value
> decline and toxic incline of substances in real food.
>
> 2.  The vet has a belief that most clients don't understand nutrition or
> are unwilling to provide the effort necessary to be sure the bird's diet
> is rounded enough to include sufficient amounts of all nutrients
> necessary to promote good health.
>
> My argument for no:
>
> 1.  The vet was only motivated by profit to recommend these pellets and
> doesn't really give a rip about the health of the bird.  In fact, the
> sicker the bird becomes, the more money there is in it for the vet.
>
> Personally, I use a combination of Roudybush, Large Hookbill Safflower
> Mix and real food.  I rotate by day-of-the-week, and everyone is
> thrilled when it's seed day, or pellet day or "good food" day.  I
> believe they can become bored with the same old menu day after day and
> they are as excited about each of the three when it rotates back around.
>
> I know in humans, variety is the insurance that better nutrition will be
> achieved.  I also believe that supplementation is necessary because the
> ground doesn't grow what it did a century ago.  Meat sources have been
> artificially stimulated to grow because of the profit incentive in that
> industry, so careful selection of meat protein is the best I can do
> short of raising my own. And that would be laughable because we'd just
> end up with a new collection of pets.
>
> So, what do you think?
>

Joanne,

The vet that I go to does not carry any kind of food, be it dog, cat,
bird, or whatever.  And has recommened that pellets be a part of a healthy
diet.  Not nessrily the only food offered, but a part of a total diet.

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