To Lonny, I never said you recommended people to go eat pet food; you and I probably see more eye to eye on things than you would care to admit, especially regarding governing agencies. If you'll read my prior post you'll see that I simply expounded upon the differences of some of the regulatory agencies whose initials are so often bandied about on kibble packaging in an attempt to offer peace of mind that the mystery within the bag is perfectly fine to feed! Such as "manufactured in a USDA approved facility", "Approved by the AAFCO", as established by the "National Research Council" etc. etc. ad nauseum to infinitude! People that aren't inquisitive or are too lazy to do the research themselves or simply don't care will find solace in those credentials plastered upon the bags. After all - such an important agency with all those letters wouldn't steer us wrong would they? Look how quickly YOU believed that pet food manufacturers had to follow the same guidelines as human food manufacturers after reading ONE magazine article! Could it be that maybe a few other folks were swayed to think the same thing too? Powerful thing that ink is upon the page, isn't it? My Gramma used to say:" Believe only half of what you read, none of what you hear and only part of what you see." She said this to get me to learn for myself, experience things for myself - not just take it for granted that if I read it in a newspaper or a book that it was absolute truth, or that just because someone said so, didn't make it so. She also use to say, "Consider the source." - she was a wise woman. If more people were willing to experience for themselves, and do more research on their own they wouldn't put the lives of their beloved companions in the hands of very successful ad campaigns. Cheers, Kim for ferret help and info: http://holisticferret.proboards60.com/index.cgi http://ferretopia.proboards51.com/index.cgi yahoo groups Natural Ferrets [Posted in FML 7376]