But you're not right, LOL
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Declawing Info: http://www.wholecat.com/articles/claws.htm

Yes, yes I do. :)

I didn't say I "knew" the info, I said that Steve Crane is obviously (based on
his response) privy to such information.  (just an observation, you know)  THAT
is why I deferred to him--BECAUSE he has the information, not me, not you, not
Lauren, not anybody else.  I was trying to make that crystal clear (as if it
needed to be) because Lauren was playing dumb.  What was wrong w/ my answer?
That I was correct?  You don't like it when I give the correct answer to the
question?  Is that it?  As for interjecting--here you are doing it!  Are you
confused that you are accusing me of doing something that you, yourself are
doing?

But, "...tell you anything..." can include bad-mouthing other companies
products if that is what it takes to sell the food.

With two exceptions, no representative of any pet food company has ever
tried to hard sell me their products or "...tell me anything..." to get
me to purchase their products.

If I heard something from a rep that I thought wasn't quite right, I
would be the first one to follow up with the company for clarification.

The companies public reputation is at stake in these situations since
the rep is essentially acting as a spokesperson for the company. Just as
a companies reputation is at stake based on what is said at its website.

BTW, one exception was an overly exuberant store owner who wanted to
sell me one of every food item in her store. Fortunately I escaped with
my wallet intact and only 1 bag of California Natural that I was feeding
my cat at the time.

The other exception was a clerk in a store wanting to sell me a bag of
Science Diet that was past the expiry date, insisting that it was still
good. I had two problems with this... the first being the bag was not
very fresh and the other being that the bag, which was looking very long
on the tooth, was sitting on the floor by the door when I entered the
store. Perhaps it had been used as a door stop. I suggested they keep
using it as a door stop. :-)

I think I have said this before but we all need to pick products,
including food, that suits our own needs and that we are comfortable
with. I'm willing to discuss the merits or downside of foods anytime in
a civil manner. My cat who is 3 years old has been on no less that 8
different food brands. If nothing else she will have had a variety and
hopefully won't be a fussy eater.

She is now on Science Diet and doing rather well on it. One indication
is the stool volume has decreased dramatically which means most of the
food is being digested.

Now I know you feed raw. I've asked this question before and no one has
stepped up to the plate to provide an answer so I will ask you directly:

How do you ensure your cats get all the nutrients in the minimum amounts
as suggested by the AAFCO standards? How do you ensure a delicate and
important issue like the Calcium:Phosphorus ratio is correct or at least
somewhat in the appropriate area for each batch you prepare?

Depends on your description of "human predation".

Sorry, based on the not-insignificant amount of reading I do on
wildlife, I'm going to have to respectfully disagree. Human-caused
mortality - be it hunting or habitat loss is the single greatest threat
to the majority of species on the planet. As for the poor nutrition,
lack of accessibility to prey would cause poor nutrition, and hence
starvation.