A friend told me of a friend of his who was asked to investigate the mysterious deaths of zoo cheetahs. He found that soy feed used to supplement their meat diets was the reason why the cheetahs first became infertile, then died.

Whether this is or was a factor in the deaths of the cheetahs in the above article I don't know, but birdkeepers found that parrots grew to sexual maturity prematurely and suffered from other growth problems, then suddenly died, also because of soy feed they were given.

Soy contains natural phytotoxins (natural plant toxins) as well as substances which mimic human and animal hormones. I understand that the fermentation process used to prepare miso and other fermented soy products eliminates these toxins and that miso etc. is therefore safe to eat.

It is however strongly recommended to avoid baby formula containing soy. It is however important for mothers to realise that only human breast milk is really suitable for human babies, and that formula of any kind will have a detrimental effect on their baby's gut flora and their baby's health and development, as will vaccines and antibiotics of any kind.

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Ridiculous!  Who would feed a carnivore soy or cooked meat?  Those cheetahs are probably dying just for spite at the terrible food they're being fed. I feed my dogs nothing but raw meat and bones and they are healthy as horses, that is horses fed good grain and grass.  Commercial dog food is horrible stuff, even the high dollar fancy brands are mostly fillers.

I hear many people going on and on about the vegan diet and while I'm sure it is the perfect thing for some, if not many, people, we're all different.  I've never seen any cave painting depicting Cro-Magnon man sitting around a salad bowl.  I am a protein type and need very few veggies to feel top notch, but what I do eat out of my garden, I eat raw.  I'm not eating meat raw, that is a bit much I feel.  I guess I could file my teeth into points for more efficiency, but that would ruin my winning smile.

I believe that the Cheetahs die in captivity because they cannot run as they do in the wild.  Running is total exercise and stimulates their blood flow and their breathing.   The obese American could learn a big lesson from this - fat causes disease in humans.

I cannot believe that any zoo would be stupid enough to cook the food fed to any animal.  But then we are capable of some pretty thoughtless actions.

I am South African and a cat lover too.  We eat a lot of raw meat called "biltong".  We take raw beef, cure it in vinegar and spices and hang it to dry.  It's different from jerky in that it's not smoked.  It's easy to eat tons of raw meat this way and a definite favorite S. African treat.

Thanks Dr Mercola for your commitment and fantastic site.

Save the Cheetah's please.....let's all try to help.

Is there a possibility that cheetas eating "raw" meat IMMEDIATELY after killing it has a different effect than giving them meat that is "who knows how long dead"? Just a thought.

Basically speaking of MAD COW DISEASE it is not just animal protein being added to the diets of cows, and bulls, but it is the source.  These animals have been basically change into CANNIBALS.  Some years back I read an article about, Human CANNIBALS who suffered a disease that in every way reflected MAD COW DISEASE.  Baffled the scientists studied these symptoms and found that it was because these people were eating one another, and mainly the brain, and spinal tissue, that was responsible for this disease.  I relate this to say this.  Nature made such animals as cows, and bulls, sheep etc., VEGANS diet wise.  So along comes man and says "that is just not good enough."  These animals like man need a protein boost.  Quality protein.  So in the mind of science Flesh is the best source.  

Next a combination of drop dead farm animals, dead pets, and even road kill became PROTEIN PELLETS.  The catch is the information about the Human Cannibals has been a matter of record since the studies were done in the 40s and 50s, to find the cause of this debilitating disease.  But our BOOK SENSE only scientists never bothered to look.  Now every time you ingest a steak or hamburger, you have to wonder how this animal was raised.  Foolishly, tests for this disease are not required on an industry wide basis.  So it is a crap shoot.  The ranchers, farmers, and packing houses, resist any such law because that will mean their prophits will certainly shrink.

Billions of animals, cows, bulls sheep, etc. are slaughtered in this world every year, all with no physical exam to see what if any disease they may be suffering from.  Remember animals suffer pretty much the same diseases as mankind.  Then factor in Nations like China, and this is a disaster waiting to happen.  These diseases include HIV, cancer, hapatitis, TB, hoof and mouth, herpes, and the like.  Many of our diseases can be traced directly to our food sources.  Too many cooks, you do the math.  A crap shoot?

I've found it unusual that the National Zoo feeds pandas cooked rice.....   I wondered...is it because they're from China...??!!   Seems very strange to me.....   Where in the wild would pandas seek out and eat cooked rice.....??!!!!