Why Raw

Five reasons owners switch, and stay switched.

Whole-animal ratios, a short ingredient list, real rotation, sourcing you can trace, laboratory testing on every blend and a safety program behind it. Here is the whole argument, without the hype.

Ratios, not marketing

Prey model means roughly 80% muscle meat, 10% edible bone, 10% organ: the proportions of a whole animal. Texas Tripe weighs each component rather than eyeballing a grind.

A short ingredient list

Most blends read like a butcher's order: beef, tripe, liver, kidney, bone. No grain, no pea protein, no flavorings, and no synthetic vitamin premix in the classic prey-model line.

Real protein rotation

Sixteen blends across eight proteins: beef, chicken, turkey, pork, duck, rabbit, salmon and tripe. Rotate to broaden the nutrient base or to work around a sensitivity.

Traceable sourcing

Every protein is sourced in the USA from USDA-inspected processors, with no hormones or antibiotics. Beef comes from pastured cattle; seafood is wild-caught and USA-packed.

Increased safety

Texas Tripe uses the principles of a Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) program and implements HPP to reduce raw meat pathogens without compromising nutritional quality.

Two Beef Blend chubs beside a stainless bowl of thawed raw beef, bone and organ.

Inside the chub

80 / 10 / 10 spelled out.

The classic prey-model line is built from three parts and nothing else. Here is what each one is doing.

80% muscle meatProtein, amino acids and moisture. Includes heart and green tripe, which are muscle tissue.
10% edible boneThe natural calcium and phosphorus source. Some blends use a salmon-bone collagen mix instead of ground bone.
10% organLiver, kidney, spleen. The most micronutrient-dense part of the animal, and the reason ratio matters.

Exceptions, stated plainly: Beginner’s Choice runs 75/15/10 and suits puppies and active adults. Green Tripe is a single-ingredient topper, not a complete meal. Tex’s Beef Prey Model Plus is a fortified "Prey Model Plus" formula with an added vitamin, mineral, and fruit blend and a 3:1 calcium-to-phosphorus ratio.

Raw Facts

Transparency for the obvious. Peer-reviewed evidence for raw diets is still limited, and the AVMA discourages feeding uncooked animal protein because of pathogen risk. All raw meat, for dogs or for people, can carry Salmonella or Listeria. The AVMA does, however, recognize that scientifically validated technologies can reduce or eliminate that risk. Texas Tripe uses HPP and a HACCP program to do exactly that. We ask you to handle raw pet food like raw chicken in your own kitchen. Read the safe handling guide.

Households with infants, adults over 65, pregnant women, or anyone immunocompromised should weigh the risk of handling any raw meat, pet food included. The FDA and CDC advise extra caution. Talk to your vet before starting a dog on raw if the dog is immunocompromised or being treated for illness. You can also gently cook the blends, the same way you cook meat for yourself.

Pick a protein and start the rotation.

Sixteen blends starting at $5.60 a pound. Flat $25 shipping, frozen.

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