From that letter:
"discourage the feeding to cats and dogs of any animal source protein that has not first been subjected to a process to eliminate pathogens because of the risk of illness to cats and dogs as well as humans."
Okay...I got a little giggle from this. Um, what about the salmonella that is found in pretty much every bag of kibble? Um, how are they going to recommend kibble then?
I do have to wonder if anyone in the pet food industry (or strongly affiliated) is behind this, or will be voting on this. It's interesting that after the person asked for the list of voters, AVMA didn't respond. It may mean nothing though.
I feed premade raw and am really comfy with it. I have nothing against kibbles or canned or homecook though - I think a person just finds what works for their beliefs, and
more importantly -- for their individual doggie.
Some kiddos have very complicated issues - and very limited options. In that case, you really have to tailor it to the doggie, even if (for example) the ingredients wouldn't necessarily be your first choice.
To EATch their own!
(sorry...that was so lame)