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I've been feeding my dogs raw for over a decade. While it's not cheap there's really no comparison in terms of the health of your dog or cat. This site sells really high quality food (I am not affiliated with them, but I did order from them for years) and has some useful resources to learn about feeding raw.
I'm going to disagree with the person who suggested asking your vet. Vets and medical doctors receive next to no training for nutrition - you could probably squeeze it in during the module police get on de-escalation. I've actually chosen my vets based on whether they accept that I feed our dogs raw or not. Putting it another way: if your doctor insisted that you only eat Kellogg's Corn Flakes ("it's fortified! Part of a balanced breakfast!"), would you trust them? Someone else mentioned kickbacks for certain foods, so I think it is some combination of greed and ignorance. But yes, kibble is the equivalent of eating processed cereal all the time.
You may be able to find raw feeding groups or co-ops in your area. Happy to answer any questions you may have about raw diets.
i've had various health red flags pop up over the last few years, and not one single physician i've talked to has said any word about diet, other than "cut back on the saturated fat. get more exercise," which, come on--this "advice" is not only a single leaf on the planet sized tree of nutrition science, but it's also been drilled into our heads for our entire lives. mention "gut health," and most of them get a blank look on their face, because they're trying to avoid saying "huwhaaaaa....??"
to be fair, a lot of doctors are perpetually exhausted, burnt out, fed up with noncompliant dickhead patients who are just looking for a pill or injection to magically fix all their problems, with very few of them willing to put in a quantum of effort for their own benefit--"i'm paying you. fix me." so yea. healthcare professionals are not exactly spending their free time reading up on the latest scientific literature