Hare Today offers raw meat and ground meat and bone products. Their products are perfect for the pet owner that wants to make their own raw food, but doesn't want to invest the time to grind their own, or commit to purchasing a grinder.

Hare Today products are not nutritionally complete food for cats! If these products will compose more than 10% to 15% of your cat's diet, you must supplement the food, as valuable nutrients are lost upon grinding and freezing. The chub bags are all a double grind.

To learn how to make a nutritionally complete cat food using Hare Today, go here.

An average-sized adult cat will eat 4 to 8 ozs of prepared food daily. A pound of meat/bone/organ makes more than a pound of food, assuming you add some water. A typical cat will eat 7.5 to 10 pounds of Hare Today a month.
 
To learn more about the Hare Today company, go here.

I do not offer shipping on frozen products! If you would like Hare Today products shipped to you, go to the Hare Today website.

I offer pick-ups and delivery on the north side of Chicago by appointment, and selected other drop-offs as scheduled. See delivery and payment options for details.

 

Ground Chicken/Bones/Organs 100% double ground chicken, this is the entire dressed bird including the offal [heart, gizzards, liver] USDA inspected, all natural. This food is low in Sodium. It is also a good source of Niacin, and a very good source of Protein. The poultry will have the heart, liver, and gizzards.  It will not have blood or other organs.  Hare Today buys the poultry from a USDA supplier, all natural birds, human grade. 1 lb. bag - $3.49 ($3.49 per lb.) 2 lb. bag - $6.98 ($3.49 per lb.) 5 lb. bag - $16.45 ($3.29 per lb.)
Ground Turkey/Bones/Organs All natural turkey, double ground. The heart, gizzard and liver is ground with the bird. They use the entire bird, average weight of whole turkeys are 20+ lb, lots of meat. This food is low in Sodium. It is also a good source of Niacin, Vitamin B6, Vitamin B12 and Phosphorus, and a very good source of Protein and Selenium. The poultry will have the heart, liver, and gizzards.  It will not have blood or other organs.  Hare Today buys the poultry from a USDA supplier, all natural birds, human grade. 1 lb. bag - $4.29 ($4.29 per lb.) 2 lb. bag - $8.58 ($4.29 per lb.) 5 lb. bag - $20.45 ($4.09 per lb.)	.
Ground Rabbit/Bones/Organs Double ground rabbit includes meat, bones, head, organs (including liver, heart, lung, and kidneys) and some blood. The stomach and intestine are removed. This food is low in Sodium. It is also a good source of Vitamin B6 and Phosphorus, and a very good source of Protein, Niacin, Vitamin B12 and Selenium. This is a very fine double ground mix. The rabbit is everything but the stomach, intestine, bladder, and fur and will have some blood.  After the rabbits are processed, they are immediately flash frozen and then ground the next day. 1 lb. bag - $6.99 ($6.99 per lb.) 2 lb. bag - $13.98 ($6.99 per lb.) 5 lb. bag - $33.45 ($6.69 per lb.)
Ground Duck/Bones/Organs All natural, USDA inspected, Peking Duck. This is ground with the bone, heart, liver, and gizzards included. Double ground. This food is a good source of Thiamin, Riboflavin, Niacin, Vitamin B6, Pantothenic Acid, Phosphorus and Selenium, and a very good source of Protein. The poultry will have the heart, liver, and gizzards.  It will not have blood or other organs.  Hare Today buys the poultry from a USDA supplier, all natural birds, human grade. 1 lb. bag - $4.59 ($4.59 per lb.) 2 lb. bag - $9.18 ($4.59 per lb.) 5 lb. bag - $21.45 ($4.29 per lb.)
Ground Pheasant/Bones/Organs USDA inspected pheasant. The pheasant includes the bones, hearts, liver and gizard. This product is fine ground. This food is low in Sodium. It is also a good source of Niacin, Vitamin B6, Phosphorus and Selenium, and a very good source of Protein. The poultry will have the heart, liver, and gizzards.  It will not have blood or other organs.  Hare Today buys the poultry from a USDA supplier, all natural birds, human grade. 1 lb. bag - $6.59 ($6.59 per lb.)
Ground Mouse/Bones/Organs Very fine ground whole mouse. Includes the entire mouse, hide, stomach, and intestine. Nothing removed. An ideal whole prey food source for cats and ferrets A typical mouse will contain 2.4 mg/g taurine or (for better comparison with the other values: 100 g would contain 240mg) 4 ounces of ground mouse would equal over 2400 mg taurine Recommended values of taurine for an adult cat is 2500 mg per day. Taurine figures are that of a fresh mouse. There have been some studies that show taurine levels will decrease from freezing. This is an approximate analysis and NOT a guaranteed analysis. An adult mouse is roughly 67 percent water, has a calcium-to-phosphorus ratio of 1.1:1, has 3 percent carbohydrates, consists of about 57 percent crude protein, and contains 23 percent fat. Possibly nature's ideal cat food! 1 lb. bag - $7.49 ($7.49 per lb.) 2 lb. bag - $14.98 ($7.49 per lb.)
Chicken Hearts USDA inspected chicken hearts, packaged 2 lbs per bag, vacuum sealed. This food is low in Sodium. It is also a good source of Niacin, Vitamin B6, Folate, Pantothenic Acid, Phosphorus and Copper, and a very good source of Protein, Riboflavin, Vitamin B12, Iron and Zinc. Hearts are also high in taurine which is essential for cats. Personally, I add this to my cats' food - so they have chunks to chew for dental health. 2 lb. bag - $7.39 ($3.70 per lb.)
Adult Mice (25 per bag) - $25.99 Rabbit Pinkies (10 per bag) - $24.99
Dehydrated Rabbit Ears Dehydrated rabbit ears. They are packaged 15 to a bag, and are vacuum sealed. If you're wanting to introduce truly natural food, fur and all, to your pet, this would be a great way to start. A great crunchy treat. $7.49 - out of stock
Dehydrated Certified Organic Catnip Catnip, a member of the mint family, is a harmless "high" for felines. Although many cats will eat it, scientists say they're reacting to the smell rather than the taste. Felines bite, chew, rub against, and roll in catnip to release the volatile oil trapped in the leaves. Catnip is harvested when this essential oil production reaches its peak, and leaves and fragrant flowers are carefully air-dried to preserve essential oils at their best. About 80% of adult cats -- including lions, pumas, and leopards! -- react to this irresistible herb. The tendency to like or ignore catnip is inherited, and it's true that some cats are immune to its influence. Certified organic, 5 ounce bags. $6.99 - out of stock

If there are other Hare Today products you would like to purchase, please let me know! I may be able to special order them for you or, if there's sufficient interest, carry them regularly.

Making a Complete Cat Food Using Hare Today

Making a complete cat food using Hare Today is SIMPLE! Here are three of your options:

Option 1) Simply add a supplement called Platinum Performance, as suggested by Dr. Hodgkins' book, "Your Cat". You can partially thaw the Hare Today, add the Platinum Performance (about 2 teaspoons per pound of Hare Today), and water if desired, and portion into baggies - or just add the supplement at mealtime (1/2 teaspoon per cat).

Option 2) You can use the recipes at catnutrition.org or catinfo.org. A recipe isn't as daunting as it might sound. To use the complete recipe, you'll simply add:
* Vitamin B-complex,
* Vitamin E,
* taurine,
* salmon oil,
* raw egg yolk, and
* water.

If not using a whole-carcass product (e.g., if you're using the ground turkey legs/thighs), you should also add Vitamins A & D (or liver).

To make the cat food, you'd partially thaw the Hare Today, mix in the water and supplements, and portion into individual meal-size baggies. (Similar to how many of you portion Feline's Pride.) You could then re-freeze.

All the supplements (all the additions except the water and egg yolk) are for sale on my site. (You do not need many of the other ingredients mentioned on catnutrition.org or catinfo.org, as most Hare Today is whole carcass, including organs.) I even sell a shaker cup for mixing them in.

My adaptations of the recipes - adapted to the one-pound and five-pound sizes of Hare Today ground meat/bone/organ - are here:
http://www.mousabilities.com/cats/food/recipes.pdf

Personally, this option is what I do. I make up about two weeks of food at a time, and freeze in individual meal-size portions. I have a video of how simple this is!

Option 3) Add another supplement such as Life Extension cat mix. This supplement contains B-vitamins, vitamin E, taurine, and freeze-dried egg yolk - so you could opt to use this supplement, salmon oil, and water, in lieu of the full recipe. I'd recommend you add the supplement (and water, if desired) at mealtime, as this supplement contains digestive enzymes which may speed spoilage.

Comparing the Life Extension cat mix supplement to the daily recommended allowances for cats here, it seems two scoops per day added to your cat's food at meal time should be sufficient to create a nutritionally complete food.

About Hare Today

Hare Today is located in northwestern Pennsylvania. Hare Today started as a small rabbitry (thus the name). Hare Today is a small family run farm. They strive for a healthy environment for all their animals without the use of hormones or antibiotics. They believe that a healthy animal raised with plenty of pasture space (rotational grazing) as well as good management techniques does not require all the "preventative measures" found in most feed lot practices. Fresh air, plenty of sunshine and room to roam is by far the best way to raise livestock. The rabbits are fed an alfalfa based rabbit pellet and are housed in a colony setting in a modified green house. They are not caged. They all receive non chemically sprayed timothy hay free choice. Rabbits are humanley euthanized with carbon dioxide and flash frozen at -30 degrees.

The chicken, turkey, pheasant, duck are USDA inspected ALL NATURAL.

Frequently Asked Questions

Bone size: Bone bits obviously exist in the ground meat/bone/ organ product. The size of bone pieces varies by the type of meat. Of the products I carry, turkey generally has the largest pieces of bone. Here are bone pieces collected from one pound of ground turkey meat/bone, along with a US dime.

Stools on raw: When feeding a raw diet without grains, vegetables, fruit, or other fillers, cats' stools will generally be much smaller, dryer, and harder. They will also pass stool much less frequently. (My cats generally have a bowel movement every two or three days.) This is not a cause for alarm unless you witness straining in the box or blood on the stool, which indicates the cat is constipated. To relieve temporary constipation as the cat adjusts to the drastic reduction in fillers and fiber content, I suggest adding additional fat to the diet (such as salmon oil) and/or an osmotic laxative such as Miralax (available over-the-counter at most drugstores, 1/8 to 1/4 teaspoon per meal is the typical dose). Here are some typical stools from raw-fed cats.

A picture below shows normal stool from raw-fed cats (to the left) and stool from a cat fed a canned diet without fillers (on the right):