I agree in principle and in practice although Stella and Chewies freeze fried is fully pasteurized using something called high pressure sterilization that kills all bacteria. Apparently its used on human foods as well all the time, i watched a video, very interesting.I'm not convinced about the safety of leaving even freeze dried raw out all day. I use freeze dried raw myself, though, and it is very easy to use. My greyhound (who is almost as difficult to feed as Artie) goes nuts for it. It might be worth a go, even if you just keep it as a standby emergency food for when he won't eat anything else.