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[Gene GeRue <genegerue AT ruralize.com>]

On Jan 27, 2008, at 5:57 PM, tom wrote:

>  But still, nobody has every given a solid reason as to why
> meat scraps, dairy, animal parts, etc. shouldn't go in, other than
> the vague 'something might dig it up.'  Is there any other reason?

There has been a concern about pathogens, even before Mad Cow Disease  
came to notice. That is also the strongest--beyond the "eeooo" factor-- 
admonition against using humanure. So I put my humanure into little  
fence circles next to fruit trees.
>  "A  bear goes in the woods and it takes two years to decompose.

That is only likely in a very dry area. In any area with adequate  
moisture there are lots of little critters that just love to eat feces.