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Why do you think the use of holistic treatments for animals is controversial?

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Answer:Holistic treatments or alternative medicine is a practice that aims to heal the effects and lacks biological plausibility, proven ineffective, and inaccurate. Holistic treatment is unreliable and has not shown proven effects on humans. The use of alternative medicine is controversial as holistic veterinary care has shown effective results.

Explanation:I'm not entirely sure why holistic treatments would be controversial in animals. Perhaps what makes them controversial is the fact that we tend to assume we know what makes them holistic and how they will be holistic for the animal - this isn't necessarily the case, as we can only make a good guess about it.

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I'm not entirely sure why holistic treatments would be controversial in animals. Perhaps what makes them controversial is the fact that we tend to assume we know what makes them holistic and how they will be holistic for the animal - this isn't necessarily the case, as we can only make a good guess about it. 
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