Nan wrote:
> My father a PHD professor of Soil Chemistry always said not to put
> meat products in compost for fear of animals, and rats imparticular.
> We've followed that advice for over 40 years and have had great
> composts.
> Nan
>


That was the reason that I heard for not putting meat in with the other
compost goodies. I don't put meat in my compost, but if I go out to dump
stuff in it at night there are sometimes rats running around in there.