 Bacteria
The bacteria scare mongering is usually the first line of defense for adversaries to raw. My response to this usually is that unless somebody is a Microbiologist, most people (that includes Vets) just don't have a clue about "germs". I did my research, how come a Vet can't do the same???? E.coli is a bacterium that lives in the lower intestine and really has NOTHING to do with raw meats. How do people get it? By NOT washing their hands after using the bathroom. Walking around the house, touching things, E.coli can be found on door knobs, telephones, all over the kitchen, shaking the hands of that "Dirty Bird" person. Even if you keep your bathroom very clean, flushing an open toilet sprays these germs all over your bathroom, toothbrushes, anything exposed.
That's why WE have an immune system to deal with the daily onslaught of germs against our body. Every dog and cat licks his/her privates but we never stop and think about that whenever our pets come over and give us kisses and frankly I find it really strange when a raw fed dog is treated as a health hazard when a k*bble fed and overly vaccinated dog with a weakened immune system is so much more vulnerable to attract all sorts of diseases that could pose dangers to its humans. What about the average k*bble eating gingivitis ridden dog that licks his handler? I'll take my dog's healthy gums and teeth over a k*bble fed dog's tartar mouth any day!
Salmonella is a bacteria as well, commonly found in raw poultry and raw eggs, all things we prey model feeder give our dogs to eat. I don't let my dogs kiss/lick me in or on my mouth or nasal cavities. But that has nothing to do with them being raw fed but rather that I just don't like it and find it gross and since they know this and have been trained not to lick people there, they won't and just leave it to other more acceptable parts, lol.
I have read plenty of articles about dog food recalls due to salmonella so it's not just a RAW specific agenda!
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