[Melcakes]

Once again there are risks or contamination - parasites and bacteria with both raw and cooked. A reason a dog gets worms or bacteria poising can be do to a number of different things. Think about the amount of bacteria a dog probably comes in contact with every single day. One must ask "Why this dog? Why now? What has made this particular dog susceptible to bacterial overgrowth?" Something is not 'right' regarding the dog's health—a healthy dog does not suffer from bacterial infections or bacterial septicemia. That is just common sense. A dog suffering from "salmonella poisoning" is obviously not healthy, especially when compared to a dog that ate the same food with the same salmonella load but is perfectly healthy and unaffected.

Sure when food is cooked the contamination is lowered. That's true for humans. However, I'm still not seeing ANY studies that show raw food INFECTS dogs with parasites and bacteria and/or more so than those fed home-cooked or kibble. The studies I am seeing show that they just excrete increased levels in comparison to dogs fed kibble and/or home-cooked (even kibble-homecooked dogs do this) and without showing any ill effects as proof that the dog is infected. To me, that is a good sign. They are getting it out of their bodies.

I'm reading more and more that bacteria is much common and found in dog fed kibble. Kibble in the intestine not only irritates the lining of the bowels but also provides the perfect warm, wet environment with plenty of undigested sugars and starches as food for bacteria. This is why thousands of processed food-fed animals suffer from from a condition called Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth…there's obviously a correlation. The rates of contaminated meat per USDA data shows it's VERY low. There is minimal risk of food being contaminated. It really depends on where one gets their meat IMO. I think it's like 2% for Salomenlla and 8% for ground beef. I don't remember the exact amounts, but I'm sure they can be found online.