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Old 06-28-2017, 05:00 PM   #25
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Default Raw diets and danger to immunocompromised individuals.

I was willing to let this slide, but here are just a few of the many research articles about bacterial contamination of raw dog foods and/or potential dangers to people with compromised immune systems, as well as discussions of the risks of feeding raw diets to therapy dogs.

Evaluation of the Risks of Shedding Salmonellae and Other Potential Pathogens by Therapy Dogs Fed Raw Diets in Ontario and Alberta - Lefebvre - 2008 - Zoonoses and Public Health - Wiley Online Library

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC339295/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1716752/

https://academic.oup.com/cid/article...-of-Salmonella

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1140397/

Evaluation of bacterial and protozoal contamination of commercially available raw meat diets for dogs

The Occurrence and Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Salmonellae Isolated from Commercially Available Canine Raw Food Diets in Three Canadian Cities - Finley - 2008 - Zoonoses and Public Health - Wiley Online Library

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