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Originally Posted by pstinard  So, when you ate raw chicken, did you get sick? (This is the correct analogy.) Personally, I wouldn't dream of doing that. Dogs fed Salmonella will shed Salmonella in their stools, and people with weakened immune systems will be endangered by that since people with pets are exposed to fecal matter much more than they realize. (It's not like a chicken setting up on a cutting board that you know is there so you can sterilize the surface.) That's why they don't recommend raw feeding for therapy dogs. I could trot out a few research articles if you're interested. It kind of p***es me off that people are cavalier about dismissing scientific research and blithely endangering the health of others, so I'm probably going to step away from this thread for a while... |
I'm not disagreeing w/ you nor am I dismissing scientific research, I know about the salmonella raw fed dogs shed in their feces. Kibble fed dogs also shed some amount of salmonella.
I get pissed off when some people around my neighborhood don't pick up after their dog...there's children walking to & from school. I always pick up other dog's poop when walking my own dogs...come home w/ a bag full of s*#! LOL.
I was just trying to say, practice safe raw meat handling & you should be fine.