"Want to put your dog on a raw meat diet? It could ..." Topic

…be dangerous for both of you.

"Few things will get a dog's or cat's sniffer going more quickly than the scent of raw meat. Grounded in the belief that feeding dogs and cats raw meat is more natural than giving them processed foods, pet owners appear to be increasingly seeking out raw meat–based diets. Yet, a new study suggests that could be a risky proposition, as the majority of commercially produced raw foods a research team examined contained high levels of harmful bacteria—including strains that could transmit diseases to pets and their owners alike.

Because dogs' and cats' wild ancestors ate raw meat almost exclusively, pet owners often believe their animals will benefit from such a diet, explains the study's lead author, Magdalena Nüesch-Inderbinen, a microbiologist at the University of Zurich's Institute for Food Safety and Hygiene in Switzerland…."
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