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Raw Meat is Bad for Your Dog, says FDA

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The FDA has released a consumer advisory entitled 'Good Dog, Bad Food: Foods for People That Are Bad for Your Dog'.

Some canine owners may be surprised the FDA recommends NOT feeding raw meat to dogs. This would include uncooked hamburger, steaks, chicken, pork, fish or any flesh that is raw. The British Veterinary Association and Canadian Veterinary Medical Association have stated the same thing.

"But wait!" cries the dog owner "he's a carnivore, a flesh eater! What gives?"

Dogs are not carnivores, they are omnivores. Just like people, canine stomach acid is not strong enough to kill harmful bacteria and parasites.

"But my dog is a hunter, a killer!".

Wild dogs live a short lives plagued with an assortment of ailments: ticks, fleas, worms, lesions, infections, parasites, injuries and occasionally food poisoning; and sometimes it kills them. Who wants that lifestyle for their pet?

Basically both dogs and humans can eat raw meat but every bite is a gamble. So why bother.

For that matter, why bother with meat at all. Neither humans or dogs need it. We have evolved. Science has proven that flesh causes many health problems and diseases in humans and it is suspected that meat has the same negative affect for dogs.

No meat, no worries.

Other bad stuff for dogs includes: grapes, raisins, and currants, fried and fatty foods, moldy foods, onions, garlic and chives, and a few other things. Read the advisory at the FDA.

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