Originally Posted By: andrewg
Originally Posted By: Ducked
Originally Posted By: andrewg
Any issues with parasites or food poisoning with a raw diet has less data available to substantiate those claims than the grape/raison debate.
There are whole university vetrinary, zoology, and medical departments devoted to invertebrate parasitology. This statement defies reality, to its face.
Of course the study of "parasitology" is undertaken. I have no doubt that any creature eating parasite infected foods could contract one. What I was stating...was that by feeding a dog a proper raw diet of human grade food...the data of those dogs contacting parasites is about ZERO. As I've said before....your dog has an equal or greater chance of becoming seriously ill eating processed dog food (per the 2007 recall after the deaths of at least 7,000 pets).
Even in the US, parasites are a significant health issue. Globally its a problem affecting billions of people.
Of course not all parasites are contracted from raw or undercooked meat, but some are, and most humans don't eat raw meat. If they did, the problem would be much larger.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/parasites-causing-infections-in-the-us-cdc-says/
Originally Posted By: Ducked
Originally Posted By: andrewg
Any issues with parasites or food poisoning with a raw diet has less data available to substantiate those claims than the grape/raison debate.
There are whole university vetrinary, zoology, and medical departments devoted to invertebrate parasitology. This statement defies reality, to its face.
Of course the study of "parasitology" is undertaken. I have no doubt that any creature eating parasite infected foods could contract one. What I was stating...was that by feeding a dog a proper raw diet of human grade food...the data of those dogs contacting parasites is about ZERO. As I've said before....your dog has an equal or greater chance of becoming seriously ill eating processed dog food (per the 2007 recall after the deaths of at least 7,000 pets).
Even in the US, parasites are a significant health issue. Globally its a problem affecting billions of people.
Of course not all parasites are contracted from raw or undercooked meat, but some are, and most humans don't eat raw meat. If they did, the problem would be much larger.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/parasites-causing-infections-in-the-us-cdc-says/