Risk of Feeding Raw Meat - Page 1

Raw feeders should be aware of the latest study just released on the news:  drug resistant bacteria has been found in meat sold at the grocery stores.  Which means that when handling this meat, you are at risk for becoming infected with strains of bacteria that don't respond to any antibiotics!  Proper handling of raw meat is a must!  Here's the report:  http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/04/15/health/main20054211.shtml

same goes for anyone that is not a vegetarian, and buys and cooks meat in their kitchen.

oh but the vegetarians should also watch out because there's always some sort of e-coli contamination recall.

(maybe everyone should start worrying about what the government allows to go into our own food, just a thought)

Here's the link to the research institute that conducted the test.
http://www.tgen.org/news/index.cfm?newsid=1948

And do you think they put the best cuts in dog food?   I understand about worries about contamination.  RAw meat everyday, if not properly prepared and cleaned up afterwards can make a human sick, especially if using the same fridge and counters for preparing the meat.

I passed the link on to my holistic vet (proponent of raw feeding) to see what her thoughts are on this.  

This is nothing new and has been going on for years. People are the worst but since we dont eat  humans (less the jeff dahmers of this world ) we might not hear about it as much. The surgeons I used to work for refused to prescribe pre/post antibiotics because it has gotten so bad.

Im always more on guard with the veggies I get or the fruit that comes from the field. I dont want my last meal to be a nice and juicy strawberry that is contaminated with ecoli or salmonella.

Barb

what's funny, is that even with all the cooking, cleaning, scrubbing, disinfecting, bleaching and everything else done in the name of "clean", just how surrounded by billions and billions of bacT that can cause all sorts of illness and disease at times, every single day of our lives.

we've evolved to live surrounded by these things.  we've made them a bit more resistent to drugs, but they still need a pretty opportunistic environment to make us sick. 

the bacteria and stuff is not what to worry about, there is always going to be Paid studies by dogfood companies and the agencies that promote the sales of dogfoods.

but I will say, I learned a valuable lesson. I fed my dog raw and things were fine, she looked great and put on nice coat. then I got cheap and bought pork steaks. little did i know that she was not chewing the bones like she should. never again will I feed a dog that inhales food pork.
she got very sick and it is lucky I didn't kill my own dog.
I do still feed my other dog raw chicken quarters and she is got some massive muscles to her, she is some kind of mixed tall bulldog. everyone marvels over her, as she is gorgeous. with kibble she was terrible looking, no muscles and just not up to par, now she is just a totally different dog.
some dogs do great on raw and some do not. So, I am not againist raw feeding. there is pros and cons. :)

just sharing my experiences with raw feeding.
I would like to say also that what helps for me feeding raw is I use heavy rubber gloves and then I throughly wash the gloves before taking them off at the sink.
Then I use these plastic cutting mats I found real cheap. I only use these mats for raw meat.
I use a different mat for my food.
It helps with bacteria that you can't rid of. Most bacterias are not something you can kill with regular detergents that's why they survive in moist areas, in dry areas, or survive for so many decades. Each bacteria, germ, virus has it's own nucleus that is tolerant to either tempertures, detergents, moisture or dryness in your home. we live with them everyday and there is no way of permenantly eliminating them. that is just my take on it.
One lady I know she did get food poisioning from using the same cutting board- wood. :)