Contaminated Dog Treats

[MonicanHonda]

I sold the book... but here is an excerpt from this website http://www.bornfreeusa.org/facts.php?more=1&p=359 It contains most of the same information

Bacteria. Slaughtered animals, as well as those that have died because of disease, injury, or natural causes, are sources of meat, by-products, and rendered meals. An animal that died on the farm might not reach a rendering plant until days after its death. Therefore the carcass is often contaminated with bacteria such as Salmonella and E. coli. Dangerous E. Coli bacteria are estimated to contaminate more than 50% of meat meals. While the cooking process may kill bacteria, it does not eliminate the endotoxins some bacteria produce during their growth. These toxins can survive processing, and can cause sickness and disease. Pet food manufacturers do not test their products for bacterial endotoxins. Because sick or dead animals can be processed as pet foods, the drugs that were used to treat or euthanize them may still be present in the end product. Penicillin and pentobarbital are just two examples of drugs that can pass through processing unchanged. Antibiotics used in livestock production are also thought to contribute to antibiotic resistance in humans.

Now if you're feeding a good quality dog food, this probably won't happen because they don't use diseased animals (we hope) but never the less, it's in the lower quality brands.

Basically, yes, a lot of dog foods contain salmonella but the way the dog's tract works, it digests the food and gets rid of it fast enough that they don't get symptoms. A lot of dogs can have salmonella in their feces but not carry symptoms. If your dog is immunocompromised, this can be a problem and definitely cause the bacteria to be able to take over the body and you will see symptoms.

How is that a myth? Dogs have only been on dog kibble for 60 or so years. Their GI systems have not had time to convert to eating a grainy based kibble. Are you telling me that my animal nutrition and animal classes in general are wrong that all my professors are lying to me so I will give my dog salmonella and hope it dies? >.> So are you saying dogs can't have RAW chicken bones too? I have actual proof of that every day on my floor when my dog eats. :-/ Not trying to sound mean or anything... but I don't really know how to put it in other words.