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In recent years, feeding dogs raw meat has become increasingly popular. The trend, however, has sparked health concerns, because of the risk of foodborne illnesses in pets as well as in the public health risks of zoonotic infections. Now, a new study that identifies potentially harmful bacteria in 21 commercial raw meat diets booster concerns.

Proponents of raw meat diets say it improves dogs' performance, coat, body odor, teeth, and breath. While high-performance dogs such as racing Greyhounds and sled dogs, have been fed raw meat diets for years, the trend to feed raw meat to companion animals is new.

Dr. Strohmeyer, of the Animal Population Health Institute at Colorado State University, tested 21 commercially available raw meat diets, two dry dog foods, and two commercially canned dog foods. The researchers found that 99 percent of the raw meat samples were contaminated with aerobic bacteria, and 79 percent had gramnegative, probably enterica, contamination.

"There is a greater apparent risk to animals and humans from feeding a raw meat diet", Dr. Strohmeyer commented. "I really do not think that there is any advice we, as veterinarians, can give to improve safety. I think that it would be a disservice for a veterinarian to give any recommendation for the safety of dogs and their owners (except to not feed raw meat to pets). Bacteria are not the only health concern, there are also parasites and protozoal organisms that can be transmitted in raw meat, even meat labeled fit for human consumption."