Monday, July 17, 2006

Don't Lick Your Fingers

I have discussed with several pet owners my belief that the worst thing you can do to your pet is to feed it pet food. I'm a believer in raw food, although I haven't been able to get my cats to try it yet. And now, it seems that pet food is bad for humans too.

THURSDAY, June 29 (HealthDay News) -- Pets always welcome treats, but their owners may be putting themselves at risk of developing salmonella infection by handling beef or seafood snacks contaminated with the bacteria. So warned the authors of a report issued Thursday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The CDC study outlined nine cases of pet owners becoming sick with a specific type of infection, called Salmonella Thompson, in 2004 and 2005, after handling pet treats from two different manufacturers, one in the state of Washington and the other in British Columbia, Canada.

3 comments:

Tonto said...

Now this is disturbing. Don't they cook the meat before they turn it into treats?

I feed my mini poodles "Pupp-eronis" all day!!!

Trader Rick said...

This doesn't seem right to me...

Lone Ranger said...

I'm not sure what the deal is. Dogs can't get salmonella, so maybe the standards are lower. But you should definitely wash your hands before handling Nic.