Raw food for pets is all the rage. But it could kill them. Here's what you need to know.
www.usatoday.com
Health officials have warned against feeding pets raw food.The risk is particularly acute as bird flu spreads. Three cats who ate raw foods have died.
  • infuziSporg [e/em/eir]
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    5 days ago

    You heard it here first: Wearing a mask doesn't work if you pet outdoor cats.

  • InevitableSwing [none/use name]
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    5 days ago

    Health authorities in the US and elsewhere have issued dire warnings against feeding pets raw food, noting cases of contamination with salmonella, E. coli and listeria. In recent weeks, at least three house cats died after eating raw foods contaminated with bird flu: one in Oregon fed raw turkey and two in California given raw milk.

    Yet raw pet food has grown into a $3 billion industry in the U.S.

    • Nakoichi [they/them]
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      5 days ago

      Cats aren't supposed to have milk outside the nursing stage ffs people.