I just don’t agree that it stands to reason (but I don’t insist that you agree with me). I know a LOT of people who feed raw. I have not yet known a single person who has had a dog come down with salmonella from it, and I never had it in any of my dogs —and I fed raw chicken). And no one in my family ever got sick, but frankly Im just on the other side of Mr. Monk when it comes to my kitchen. Is it possible for a dog with a poor immune system to get sick? Yes. But look, dogs are garbage eaters. They will eat anything they find. Generally if it’s bad they puke it right up. Their systems are short and acidic. They eat a LOT of things I wouldn’t eat on a bet and don’t get sick. They will eat out of the cat box, and most will eat the feces of other animals and it doesn’t seem to harm them. I don’t think it would be very good for us. Our systems don’t handle that. We are designed differently.
But, don’t take offense. I don’t demand that you believe me, nor do I demand that you change what you’re doing. In fact I don’t think most people are equipped to feed raw, as it takes some planning and a little more work than most people are willing to do. And that’s fine. I don’t care a bit. I prefer that they feed a high quality dog food. I used to tell my puppy buyers not to give their dogs human food. I have softened on that and now just say don’t feed them excess of anything, and if you insist on giving them human food don’t give them the same sorts of things that you know you shouldn’t be eating (or if you do nothing but the tiniest taste very occasionally). Frankly, moderation in all things. Including FR arguments. We disagree on this, but so what? We agree on most things. :)
I don’t take offense from reasonable people. I don’t mean to offend, either, especially you, FRiend.
I am hard-headed and opinionated. So, sometimes I come off “offensive”. I state exactly what I think, and it upsets people. Especially if I answer them on their beliefs because I believe what they say spreads falsehoods and danger, and I think it needs to be rebutted.