Raw feeding

Raw feeding is the practice of feeding domestic dogs, cats, and other animals a diet consisting primarily of uncooked meat, edible bones, and organs. The ingredients used to formulate raw diets vary. Some pet owners choose to make home-made raw diets to feed their animals but commercial raw diets are also available.

The practice of feeding raw diets has raised some concerns due to the risk of foodborne illnesses, zoonosis, and nutritional imbalances.^[1] People who feed their dogs raw food do so for a multitude of reasons, including but not limited to: culture, beliefs surrounding health, nutrition, and what is perceived to be more natural for their pets.^[2] Feeding raw food can be perceived as allowing the pet to stay in touch with their wild, carnivorous ancestry.^[2] The raw food movement has occurred in parallel with the change in human food trends for more natural and organic products.^[3]

^ "High-Pressure Processing and Raw Pet Food Diets: What You Need to Know | petMD". www.petmd.com. Retrieved 2017-11-27.
^ ^a ^b Michel, Kathryn E. (2006). "Unconventional Diets for Dogs and Cats". Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice. 36 (6): 1269–1281. doi:10.1016/j.cvsm.2006.08.003. PMID 17085234.
^ Schlesinger, Daniel P.; Joffe, Daniel J. (2011). "Raw food diets in companion animals: A critical review". The Canadian Veterinary Journal. 52 (1): 50–54. ISSN 0008-5286. PMC 3003575. PMID 21461207.

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[:10-2] Michel, Kathryn E. (2006). "Unconventional Diets for Dogs and Cats". Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice. 36 (6): 1269–1281. doi:10.1016/j.cvsm.2006.08.003. PMID 17085234.

[:122-3] Schlesinger, Daniel P.; Joffe, Daniel J. (2011). "Raw food diets in companion animals: A critical review". The Canadian Veterinary Journal. 52 (1): 50–54. ISSN 0008-5286. PMC 3003575. PMID 21461207.

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