In summer, the risk of food poisoning increases. Attention also our animal friends, never give them raw food, warns the American Fda, they risk Salmonella and Listeria
He is about to end up run over, his mother saves himIn summer with the hot there is a greater risk of contracting salmonella and more generally of incurring it food poisoning. We usually worry about our health but perhaps we underestimate the fact that the bacteria responsible for these intoxications can also affect our animal friends, particularly if we make the mistake of giving them some raw food.
The alarm was raised by the American Food and Drug Administration (Fda) which stressed that food poisoning is a problem that also affects animals. According to experts, we must be careful not only to Salmonella but also to the Listeria, particularly dangerous bacteria that can get into our stomach as well as that of our furry friends, especially through raw food.
As far as raw food animals are concerned, we mean substantially bones and flesh. It is often thought to do a good thing by giving these foods in raw form to their animals as in nature cats and dogs would be wild and therefore would hunt. According to experts this “is true but we do not know how many of these animals get sick or die for this very reason. And since wild animals are rarely taken to a vet when they are sick, there is no way to gather that information. " IS always good then cook enough food for the animals, this kills all potentially dangerous bacteria that can cause diarrhea, vomiting, fever and other characteristic symptoms of Salmonella and Listeria.
The FDA experts also stress that "even if the dog or cat does not get sick, they can become carriers of Salmonella and transfer the bacteria into the environment, and therefore people can get sick from contact with the infected environment". Better not risk it, then!
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