Those two things are not an issue. Yes, dogs eat contaminated meat. I personally have fed my dogs meat that smelled so bad I had to deoderize the kitchen after they ate. There was no ill effect. Dogs digestive juices are very acidic. So acidic as to kill these bacteria in the stomach. Their short intestines allow the meat to exit the body before the little bacteria that remains to cause any harm.
Neither my dogs nor cats nor any humans living in my house or any visitors have ever gotten sick from the dogs or their food. On the list with 11,000 raw feeders, no one has ever reported that their dogs have gotten sick from any of these bacteria.
Bacteria just isn't a problem in a dogs diet. The only people who worry about bacteria are the ones who don't feed a raw diet. Once you have fed a raw diet for a few months, any bacteria phobia you have will disappear.
BTW: Dogs lick their own butts and the butts of other dogs regularly. :smile:
These can pose a serious health threat not only to dogs but also to their significant humans, partically young children, elderly family members and people with compromised immune systems.
As I just said. It is not a problem. My grandchildren play with my dogs and get licked regularly. I often get my faced licked right after they eat. My daughter-in-law is severly immune compromised and she never has a problem. Don't worry about bacteria and dogs or their food.
All it may take to get infected is a lick on the face from a dog or contact with the contaminated food bowl.
Nope, doesn't happen.
Some raw-food advocates argue that organically raised meat ....
I don't feed organic so I won't even comment on those myths.
Many testimonials allege that dogs fed raw-food diets have experienced dramatic improvements in their health.
It's not just alleged, its observed by many thousands of people with new people switching to raw ever day. I get 5 or 6 emails a week asking for help in switching their dog.