Fad diets have been a part of society for years now. From Paleo, to Atkins, there are numerous diets that people live by in order to lead a healthy life. In recent years, fad diets have moved to animal nutrition, not just human nutrition. With the growing trend of anthropomorphism toward family pets, pet owners want what is best for their furry friends. If this means following the latest trends to keep their pet healthy, than many owners will do whatever it takes. This has led to an emergence of a relatively new diet for pets, especially dogs, the raw meat based diet.
In such a scientific world, nothing can go without scrutiny, diets included. According to
Laurie Tarkan, writing for Forbes, many pet owners have begun to feed their pets raw meat …show more content…
However, there has been increased controversy over whether or not feeding a compani6n animal, specifically dogs, is actually to both the dog and the owners benefit due to increased risk of contamination in raw meats (Tarkan 2015).
So what exactly is a raw meat based diet? A raw meat based diet is a pet food diet that is formulated on the basis of feeding cats and dogs natural, human grade food. Food included in this type of diet include skeletal muscles, internal organs such as hearts and livers, unpasteurized milk, uncooked eggs, and different types of oils (Freeman, Chandler, Hamper, Weeth 2013).
There are also two types of raw meat based diets: commercial and home prepared. Both types are exactly as they sound. Commercial, being the most popular, is when pet owners
In such a scientific world, nothing can go without scrutiny, diets included. According to
Laurie Tarkan, writing for Forbes, many pet owners have begun to feed their pets raw meat …show more content…
However, there has been increased controversy over whether or not feeding a compani6n animal, specifically dogs, is actually to both the dog and the owners benefit due to increased risk of contamination in raw meats (Tarkan 2015).
So what exactly is a raw meat based diet? A raw meat based diet is a pet food diet that is formulated on the basis of feeding cats and dogs natural, human grade food. Food included in this type of diet include skeletal muscles, internal organs such as hearts and livers, unpasteurized milk, uncooked eggs, and different types of oils (Freeman, Chandler, Hamper, Weeth 2013).
There are also two types of raw meat based diets: commercial and home prepared. Both types are exactly as they sound. Commercial, being the most popular, is when pet owners