Porky and Buddy Pet Health – Cooked vs Uncooked Foods

by Contributor | February 18, 2018 12:18 am

Dear Readers,
We know that some of you strongly endorse the idea that our pets are better off eating only uncooked “raw” foods.

We are not taking a position on that, but you should know that there is a risk.

We took this information directly from the Food and Drug Administration website.

It’s technical but important to know.

The FDA is alerting pet owners to a history of four recalls of and multiple complaints associated with Darwin’s Natural and ZooLogics pet foods, manufactured by Arrow Reliance Inc., under the name Darwin’s Natural Pet Products, from 2016 to February 10, 2018.

The company recalled these products after being alerted to positive findings of Salmonella and/or Listeria monocytogenes in samples of their raw pet food products.

The most recent recall involved ZooLogics Duck with Vegetable Meals for Dogs and Chicken with Vegetable Meals for Dogs because the products may be contaminated with Salmonella.

The company only sells its products online through direct-to-consumer sales, and has notified its customers directly of the recalls, but has so far not issued any public notification announcing this or any of the previous recalls.

Since October 2016, Darwin’s Natural has initiated four recalls and had six reported complaints (some referring to more than one animal) associated with their raw pet food products.

That includes the death of one kitten from a severe systemic Salmonella infection directly traced to a Zoologic product by DNA testing.

This issue is of particular public health importance because Salmonella can make both people and animals sick.

In addition to reports of illnesses associated with Salmonella contamination in the products, the FDA is aware of complaints of at least three animals who were reportedly injured by bone shards in the Darwin’s Natural raw pet food products.

If you want to know more in general about pet food recalls go to www.fda.gov and look for the animal/veterinary section in the menu.

It’s important to do your research, no matter what you feed your pets.

The Oswego County Humane Society provides spay/neuter services and assistance, fostering and adoption of animals in urgent need, humane education programs, and information and referrals to animal lovers throughout Oswego County.

Located at 29 W. Seneca St., Oswego, NY.

Phone: 315-207-1070.

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.oswegohumane.org

Because People and Pets Are Good for Each Other.

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