Looking at those articles, I think that the bulk of them refer to how handling raw meats can be detrimental to a human's health more than to a pet's. A cat's digestive system is not the same as a human's. Their bodies can handle things that ours cannot. Before cats were socialized to humans and relied on themselves for food, what did they eat?? Were they cooking for themselves? Now, we know that they were not eating anything that they could not hunt themselves that also didn't live where they were in the desert (all cats have evolved from desert dwelling ancestors) so chicken, pork, beef, fish, turkey, etc was not on the menu. What was on the menu was rodents, small birds, etc. Did they die out? Obviously not. Many vets try to deter people from feeding raw for several reasons. The first one is that most "regular" vets do not know much about feline nutrition. Why? This is because in veterinary school, it is representatives from the big pet food brands that teach this. What do you think they are going to tell them? The second is because if they DO recommend a raw diet and something happens to the animal as a result, who do you think the owner will blame?? Yes- the vet. The vet doesn't want that burden.
Agreed, I also place very little trust in FDA's recommendations. Since I signed a hefty NDA, I will not go into the details about what I learned while serving the major pharmaceutical and consumer packaged goods industry. Let's just say that I saw too much during my years there, that I stopped taking any and all prescription medication that was ever recommended to me except for the one time I had wisdom teeth removal and antibiotics were required. I threw away the painkiller prescription and bared the pain with extra icing for a few days. I also stopped taking all over the counter medicine like Tylenol. I only take natural herbal remedies which the FDA will never approve. And that is because those small herbal companies lack the funds to allow for costly FDA testing. It is no secret that the FDA is favorable to those with the deepest pockets. Even among organizations and groups that were assembled to keep the public in their best interest, money trumps all. What the FDA approves and disapproves means absolutely nothing to me. I do my own thorough research and make a judgment based on that. I'm not dead yet, and I haven't been sick in years, not even a single cold, so I think I'm doing alright.
