The
United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently
released a consumer health alert listing 10 reasons why
giving a bone to a dog is a bad idea.
Although
some people think giving a large bone, like a ham or a roast,
to a dog is safe, veterinarian Carmela Stamper at the FDA
said all bones no matter what their size are unsafe for
dogs.
The
FDA said chewing on bones may:
Many
raw food advocates emphasize the benefits of feeding dogs
raw, uncooked meaty bones but the FDA is not among them.
To quote the veterinarian: "There is no nutritional
value in feeding bones, whereas the risk of illness and
death is very real."
There.
You can believe the FDA and veterinarians who actually have
education and training in dog care or you can listen to
the anonymous posters in dog forums throughout the Internet.