Studies have also proven that pets fed raw meats can shed potential bacterial pathogens in their stool thereby acting as a source of potentially significant zoonotic infections to in-contact humans.

• 研究还表明，若宠物食用生肉，其排出的粪便可能会将人畜共患病传染给与之接触的人。有证据显示，生肉中和食用生肉的宠物排出的粪便中的病菌对杀菌剂的抗药性更强，生肉饲喂宠物对公共健康的危害也由此升级。