Can Dogs Get Mad Cow Disease From Eating Dog Food?

Many concerned pet owners are asking the question, "Can

dogs get mad cow disease from eating dog food?" The

simple answer is "yes, they can" but you deserve to

know more detail so you can do something about it and

protect your beloved dog from this terrible fate.

First of all, many dogs have already gotten mad cow

disease from eating dog food. Your vet is more likely

to call it, "Canine Cognitive Disorder" or "Canine

Cognitive Dysfunction Syndrome" abbreviated as CD or

CDS. However, when autopsies have been done, it has

been proven to be the same exact thing as mad cow

disease.



Governmental agencies are loathe to admit dogs are

getting mad cow disease. From 1991 to 1997, the British

Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food withheld

the results of a study of 444 hunting dogs that clearly

demonstrated that many had died of mad cow disease. In

fact, it wasn't until a Norwegian scientist figured out

that a golden retriever had died from mad cow disease

by eating pet food made with cattle imported from

Britain that they finally disclosed this information to

the public. The American USDA hasn't been any better

about disclosing information to the American public and

the pet food industry has kept this hush hush as well.

Big money talks. Bottom line, governmental agencies and

industry groups are not reliable sources of information

about mad cow disease in dogs.

Here's why your dog can get mad cow disease from

commercial food. Mad cow disease, bovine spongiform

encephalopathy (BSE), is caused by ingesting abnormal

proteins called prions that behave like viruses. These

are concentrated in the neural tissue of animals that

have died from the disease or were carriers of the

disease. These concentrations occur mainly in the brain

and the spinal cord. To prevent these prions from

entering the human food supply, most governments around

the world, including the US government and the British

government, have now banned brains and spinal cords

from cattle from being put into food intended for human

consumption. However, they have NOT banned this tissue

from being added to food supplies used in the making of

pet food. To make matters worse, these prions are

incredibly resistant and often survive even the intense

temperatures used in rendering factories.

Don't be fooled into believing that your particular

brand of dog food couldn't contain tainted meat because

it most definitely could as it is still legal for pet

food to contain brain, spinal cord, and other neural

tissue from cattle. Additionally, cows are not the only

animals where this tissue can come from. Euthanized

dogs, goats, sheep, road kill, and zoo animals, all of

which could contain the deadly prions, can be legally

included in dog food although you will not see these

specially listed on the ingredients list! Almost all

brands of dog food are subject to this type of

contamination. In fact, there are only a few brands

that you can be absolutely certain do not contain this

type of diseased tissue that could cause mad cow

disease in your dog.

We all love our dogs and we wouldn't knowingly feed

them food that could cause mad cow disease. However, if

you don't educate yourself you may very well be feeding

your dog tainted food that could cause this terminal

disease without even knowing it. Learn more by visiting


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