People Who Eat Pet Food, Or Once Did, I Have A Question For You...  

I'm pretty sure that it was just the dried pet foods that were contaminated, and people who eat pet food for nutrition generally eat the wet stuff. My granddaughter is forever eating the dog's dried foods, though, (babies love thestuff for some reason)and we check carefully before buying to find out where it comes from. The dog actually doesn't even LIKE any of those brands.

Surely there are not people who actually eat pet food on a daily basis as a dieting aid are there, if thats what your suggesting? I have once tried a dog bone called a Bonio as part of a bet but i chipped my tooth because they are rock solid and not made for human teeth, as i now know.

That's a very interesting question and one, I will admit, I hadn't thought of. Sadly, there are a great many people out there, down on their luck, who eat pet food. The food that was recently tainted, however, was Eukanuba, one of the more expensive brands on the market, so I'm guessing that those people probably weren't buying it as you can get other brands much, much cheaper! But I do wonder if any humans were affected!

I personally dont and have never eaten pet food.
However there is a Menu Pet Foods plant here in the town I live in.
I mention this because it is their requirement to geth hired there that you have to sample the product.
Anyone who refuses to eat the pet food while be asked to leave the interview and will NOT be considered for employment.
My daughter has actually tasted the pet food from there and liked it.
EEEWWWWWWWWW!!!!! LOL
I will admit that it looked like beef stew but I Ain't eatin' it!!!

You know...leave it to you to come up with a question like this! LOL
I had not even though about people eating the dog or cat food that was effected by the recall. I wonder if those people would admit to a doctor that they might have eaten some of the pet food that was recalled.
Heck, I have even heard of pregnant women craving pet foods for some reason.
And no...I have never eaten or wanted to eat pet food. I have seen, smelled and dished it out...but there was no way I ever wanted to take a bite! Ewww!!!!

But thanks for the twist on the pet food recall. That was something that I hadn't thought about!

When I was a little girl I loved those milk bone dog bones. I would steal them from the box. They had a good taste. Today I would not eat them. I have a friend who thinks he should eat dog food but he doesn't. So I guess I couldnt really tell how it has affectted me or him now. lol But hopefully you get some good answers to your question.

Ok, I admit I am somewhat behind on the news details on this subject. We feed our dog a generic brand mixed with leftovers (yeah, I know I hear it from his vet, but hey, he's 75 pounds, healthy as a horse and we've never had any problems with any dog from it, maybe old vet wants us to change so he can see us more often?). Anyway, back to subject. The last I heard the actual source was a comtaminated grain product. Is that correct? My thought when I heard that was that, if that grain were used to produce a human product the risk would be there. Grain is grain, to my knowledge, barring perhaps seed corn, grades are not that specific. But to generalize, it would be my thought that if the original source of the contamination could be used in human food, then risk would exist. But if, for example, machinery not used for human food processing were somehow contaminated, then probably not. Would we hear about it? Given social norms, at least here in the US, probably not, people who eat pet food, for whatever reason, are unlikely to tell their doctor. Would a doctor routinely ask someone if they eat pet food? Not in my experience. So the connection probably would not be made.

I've only eaten Natural Choice with lamb and I had the kind that was for overweight pets. We like giving our doggie safe food for both of us to eat, haha ^^;;; It was sooo delicious! but I haven't touched dog food in a long time so no danger there.

I TRIED pet food once, but I don't eat it like its my actual food. I have a dog so when I see him chowing down on his dog food, I get curious as to how it taste and so one day I just decided to take one and pop in my mouth. Taste just like a cookie but with pepperoni in it. I'm not sure if there is really anyone who eats pet food as their main diet, because that is just unhealthy. The food is meant for pets and those people who buy pet food for themselves may be putting their health at risk.