Raw chook a pet risk

FEEDING dogs raw chicken meat, particularly chicken necks, has been linked to a rare but potentially fatal type of canine paralysis, an Australian study has found.

The consumption of raw chicken meat, a cheap and popular option for pets, multiplied the risk of developing the paralysing condition acute polyradiculoneuritis (APN) by more than 70 times, according to research by the U-Vet Werribee Animal Hospital.