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Adam Curry discusses his wife Mimi's project on making homemade dog food using table scraps. He argues that dogs were historically bred to eat human leftovers and that modern kibble may be less healthy. The conversation is interrupted by a news report warning against feeding pets raw milk due to bird flu risks.
Canine Influenza Outbreak, Dog Vaccines, Southern California
A dog flu outbreak in Southern California has led to calls for canine vaccination. The hosts express skepticism about the sudden marketing of dog vaccines, comparing the rhetoric to human COVID-19 narratives.
A brief report covers the H3N8 dog flu, a virus that reportedly jumped from horses to dogs. The hosts note that the USDA recently approved the first vaccine for this strain. They jokingly suggest that the focus on dog flu might be a way to target pets that would otherwise protect owners from authorities entering their homes.
