Think of the Inuit - they had an almost total meat diet. The reason they did not get scurvy from eating no vegetables and fruit was because a lot of the meat and fat they ate was raw and contained vitamin C. Soon as the missionaries made them cook it all, they started going down with scurvy...

 Humans are omnivores - ie they can eat meat and veg. They have teeth which can cut (incisors), pierce and tear (canines), chew (molars). Some people are more naturally inclined towards vegetarianism, some thrive on eating almost all meat. The comment someone made about salmonella - salmonella are bacteria which can live on all kinds of surfaces not just meat. Humans (and animals) build up immunity from bacteria like salmonella, listeria and staphylococcus simply by picking it up from the myriad different ways these bacteria can pass around, hence warnings are only issued for pregnant women, elderly, babies and people with immuno-deficient illnesses, because almost every normal adult has their own built-up immunity. Only when you pick up a large 'community' of these bacteria does it make you ill. The current trend to kill off all bacteria known to mankind on every surface of your environment does no favours as it removes the chance for the human body to produce its own antibodies, so then when you finally do eat that slightly old egg or badly re-heated pizza you will go down like a ton of bricks. Having said all this, I have been vegetarian for 27 yrs and recently have introduced some meat and fish in my diet with no ill effect. But I still prefer veg!

 I'm a former Ranger, and we ate raw meat, living snakes, and bugs to get through survival school! You are brainwashed! What did the caveman eat before fire, Cuz?

 The only reason that animals are blessed with the ability to eat raw meat and we are not is that animals have these sharp piercing teeth that helps them in ripping through the flesh. Secondly, these body and digestive system contains certain juices and enzymes that can digest the meat.

 Who says humans can't eat raw meat? Ever heard of steak tartar? Sushi? Smoked salmon? Humans discovered that dead things after a fire tasted quite nice (not a nice image, but real life probably wasn't all that great in Neanderthal times), and since then we've been cooking anything we can lay our hands on. We are quite capable of eating raw meat, until our teeth give out, but we have not evolved physically as fast as we have invented dental hygiene.

 Due to enzymes animals have and we don't. You can get salmonella from cat's, lizards,turtles and other animal's!!

 They have different digestive tracts.

 Why?can animals cook for themselves?

 Hi by my mind, human can eat raw meat too if they like as there are some of dish is made by it but human is not the same animal, we have knowledge we know what can eat or not, human is different ,like Japanese dish they are raw specially are fishes so we should eat what we can , right ?

 Because think of it............ If we eat raw meat when will die sooner and get sicknesses anyways what im trying to say is that anamalz don't care what they eat

 I am a chef, so from a chef's point of view I will tell you we can (as humans and primates) eat raw meats and fish. The problem is not with the product, meat or fish) the problem is with the handling of the product. Fresh meat at temperature(42^f or below) is fine. Handled within of the danger zone ( above 45^f-120^f) is bad. The French eat raw meat as an appetizer, it is called steak Tar tar (sp)

 My 7yr old just ate uncooked burgers - not advised. Although my family and I have large canines (we must be throwbacks?!?) we don't as a rule eat raw meat so are not used to the bacteria in it which cooking kills. I think he will be sat on the toilet soon!