What should I do if I accidentally ate raw chicken?
Ok, let’s break this down…. First I doubt you ate “raw” chicken meat- never touched by heat. Most people would notice the cold, clammy, translucent flesh, and begin to suspect that something was not quite right.Perhaps you had an avant-garde friend who was into explorative culinary endeavours outside the normal boundaries of good eating and good sense, and what you thought was sashimi was really raw broiler flesh in a light teriyaki marinade. There is no reason to dust-off the will and notify the next of kin; there is a 25% to 65% risk that Salmonella or Campylobacter are present, but they do not usually multiply on raw meat in any case, and most serovars need a minimum infective dose. If a particularly aggressive strain of Agona or Dublin serovar was present, or your immune system was a bit sub-optimal, there may be some gastro-intestinal upset, but the chances are against it. And a fermented soya marinade would also be slightly protective.More likely you probably discovered some red, bloody (underdone) meat near the bone, while the outside had been cooked. In THAT case, you really have not much to worry about. With healthy animals (and humans), deep muscle should not contain many - or even any - bacteria. They are all on the outside, as a result of the evisceration process. Not ideal, but you should be safe.Postscript: Just in case anyone is wondering why this response seems to downplay the importance of the uncooked chicken…… Those high-profile outbreaks of salmonellosis and campylobacteriosis (and I have investigated many) usually stem from the incubation and multiplication of these bacteria in some ready-to eat food (e.g. potato salad), or the cooked poultry itself that had been cross-contaminated, or perhaps the bread-based stuffing inside the carcass that was never properly cooked, and has been growing the bacteria for 8 hours, all because “cooling-down” period had been ignored or forgotten.
I accidentally ran over a dog?
I was on my way home and out of the blue this small dog runs across the street right in front of my car. All I felt was the horrible bump after running over the dog. I hear the dog cry so I immediately park the car as I'm approaching the dog it starts running limping towards a house and goes under it. I didn't know what to do since I've never ran over a dog I always stop if i see a dog walking by or laying in the middle of the street. This happened 6 hours ago, but I just can't stop feeling horrible about it. What could've I done more in this situation?
Accidentally ran over kitten broken leg?
my mom accidentaly ran over one of my kittens leg. She was in a hury and the stupid cat was under the car i was with her. it was like BUMP..... meeeoooooowwww. Will she heel on her own i never had a cat with a broken leg. I have too many kittens i gave some away and stuck with 2 now i dont really care for them much cats arnt my thing but i have a soft spot with animals i feel bad for it. I have 18 chickens that are free range and they never got ran over i have a long driveway and my coop is right by it becuase we live far from the road on a farm. chickens are smart
I’m a vegan and I accidentally ate meat. I feel sick and terrible physically as well as psychologically. What should I do? (It was pork which is more horrifying; I’ve never eaten pork and have always been disgusted by it even before I went vegan.)
This happened to me today too. My colleague brought in (usually vegan) spring rolls from a restaurant near where we work, but instead of enjoying tofu and veggies I think I got one with chicken in it. (I mean I stopped eating it when I noticed that the stuff falling out of it didn’t smell like tofu, inspected it and confirmed that it wasn’t tofu…) Now, 6 hours later I’m experiencing some really uncomfortable pain in my belly.I know I will feel better in the morning, but I’m both feeling sick and sad that meat is in my belly. This is not ‘nourishment’ for me-it actually really hurts. I also have a slight headache and feel kind of dizzy.It’s not fun to feel this way, and I just wanted to put it out in the internet-sphere that it isn’t fun to go through this. Please don’t belittle a vegan or vegetarian for not feeling well after eating meat accidentally or even on purpose. The feelings of stomach pain are real, not psychosomatic.I’m going to drink a lot of mint tea if I ever get off the toilet tonight. Yup, preferred place for answering the world’s questions is clearly from the porcelain throne.if you’re feeling this way because you accidentally ate something you didn’t want to eat, you’ll be ok. You’re not alone!
I accidently hit an animal with my car?
So I really don't even want to hear from the people who hate animals, or purposly swerve in front of them with their cars. By the way, those people are just awful (don't even get me started!) I was on my way home tonight, and a fox was on the road, I slammed my breaks on and swirved into the other lane and the poor fox freaked out and ran infront of my car. I pulled over and couldn't see the poor baby, and I just cried! And didn't know what to do.. so I turned around to look for it but couldn't find it.. The point of this question is coming, mind you.. I'm feeling so horrible, I feel as though it was completely my fault! I really just can not stop thinking about it, it was the worst feeling in my life! What I want to know is.. for all the animal lovers out there.. has this happened to you? How did you feel? Did you do anything to get over it?
I accidentally ran over a squirrel, and I feel terrible?
Well, obviously you can't make it up to the squirrel - its gone, dearie. Hope that the death was quick and painless - - I've seen squirrels and other critters hit by vehicles that took quite a while to die - and you could tell they were in agony. Very, very unpleasant. A quick, humane death is usually the best that can be offered to a critter hit this badly. As for you.. well.. this is tough lesson that most drivers get faced with eventually - you just got it earlier than most. Creatures don't always move quickly enough to avoid our vehicles - and sometimes are confused and turn to run the wrong way... and this puts them in harms way. This can happen to a fairly wide variety of 4-legged creature - but squirrels seem to be just about the most common - because they are plentiful, and young squirrels are... less than cautious... Birds are another common victim - having one bounce off your windshield can be very upsetting. Things to remember - as a driver. (1) Drive safely and alertly. If you *see* a creature in time, you can avoid it more easily (and you *really* want to avoid hitting larger creatures - like deer or cattle or... (2) Don't put yourself, your passengers or other drivers at risk by wild-swerving or hasty braking to avoid a creature. In the equation of you vs a squirrel - its tough, and you are allowed to cry about it afterwards - but the squirrel can die without as much effect upon the world as losing you. (3) Knowing the above - if at all possible, try to brake or react to avoid hitting a creature - but stay aware of your surroundings - if you are on a twisty mountainside road - swerving may be very bad indeed - see (2) If you *do* run over a squirrel or such creature, and you are feeling too upset - pull over for a while, compose yourself. See if someone else can drive for you for a while. Make a donation to your local animal shelter - bring in a bag of dog food or cat food. Offer to spend an hour helping clean cages or similar 'atonement'.
Accidentally killed a baby bird?
I know how bad this must have made you feel, because once or twice I've killed a bird whilst driving along when it just flew out in front of my car. Want you could learn from the experience is that it's best to delay pruning your trees until after the nesting season is over, ie between August and February, when there is not likely to be any nest to disturb. It may be some small comfort to realise that most baby birds do die of something, usually being taken as food for other animals or birds higher up the food chain. In a sense, their purpose in life, if they could be said to have one, is to act as food for other creatures. If this were not so, the world would be vet crowded with species such as bluetits, which can have up to 15 young at one go, of which only two, on average, need to survive to continue their species. Nothing you could do for the mother bird, though it shows that you have a kind heart to think of this. I expect she will soon forget her babies, or maybe go on to ymake another nest and have a second brood, depending on what species we are talking about here. So in a way, since bringing up babies that need constant feeding is exhausting and stressful for parent birds, you may even have saved her from a lot of effort that she herself might not have survived in the long run.
A street dog was killed by me in a car accident on a highway. I feel very bad about it. What should I do?
Hi, I was in a similar situation about a week ago. th only difference is I wasn't speeding (but it didn't make a difference in my situation so don't be too hard on yourself). A car ahead of me had run over it and kept going but I noticed it was still alive in the few seconds before I hit it but by the time I saw it there was no way I could avoid it without putting other people's lives in danger. There were two guys chasing after the dog trying to get it and when I pulled over they saw how upset I was and told me it wasn't their dog and they saw I couldn't avoid it. I called the police and he also told me there was nothing I could've done. I was grateful that the two guys were there because I couldn't go and look at the dog. This haunts me, even though everyone I've talked to or saw it tells me it's not my fault I still feel responsible. In addition to feeling guilty I'm also angry that someone would let their dog run around without a leash on near major highway and I'm also angry that the car ahead of me who hit it first didn't stop. I'm sure you've had a myriad of feelings but it seems that's normal. And even though I'm angry at someone without their dog run without a leash I still feel bad for the family or person whose dog this was. The police officer said he would take care of all of that and I'm grateful for that. Obviously you feel bad about this and it was not on purpose so just know there are other people out there who have done the same thing and feel awful about it. If you didn't feel bad about it then there will be something wrong with you. I hope you can recover from this and doesn't hunt you for too long. I guess I'm saying the same for myself. If you ever want to talk about it feel free to message me back. I understand the feelings that come with this happening. Good luck to you and drive safely, I wish you peace of mind!Beth