system
Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
ELI5 How are animals able to eat spoiled food without much backlash, but if I eat something a few days past its spoilage date, I'm attached to the toilet for a week?
gpt
Animals (specifically *other meat-eating* mammals *like dogs and cats*) often have much shorter digestive tracks, meaning food exits well before the time it takes for bacteria to build up a toxic quorum. Also, they tend to have more acidic stomach acid designed to break down things like connective tissues, skin and bones.

*edited for clarity*