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P&G Pet Food Recall: Iams

Here’s a pet food recall notice that came in at 12 Noon CST Sunday from P&G. The front page of their website has the notice, and while recalls are ugly things, there are some companies who seem to be doing a good job of notifying news outlets. (Ed. items highlighted by DDB)

Jul 25, 2010 12:00 America/Chicago        
    
 P&G Recalls Two Lots of Prescription Renal Diet Cat Food Due to a Possible Health Risk

“CINCINNATI, July 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — The Procter & Gamble Company (P&G) (NYSE:PG) , is voluntarily recalling two specific lots of its prescription renal dry cat food as a precautionary measure, as it has the potential to be contaminated with salmonella.
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The following products are included:

 
                        Product Name             Lot Code    UPC Code
                        ————             ——–    ——–
  Iams Veterinary Formulas Feline Renal 5.5 lbs 01384174B4 0 19014 21405 1
  ——————————————— ———- —————
  Iams Veterinary Formulas Feline Renal 5.5 lbs 01384174B2 0 19014 21405 1
  ——————————————— ———- ————— Continued…

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Payback for Diabetic Dogs

October 15 2007 day 3 - Insulin pens
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It’s only taken nearly 90 years, but payback for diabetic dogs has arrived.  Treatment for diabetes got its start when scientists isolated insulin in dogs. It seems only fair then, that all the advances since that discovery are now being applied to our furry and no so furry friends (dogs, cats, cows, horses) in the form of continuous glucose monitoring.  Over a period of days, this  yields the kind of information owners need for optimal disease management.  Gets rid of those nasty frequent blood tests, too! Continued…

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Best Friends Q&A: Pet Shops Adopt

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Questions arose from my previous post about giving pet shops and puppy mills the boot  program that Best Friends designed and is now being implemented in several states. There was concern voiced from some involved with shelters that if all the prime dogs are transferred to the boutique adopt shops, shelters would lose significant revenue. Here are some answers to that and more.

1. Can you walk us through the process of how dogs are turned over to the new pet shops that adopt?

I can’t speak for all of the “humane” pet stores nationwide, but of the ones I know of, either (1) independent rescue groups come in and host mobile adoptions whereby they showcase their own adoptables, or (as in the case of WoofWorx)  the store pulls animals directly from the shelters, paying the same adoption fee as anyone else. [read more on  WoofWorx in Best Friends Take the Road Less Traveled] Continued…

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Feline’s Pride Recall Expanded

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Note: There continues to be no notice to alert customers of a recall anywhere on their website since the initial recall on July 1. Odd.  

Feline’s Pride Expands Nationwide Recall of its Natural Chicken Formula Cat Food Due to Salmonella Contamination
 

Contact:
Shelby Gomas,
Tel: 1-716-580-3096

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – July 15, 2010 – Buffalo, NY – Feline’s Pride is expanding its July 1, 2010 voluntary recall of Feline’s Pride Raw food with ground bone for cats and kittens, Natural Chicken Formula, Net Wt. 2.5 lbs. (1.13 kg., 40 oz.) produced on 6/10/10 to include the product produced on 6/21/10, because it may be contaminated with Salmonella. People handling raw pet food can become infected with Salmonella, especially if they have not thoroughly washed their hands after having contact with the raw pet food or any surfaces exposed to the product. Continued…

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Giving Pet Shops and Puppy Mills the Boot

Saturday night I checked out a tweet from blogging pal Jim McBean linking to an Examiner article about banning pet shops, and later stumbled on a post from Scratchings and Sniffings on the same subject. Both posts dismissed the idea, one as if it were a Machiavellian government plot, and the other as a silly way to get rid of puppy mills. 

The Examiner piece was against any change in the current system of puppy mills producing pets to order as if they were widgets. The post was titled “Squashing Children’s Dreams”, stating the case for pet shops and how they would have to close their businesses. I can only assume then that compassion stops at the door of business, and the manufacturing of puppies and kittens to order is a practice not inherently abhorrent to the author.  

I could be cheeky and say “oh, boo-hoo”, lost businesses, given the horror stories of what happens to pets in pet shops - not to mention the puppy mill source of 97% of those pets – but I Continued…

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Abused Dogs Get a Break: There’s a “New Sheriff” in Town

Remus and Brutus got a reprieve.  In what’s been described as a groundbreaking decision, the two dogs who were held as abuse victims of a dogfighting bust are off to their new home in a New York sanctuary thanks to something new this year: The Court Case ProgramBest Friends and Safe Humane Chicago devised and head the program with the collaboration of D.A.W.G. Court Advocacy and Chicago’s Animal Care and Control.  Dogs had been held as evidence for as long as two years and destroyed when a guilty verdict was reached. Today dog candidates evaluated as having the right stuff to be family pets or who would be otherwise manageable in a sanctuary setting are socialized and trained for success. Continued…

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Dog on Last Legs Saved From Death

Outdoorsman Zak Anderegg hikes, climbs, and videos his finds in the scenic canyons that run along the Arizona Utah border. The unexpected happened when he found a stray dog who had either fallen or been thrown several hundred feet into a cavern.  He was alone.  How could he save the dog without help? He tried to do the smart thing and call for help, and was refused. But he couldn’t just leave the dog to die down in that dark hole in the world.

Anderegg ended up risking his own life climbing down into a cavern several hundreds of feet below the surface to rescue the stray–and he gets it on film!  What a guy!  After the flood of recent bad news recalls, I found this great feel good story and wanted to share it. Enjoy!

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