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added 2007 Wed Jun 6 10:39:10 by Aidenag
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is investigating a Texas laboratory's finding of acetaminophen in dog and cat food, an agency spokesman said Monday. The pain medication is the fifth contaminant found in pet foods during the past 2 1/2 months and can be toxic or lethal to pets, especially cats.
added 2007 Wed Jun 6 10:39:10 by Aidenag
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is investigating a Texas laboratory's finding of acetaminophen in dog and cat food, an agency spokesman said Monday. The pain medication is the fifth contaminant found in pet foods during the past 2 1/2 months and can be toxic or lethal to pets, especially cats.
added 2007 Wed Jun 6 10:39:10 by Aidenag
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is investigating a Texas laboratory's finding of acetaminophen in dog and cat food, an agency spokesman said Monday. The pain medication is the fifth contaminant found in pet foods during the past 2 1/2 months and can be toxic or lethal to pets, especially cats.
added 2007 Wed Jun 6 10:39:10 by Aidenag
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is investigating a Texas laboratory's finding of acetaminophen in dog and cat food, an agency spokesman said Monday. The pain medication is the fifth contaminant found in pet foods during the past 2 1/2 months and can be toxic or lethal to pets, especially cats.
added 2007 Thu May 31 17:53:38 by jaree
Good article explaining how to properly take care of your pet cat.
added 2007 Sat May 26 21:19:09 by Rigel
Forgetting animal instincts can lead to trouble, especially with children.
added 2007 Wed May 9 1:15:51 by Alexia
A second industrial chemical that regulators have found in contaminated pet food in the United States may have also been intentionally added to animal feed by producers seeking larger profits, according to interviews with chemical industry officials here. Three Chinese chemical makers said that producers of animal feed often purchase or seek to purchase a chemical called cyanuric acid from their factories to blend into animal feed.
added 2007 Wed May 2 9:46:08 by zaph22
At least 2.5 million broiler chickens from an Indiana producer were fed pet food scraps contaminated with the chemical melamine and subsequently sold for human consumption, federal health officials reported yesterday. Hundreds of other producers may have similarly sold an unknown amount of contaminated poultry in recent months
added 2007 Sun Apr 29 20:47:41 by tehranchik
Fears for humans - Scientists find substances but not the mechanism sickening cats and dogs

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added 2007 Sat Apr 28 17:38:26 by zaph22
On Thursday, the FDA said some 6,000 hogs have been quarantined across eight U.S. states because they may have eaten contaminated salvage pet food. At the same time, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) officials said that meat from 345 hogs that ate tainted feed has already entered the U.S. food supply, the AP reported.
added 2007 Fri Apr 27 19:05:56 by STONERS
Federal agents searched facilities of a pet food manufacturer and one of its suppliers as part of an investigation into the widening recall of products made with ingredients contaminated by an industrial chemical, the firms disclosed Friday.
added 2007 Fri Apr 20 19:58:31 by STONERS
A third company on Friday recalled pet foods made with an imported Chinese ingredient only recently found to have been contaminated by an industrial chemical.
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added 2007 Mon Apr 9 15:43:59 by Varadinum
Do dogs know the difference between a Louis Vuitton bag versus a Gucci? Probably not, but that doesn't stop pet owners from pampering their loved ones with only the best accessories.
added 2007 Sun Apr 1 21:12:21 by STONERS
Pet owners are not likely to get much compensation if they individually sue pet food-maker Menu Foods over the death of a dog or cat, although they might fare better if they joined forces in a class action suit, legal experts say.
added 2007 Fri Mar 30 19:10:05 by STONERS
Recalled pet foods contained a chemical used to make plastics, but government tests failed to confirm the presence of rat poison, federal officials said Friday.
added 2007 Fri Mar 30 6:43:14 by STONERS
Animal rights advocates are calling on federal food safety regulators and pet food companies to expand a nationwide recall of dog and cat food to include dry varieties, claiming it makes pets sick.
added 2007 Fri Mar 30 0:18:21 by elll
An Ottawa woman is recovering after eating dog food and then becoming violently ill.
added 2007 Sat Mar 24 1:35:33 by Alexia
Rat poison was found in pet food blamed for the deaths of at least 16 cats and dogs, but scientists said Friday they still don't know how it got there and predicted more animal deaths would be linked to it.
added 2007 Sat Mar 24 1:05:56 by pagey
The president of pet food maker Menu Foods, which last week issued a recall of 60 million cans and pouches of pet food after a rash of animal sickness and death, said today that the company would reimburse pet owners who can trace their pets' illnesses to the company's products.
added 2007 Fri Mar 23 17:21:10 by TechnologyExpert
ABC News has learned that investigators have determined that a rodent-killing chemical is the toxin in the tainted pet food that has killed several animals.
added 2007 Thu Mar 22 4:43:35 by STONERS
A recall of potentially deadly pet food has dog and cat owners studying their animals for even the slightest hint of illness and swamping veterinarians nationwide with calls about symptoms both real and imagined.
added 2007 Sun Mar 18 1:39:10 by STONERS
Pet owners were worried Saturday that the pet food in their cupboards could be deadly after millions of containers of dog and cat food sold at major retailers across North America were recalled.
added 2007 Fri Mar 16 22:33:44 by STONERS
A major manufacturer of dog and cat food sold under Wal-Mart, Safeway, Kroger and other store brands recalled 60 million containers of wet pet food Friday after reports of kidney failure and deaths.
added 2007 Fri Mar 2 20:59:15 by moemebe
Will the owners of Trampy, Bootsie, Feathers and Pepe please report to Paradise Pet Ranch and ... bring a shovel? After years of neglect, the long-standing pet cemetery on Purdy Lane is officially going under. Condos will be going up in the next year, and the owner would prefer they not be built on top of anyone's beloved pet.
added 2007 Sun Feb 11 16:04:35 by unknown user
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added 2007 Sun Jan 21 7:00:00 by unknown user
Tips For becoming an Aspiring Dog HandlerHandling dogs for competition, as well as a living, is an art that can be acquired...
added 2006 Thu Aug 3 16:21:44 by Sheyna
Man's best friend may be your policy's worst enemy. Insurers are demanding higher rates from, and sometimes refusing coverage to, people who own specific canine breeds.