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Dog Food Recall Of October 2016 By Mars Petcare

Mars Petcare is voluntarily recalling some of its Cesar Filet Mignon Flavor wet dog food because of choking risk from small pieces of plastic that got in the food during the process of production. [View All Recalls In Reverse Chronological Order] Company: Mars Petcare. Brands:  Cesar Classics. Recalled products: Here is the information about the recalled product: Each product has a lot code printed on the side of the tray that starts with 631FKKC or 631GKKC and best before date between 08/04/18 and 08/05/18. The Cesar Classics Filet Mignon Flavor can also be found in variety packs with the following[…]Read More…

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The Truth About Pit Bulls And The Montreal Pit Bull Ban

The Truth About Pit Bulls And The Montreal Pit Bull Ban

With the lives of millions of dogs on the line, it’s critical for dog lovers to understand what is the truth about pit bulls. Those in support of breed bans are concerned about safety, and are, understandably, worried about the real dangers of large, powerful, out-of-control dogs. But much of the information shared by both sides is misleading, sometimes outright false. It’s true that there’s been too many dog attacks, and something needs to be done about it. But it’s not true that thousands of dogs need to die in order for the public to be safe. Here’s what you need to[…]Read More…

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Is It A Good Idea To Sleep With Your Pets?

It’s the middle of the night, and you feel someone warm and fuzzy snuggling up to you.  Do you lift the covers and let your pet get close to you for a cozy night’s sleep, or send them back to their own little bed on the floor? If you’re like half of pet owners, you can’t resist sleeping with your pet at least some of the time. But you might have reservations about it – aren’t those grubby paws covered in bacteria? Is it really safe to share your bed? Learn the facts, risks and benefits of sleeping with your[…]Read More…

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Dog Food Recall Of September 2016 By Addiction

Addiction Foods of Seattle is voluntarily recalling some of its New Zealand Brushtail and Vegetable and New Zealand Venison and Apple canned dog foods due to elevated levels of Vitamin A plus a variance in calcium/phosphorous ratios. [View All Recalls In Reverse Chronological Order] Company: Addiction Foods of Seattle, WA. Brands:  Addiction New Zealand Brushtail and Vegetables Canned Dog Food Entrée Addiction New Zealand Venison and Apples Canned Dog Food Entrée Recalled products: Here is the information on the recalled products: Addiction New Zealand Brushtail and Vegetables Canned Dog Food Entrée Size: 13.8oz/390g UPC Code: 8 885004 070028 Lot Number: 8940:02Dec2018[…]Read More…

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13 Awesome Reasons Why You Should Hire A Pooper Scooper Service

Dogs are the most popular pets in the world.  They make pretty darn awesome pets. The bond formed with dogs is a relationship unlike with any other animals. Once dogs are attached to their owners, they will be friends for life. No wonder they are known as man’s / woman’s best friend. If you are reading or listening to this article, you almost certainly have at least a dog in your household. And as a dog parent, you already know your daily responsibilities and obligations. Your obligations include taking care of the pet; feeding them, making sure they get plenty[…]Read More…

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Voluntary recall of Frozen Rad Cat Raw Diet® by Radagast Pet Food, Inc

Radagast Pet Food, Inc. is Voluntarily Recalling Four Lots Of Frozen Rad Cat Raw Diet® due to their potential to be contaminated with Salmonella and Listeria Monocytogenes. Salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes can affect animals eating the contaminated products and humans are also at risk after handling the products, especially if you don’t wash your hands thoroughly with soap afterwards. [View All Recalls In Reverse Chronological Order] Company: Radagast Pet Food, Inc. of Portland, OR Brand: Frozen Rad Cat Raw Diet® Recalled products: The affected lot codes include 62384, 62361, 62416, and 62372. The Best By dates are located on the lid[…]Read More…

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Dog Food Recall Of May 2016 By Blue Buffalo

Blue Buffalo is voluntarily recalling some batch of their Life Protection Formula Dog Food product due to mold and moisture. [View All Recalls In Reverse Chronological Order] Company: Blue Buffalo Company of Wilton, Connecticut. Brands: Life Protection Formula Fish and Sweet Potato Recipe. Recalled products: A single batch of Life Protection Formula Fish and Sweet Potato Recipe for dogs with the following information: 30 pound bag Best by date: April 11, 2017 Batch data: AH 2A 12:08-14:00 Why recalled? Due to the excessive moisture and mold. Note: Only limited batch of Blue Buffalo products are recalled in this voluntary recall. The recall was[…]Read More…

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Smallbatch Pets Recalls Frozen Dog Duckbatch Sliders

Smallbatch Pets Inc. is voluntarily recalling one lot of frozen dog duckbatch sliders due to their potential to be contaminated with Salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes. Salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes can affect animals eating the contaminated products and humans are also at risk after handling the products, especially if you don’t wash your hands thoroughly with soap afterwards. [View All Recalls In Reverse Chronological Order] Company: Smallbatch Pets Inc. Brands: Frozen dog duckbatch sliders. Recalled products: The products affected by this recall are sold frozen in 3 lbs. bags and are identified with the following manufacturing codes: Lot #: CO27 UPC:[…]Read More…

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March 2016 Dog Food Recall By Fromm

Fromm Family Foods of Mequon, Wisconsin is voluntarily recalling three of its canned dog foods due to high levels of Vitamin D. Through their own analysis, they discovered that affected canned food did not have the recommended levels of Vitamin D. Vitamin D is essential in regulating the balance of calcium and phosphorous in dog’s body. But if Vitamin D is ingested in higher levels, serious poisoning can occur. However, Vitamin D toxicity due to higher level of Vitamin D in dog food is rare. [View All Recalls In Reverse Chronological Order] Company: Fromm Family Foods of Mequon, Wisconsin. Brands:[…]Read More…

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March 2016 Dog Food Recall By Purina

Nestle Purina is voluntarily recalling its select lots of Beneful and Purina Pro Plan wet dog foods due to the insufficient level of recommended vitamins and minerals. The recall was initiated when Purina discovered that the select lots of their products did not contain the recommended level of vitamins and minerals. Pets can become ill if they lack recommended vitamins and minerals in their diet. Some of early signs of vitamins and minerals deficiency may include decreased appetite, lethargy, vomiting and weight loss. [View All Recalls In Reverse Chronological Order] Company: Nestle Purina Brands: Beneful Prepared Meals. Beneful Chopped Blends.[…]Read More…

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My Hamster Horror Story And What You Can Learn From It?

Ever since I was a little girl, I wanted a hamster. I thought they were really cute and from a small child’s perspective, they are. They are tiny and for some reason, we humans are attracted to small creatures. However, my mother hated hamsters. She hates anything that resembles a mouse and with good reason. We lived in an apartment once that was infested with mice so to get my mother to agree to buy me a hamster simply wasn’t an option. Fast forward to my 20-something self when I moved out for the first time and one of my[…]Read More…

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Plants Poisonous To Pets (Series #1) : African Evergreen

Plants are great additions to any house or apartments. Whether inside or outside, a lot of plants and pets can live alongside in harmony. However, there are plants that pose some kind of threat to pets. Oftentimes some curious pets venture to try the plants and suffer the consequences. Sadly, educating pet animals to keep them away from this kind of danger is nearly impossible. Over the holidays, that is exactly what happened. My Dachshund ‘Rooga’ chewed on the African Evergreen plants I had on my balcony. I had no idea that African Evergreens were poisonous to dogs and even worse[…]Read More…

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January 2016 Dog Food Recall By Vital Essentials

Carnivore Meat Company is voluntarily recalling a single lot of Vital Essentials Frozen Chicken Patties Entrée for Dogs due to salmonella contamination. Salmonella can affect animals eating the contaminated products and humans are also at risk after handling the products, especially if you don’t wash your hands thoroughly with soap afterwards. [View All Recalls In Reverse Chronological Order] Company: Carnivore Meat Company of Green Bay, Wisconsin Brands: Vital Essentials Frozen Chicken Patties Entrée for Dogs. Recalled products: The single lot of recalled product is as follows: Vital Essentials Frozen Chicken Patties Entrée for Dogs Net weight 6 pounds Lot #[…]Read More…

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January 2016 Recalls Of Dog Food By Big Dog Natural

Big Dog Natural is voluntarily recalling select production lot of Big Dog Natural raw dehydrated dog food Chicken Supreme due to potential Salmonella contamination. The company is also recalling its Fish Supreme products due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes can affect animals eating the contaminated products and humans are also at risk after handling the products, especially if you don’t wash your hands thoroughly with soap afterwards. [View All Recalls In Reverse Chronological Order] Company:  Big Dog Natural of Brick, NJ Note: Click on the image for a larger view. Brands: Air dried Fermented Natural dog food Chicken[…]Read More…

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Are Cat’s Claws Poisonous?

So over the holiday break, I had some visitors. Two of them I love dearly and I miss them now that they went back home but two others had come with my two loved ones so I didn’t know them. My youngest son, who just turned nine years old, has a big grey and white cat. We also have a beautiful black cat who doesn’t like to be held very often, except by my oldest son. Anyway, my youngest was holding my black cat and he was very nervous being around people he didn’t know. Cats are like that. While[…]Read More…

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Why Rabbits Aren’t My Ideal Pets?

We all know how cute rabbits are. The way they twitch their noses; their long ears; their big hoppy feet; yes, they are adorable. They are also pretty quiet animals. They don’t bark like dogs, waking the neighbors in the middle of the night because of some loud noise. They don’t meow at all hours of the night like a cat because the cat decides he/she is hungry at 2am. No, as pets go, rabbits are quiet and pretty easy-going. Like every pet, rabbits need to be fed and their feces need to be cleaned up so to compare their[…]Read More…

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Voluntary Recall Of Select MARS Petcare Products Of December 2015

PetSmart is issuing a market withdrawal of select lots of Nutro dog treats from MARS Petcare due to mold. This is a voluntary recall initiated by Mars Petcare and PetSmart. [Recalls In Reverse Chronological Order] Company: Mars Petcare & PetSmart Brands:  Nutro CHEWY Treats with Real Apples. Recalled products: The following product is affected by this recall: > Nutro CHEWY Treats with Real Apples UPC: 7910511344 Size: 4OZ > Lot Codes beginning with the following numbers and regardless of the Best By date: 4 50 5 02 5 03 5 05   Why recalled? Due to the potential of mold growth. What[…]Read More…

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Stella and Chewy’s December 2015 Recall Due To Listeria

Stella and Chewy’s is voluntarily recalling four of its products sold in the U.S. and Canada due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Listeria monocytogenes bacteria can affect animals eating the contaminated products and humans are also at risk after handling the products, especially if you don’t wash your hands thoroughly with soap afterwards. [View All Recalls In Reverse Chronological Order] Company: Stella and Chewy’s of Oak Creek, Wisconsin NOTE:  Click on the picture to see all the photo labels of this recall. Brands: Stella’s Super Beef Dinner Morsels Duck Duck Goose Dinner Morsels Chick Chick Chicken Dinner Morsels Recalled products: This[…]Read More…

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Bravo Pet Foods Recall Due To Salmonella For December 2015

Bravo Pet Foods is voluntarily recalling select Chicken and Turkey Pet Foods due to possible presence of salmonella. Some of the products did not test positive for salmonella but is still recalled out of abundance of caution since they were manufactured in the same day. Salmonella can affect animals eating the contaminated products and humans are also at risk after handling the products, especially if you don’t wash your hands thoroughly with soap afterwards. [View All Recalls In Reverse Chronological Order] Company: Bravo Pet Foods of Manchester, CT NOTE:  Click on the picture to see all the photo labels of[…]Read More…

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Dave’s Pet Food Is Voluntarily Recalling Its Simply The Best Dog Food Due To ‘Off Odor’

Dave’s Pet Food is voluntarily recalling a single batch of its Dave’s Simply the Best Dog Food due to the presence of an ‘off odor’. The co-packer of the product has issued a report confirming that the recall has been voluntary instigated. [View All Recalls In Reverse Chronological Order] Company: Dave’s Pet Food of Agawam, Massachusetts. Recalled products: One batch of Dave’s Simply The Best Dry Dog Food with Best Use By date: October 15, 2016. Why the recall?  The co-packer of the product, Southern Tier Pet Nutrition responding to a complaint filed by a customer in 11/2/15, mentioned in their report[…]Read More…

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Can Pets Really Decrease Stress In Children?

We all know how beneficial pets are to adults and we know that dogs, in particular, are used as therapy animals for so many disabled people, of many different disabilities, from blindness to Autism but what about children without disabilities? The ones who are just your normal, everyday, average child? According to Medical News today, the answer is YES. Today’s kids are way too stressed out. Between bullying that has gotten way out of control, lack of adequate nutrition due to parents not being able to provide for their families, worrying about their unemployed parents, and the ever decreasing amount[…]Read More…

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Hill’s Science Diet Dog Food Withdrawal For Unknown Reasons

Hill’s Pet Nutrition is voluntarily withdrawing some of its can dog foods for unknown reasons. The notice of this voluntary withdrawal was posted at PetSmart retail stores. Here is the photograph of the notice from one retail store in Florida: [View All Recalls In Reverse Chronological Order] Company: Hill’s Science Diet Recalled products: Here is the list of products affected by this voluntary withdrawal: Science Diet Dog Adult Perfect Weight 12.8 oz SKU 5210092 UPC 5274229750 All Date Codes/All Best Before Dates Ideal Balance Slim & Healthy Chicken 12.8 oz SKU 5210280 UPC 5274230770 All Date Codes/All Best Before Dates Science[…]Read More…

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Blue Buffalo Recalls Wilderness Wild Chews Bones Due To Salmonella

Blue Buffalo Company is voluntarily recalling one lot of Cub size Wilderness Wild Chews Bones due to potential salmonella contamination. Salmonella can affect animals eating the contaminated products and humans are also at risk after handling the products, especially if you don’t wash your hands thoroughly with soap afterwards. [View All Recalls In Reverse Chronological Order] Company: Blue Buffalo Company, Ltd of Wilton, CT Note: Click on the above images for a larger view. Brands: Cub Size Blue Wilderness Wild Chews Bone Recalled products: The recalled product is individually shrink-wrapped in plastic. The UPC number 840243110087 is printed on a[…]Read More…