Archive for April, 2007
Pets Blog: Hanging out at Delaware Dog Fest
Tuesday, April 24th, 2007There couldn’t have been a better place to be Sunday than hanging out with hundreds of dogs and their human companions at Delaware Dog Fest. Great weather, great dogs, great people. The throng included Michael Clevens and 22-month-old Rachel Clevens, both of Middletown, who got a kiss from Taco at Delaware Puppy Rescue’s booth. Kisses [...]
FDA: Pet food tainted intentionally?
Friday, April 20th, 2007[Editor]For the first time I have found an article that has a pet food company saying they will be wary of putting Chinese products in their pet food anymore. I would like to see them ban the Chinese products. California-based Natural Balance Pet Foods, which this week voluntarily recalled four types of pet food containing [...]
Wilbur-Ellis Voluntarily Recalls Rice Protein Concentrate
Thursday, April 19th, 2007SAN FRANCISCO – April 18, 2007 – Wilbur-Ellis Company is voluntarily recalling all lots of the rice protein concentrate the San Francisco company’s Feed Division has shipped to pet-food manufacturers because of a risk that rice protein concentrate may have been contaminated by melamine, an industrial chemical used to make plastics and fertilizers that can [...]
Information on Natural Balance
Tuesday, April 17th, 2007The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) was informed today, April 16, 2007, that Natural Balance Pet Foods has received consumer complaints regarding the Venison & Brown Rice Dry Dog Food, and Venison & Green Pea Dry Cat Foods. The company does not know the cause of the problems, but has received reports of animals [...]
Del Monte Pet Products Modifies Voluntary Recall List
Tuesday, April 10th, 2007As a precautionary measure and in continued cooperation with the U.S. Food & Drug Administration, Del Monte Pet Products modified its voluntary recall list today to include additional select code dates in the U.S. market only. No new brands are included in this update. The following product codes and dates are in addition to the [...]
Seattle doggie daycare stars in new reality show
Friday, April 6th, 2007[Editor]I thought this was a joke…. but I guess not. The “urban dog retreat” — and its staff — are the stars of a new TV reality series, “Adventures in Doggie Daycare,” debuting Saturday at 8:30 and 9:30 p.m. on WE, the Women’s Entertainment cable channel. Elise Vincentini, founder of the urban-chic center that cares [...]
FDA Issues Health Hazard Alert for Pet Chews
Thursday, April 5th, 2007The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today warned consumers not to use American Bullie A.B. Bull Pizzle Puppy Chews and Dog Chews manufactured and distributed by T.W. Enterprises, Ferndale, WA, because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, which can cause serious infections in dogs and cats, and, if there is cross contamination, [...]
What is wheat gluten?
Tuesday, April 3rd, 2007I didn’t really know what wheat gluten is, so I looked it up: From the Wikipedia page- Wheat gluten – also called seitan (pronounced SAY-tahn), wheat meat, wheat-meat, wheatmeat, gluten meat, or simply gluten – is a foodstuff made from the gluten of wheat. It is made by washing dough made from wheat flour in [...]
Owners spend big bucks spoiling pets
Monday, April 2nd, 2007During a typical trip to the store, Kari Bigger buys food, treats, toys and clothes — for her dogs. The Pontiac woman doesn’t spare much expense when it comes to her greyhound, Nide, and Italian greyhound, Vinny. Monthly bills for basics and perks can reach $200 to $300. You can read the article here.