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March 2008
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March 2007 ArchivesHill's Pet Nutrition recalled its Prescription Diet m/d Feline dry cat food Friday. The food included wheat gluten from the same supplier that Menu Foods used. The recall didn't involve any other Prescription Diet or Science Diet products, said the company, a division of Colgate-Palmolive Co. I thought we could all use a happy story in the midst of all the recent recall news. ...With so many things still unknown about the effects of the recalled food, I thought it would be good to talk to one of Houston's own veterinarians. ...ALBANY, N.Y. -- Rat poison was found in the pet food suspected of causing kidney failure that killed at least 16 cats and dogs, but scientists still don’t know how it got there, state officials said Friday. As the news of the recent pet food recall is spreading, we are beginning to get more information on what you can do if your pet has eaten any of the recalled food. ...UNION, N.J. -- Silviene Grzybowski became worried when her local pet store pulled the food she normally feeds her cat and posted an announcement saying it, and many other popular pet foods, had been recalled. Her cat, Smokey, hadn't been eating for days.
So you've taken your puppy through obedience training, but he still have a few "issues?" Or is your cat a sweetheart while you're at home but destroys the curtains when you're gone? Well, the SPCA has the answer! ...WASHINGTON -- 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. From Elliot Gershenson, IM President & CEO of Interfaith Ministries:
"We are always seeking to deepen the programs we operate - to make them more meaningful for our clients. As we continued to look at our senior meal programs we realized that for many of our clients their pets were a lifeline that kept them focused and healthy. At the same time, we found that some of our seniors were sharing their Meals on Wheels food with their pets - which is bad for the senior and bad for the pet... TEXAS CITY — A month ago, county animal-control officers seized about 100 animals from what they called a "puppy mill" in Algoa. Publicity from the case resulted in hundreds of people lining up outside the county's Texas City shelter for a chance to adopt the animals. However, all that attention was not enough to find homes for the four cats seized. While nearly all the dogs found adopted homes, all four felines remained at the animal shelter Wednesday. ...Veterinarians at the Katy Freeway Animal Emergency Hospital are looking for the owners of a lucky cat. WASHINGTON -- A national animal rights group wants to put a group of fur retailers and manufacturers in the dog house. Chained to a tree in the backyard of a Texas City home, a dog gnaws at his bowl -- not because he's hungry, but because he's angry.
Four pricey puppies and a beloved pet are back with their owners after they were dognapped at gunpoint in California. A firefighter came to the rescue of a dog that fell through an ice-covered lake in Denver. ...Every so often since the day Angus McGee disappeared, Richard Strickler would drive around Dickinson, hoping to find him.
Police in Los Angeles are searching for a pair of puppynappers. ...Visitors to the Houston Zoo were treated to an unusual sight Thursday morning. ... |
