Federal regulators sent a warning letter to Nestle Purina PetCare Co. about “significant violations” observed at a Purina pet food plant in Pennsylvania during an inspection of the plant last (…) Read more
Petco finally removes toxic pet treats from stores
Petco, one of the country’s largest pet retailers, announced on Monday that it has finally pulled all Chinese-made dog and cat treats from its shelves, citing concerns that the foreign made (…) Read more
Deadly horse feed still for sale; ADM Alliance refuses to pull the feed
Another brand of horse feed is suspected in the death of three horses on an equestrian farm in South Carolina. Despite testing that showed the feed to be contaminated with (…) Read more
Nationwide recall for Jump Your Bones pet treats for Salmonella contamination
Jump Your Bones, Inc. is recalling its brand name Roo Bites cubed kangaroo meat pet treats because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. The affected lots of (…) Read more
Nationwide recall of Barkworthies dog chews for Salmonella contamination
Barkworthies Chicken Vittles dog chews are being recalled because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. Unfortunately, the recalled product has already been on the market for nearly (…) Read more
Settlement reached in horse deaths caused by toxic feed made by Lakeland Animal Feed
A Florida equestrian center where 22 horses were poisoned by tainted feed has reached a settlement with Lakeland Animal Nutrition, the company that produced and sold the feed. Although the (…) Read more
Consumers may get nothing out of the Nestle Purina dog treat settlement
Following the initial excitement of the proposed settlement in the nationwide class action lawsuit against Nestle Purina in the poisoned pet treats case, consumers started to worry. After doing some (…) Read more
A white Christmas with cats and dogs
Blessings, Mollie Morrissette
Blue Buffalo Gets Slammed by a **** Storm of Lawsuits
Nestlé Purina PetCare Company (Purina) aren’t the only people suing Blue Buffalo, now consumers have jumped on the litigation bandwagon, and Blue Buffalo is getting slammed by a multitude of (…) Read more
An animal welfare advocate’s Christmas wish
When Martha Stewart’s e-mail asks, “Didn’t think Christmas could get any better?” I wonder what planet she’s on. Unlike Martha, whose career is filled with the joys of crafting and (…) Read more