In a special report today in the New York Times, it was revealed that the FDA’s failure in the New England Compounding Center meningitis outbreak was “ineffective” and “halting“. I (…) Read more
Posts Tagged ‘China’
Countdown to Black Friday for Pets Event at Wal-Mart: Day Three
Mad Press for Pets Black Friday for Pets is getting some good press: ABC News (NY), NBC News (Bay Area), PawNation (AOL news), Dogington Post, Food Poisoning Bulletin, the Examiner, (…) Read more
Pet Food Safety Advocates Final Push To Block Deadly Dog Treats for Sale at Wal-Mart Stores
Asked why pet food safety advocates Susan Thixton and myself are pickin’ on poor ‘ol Wal-Mart during their biggest shopping day of the year, Black Friday, by protesting the sale (…) Read more
Consumers, Pet Advocates Plan Black Friday for Pets Protest at Wal-Mart Stores Nationwide to Demand the Removal of Toxic Dog Treats
Today Susan Thixton and I issued a press release announcing the Black Friday for Pets campaign with a letter to the chairman and president of Wal-Mart Stores asking the company (…) Read more
Countdown to Black Friday for Pets: Day Five
It seems appropriate that on the fifth day I should publish the story of the difference between the safety of food for humans vs. the safety of food for animals (…) Read more
Countdown to Black Friday for Pets Event at Walmart Stores, Nationwide
Countdown: Day Seven Momentum is building for Black Friday for Pets. Food and Water Watch drafted a fabulous letter to the CEO of Walmart formally asking him for the removal (…) Read more
Big Pet Food’s Marketing Holloween Horror
Women run around madly during the holidays, cooking and decorating everything in sight with goo-gaws and what-not’s, even Fido and Fluffy aren’t spared. There was a reason Martha Stewart was (…) Read more
New finding could help solve jerky treat mystery
Have you ever heard of Clostridium perfingens in connection with the jerky dog treats from China? A veterinarian from Roseville, California has. Veterinarian James Reynolds says he’s found a link (…) Read more
Black Friday for Pets, a Protest to Stop the Sale of Deadly Pet Treats
Tired of Waiting For five years we have campaigned for stores to stop selling the toxic treats from China. Politicians and policy leaders have protested on our behalf, media networks (…) Read more
National Animal Poison Control Helpline Warns of Poisoning Hazard Associated with Jerky Treats
I used to worry about the name of my website, Poisoned Pets. I didn’t want people to think I was an alarmist, or worse, a Drama Queen. In fact, I (…) Read more