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Dogs And Cats Feel The Foreclosure Crisis, End Up In Shelters Or Worse
As the foreclosure crisis continues, pets are losing their homes and their families as cash-strapped humans can no longer afford to care for their dogs and cats. More »
petco
U.S. Marshals Raid Rat-Infested PETCO Distribution Center
The FDA sent U.S. Marshals to seize "various animal food products" stored at a PETCO distribution center in Joliet, Illinois yesterday, because the storage conditions had been deemed unsanitary twice in a row:
More »During an FDA inspection of a PETCO distribution center in April, widespread and active rodent and bird infestation was found. The FDA inspected the facility again in May and found continuing and widespread infestation.
The CDC says several large salmonella outbreaks going back to 2006 were started by tainted dog food. "This is the first time human illness has been linked to dry dog food," says a CDC epidemiologist. Always wash your hands after handling pet food.
travel
Frontier Kicks Grandmother Off Plane, Claims Her Pre-Approved Pet Carrier Was 2" Too Long
Frontier airlines kicked a cancer-surviving grandmother in her sixties, Julie Fishback, off their plane because the pet carrier holding her Jack Russell Terrier was two-inches too long. This surprised Julie, who had made the two-hour trek to the airport several days before to confirm that she would be allowed to fly with the "universally accepted" carry-on pet carrier she had recently purchased. More »
customer service
Dillard's Boots Disabled Iraq War Vet And His Service Dog, Too
Dillard's ejected disabled Army Staff Sergeant J. Alex Gozalez and his service dog Mason for violating the store's no animals policy. The store manager did not believe that Gonzalez is disabled because he is neither blind nor deaf. Gonzalez uses Mason—who wore a vest reading: "SERVICE DOG - DO NOT PET"—to help keep his balance. More »
pet food
Or as Alex put it so pithily in an email to us, "These dog treats are shaped like c*cks." (Now you can't tell what that word means!)
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Del Monte Dog Treats Are Highly Inappropriate
Or as Alex put it so pithily in an email to us, "These dog treats are shaped like c*cks." (Now you can't tell what that word means!)
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cruelty
PetSmart Employee Beats Dogs, Keeps Job
Reader Matt watched a PetSmart PetsHotel employee strike several dogs while waiting to pick up his pet. Matt immediately spoke with the store manager, who called the next day called to condemn the employee's actions as 'horribly inappropriate,' and to promise that the employee would no longer work with dogs. Ten days later, Matt received another call, this time from the District Manager...the District Manager called us back and stated that she watched the video in slow motion, and that while she could understand how we interpreted the employee's gestures to have been inappropriate, that she has concluded that the man was just playing with the animals, did not in fact strike any dogs, and was not inappropriate.Matt writes: More »
complaints
PetCo Sells Dog Food That Expired 3 Years Ago
Marc's puppy is ill and he suspects the culprit is some expired dog food he bought at PetCo.
This past Tuesday my Yorkie Mason began throwing up, and not having the best appetite in the world. After throwing up 6 times in one day, we figured something was wrong with him, so of course we took him to the Doggie ER. They evaluated him, and said he may be dehydrated, and did some type of procedure on him. The next day, he was somewhat ok, but still not his normal playful self. He has now been under the vets care, and has spent two nights there under the vet's watch. I called the vet last night and told him what I discovered: Expiration dates from 2004 on the Eukanuba canned dog food I purchased. Now, I purchased 5 cans of this dog food, and 2 of them have the 2004 expiration date. I don't know if the other cans he has finished may have had this expiration date on it since I have thrown those away already.Yikes. We're obviously not experts on the health effects of expired pet food, but let's assume that the food went bad and made your puppy ill. You'll probably want to document everything and then contact PetCo to see what compensation they'll offer you. It's likely that they'll just offer to replace the food, but you may be able to get a gift card or other compensation from them if you make a good case that the food injured your pet.
Now, I really want to go to PETCO and punch someones face for this, but I'm really not the violent type, so I would love for you to give me some heads up on what to do!
This story reminds us that people should still keep an eye out for both expired pet food and recalled pet food. Stores are much less vigilant about pet products than they are about food meant for people. Give a hug to the puppy for us, he's adorable.
Has this happened to you or your pet? What did you do?
419
The latest iteration of the so-called 419 advance fee scam features adorable puppies to win the hearts and bank accounts of Craigs List and Puppyfind.com readers.
Advance Fee Scammers Now Exploiting Cute Puppies
The latest iteration of the so-called 419 advance fee scam features adorable puppies to win the hearts and bank accounts of Craigs List and Puppyfind.com readers.[Michelle Waltenburg of Tacoma] was on the Craigslist web site looking at the classified ads for pets when she came across an ad for a "lovely English bulldog puppy needing a loving and caring home."More »
fda
FDA Approves Drug For Carsick Dogs
The FDA has approved a drug for carsick dogs. From Yahoo!:The FDA said the drug, Cerenia, is the first to prevent and treat vomiting in dogs. When used in tablet form, the Pfizer Inc. drug can prevent vomiting associated with motion sickness, the FDA said. The agency also approved an injectable form of the drug, known generically as maropitant citrate, that it said can prevent and treat acute vomiting due to chemotherapy, parvovirus, kidney disease, pancreatitis and other causes.More »
delta airlines
Delta Airlines Treats Dogs Better Than People And Other Valentine's Day Airplane Horror Stories
While it seems that no one had a very nice trip this Valentine's Day, things were especially bad for Lesley. She spent her entire day trying to get on a flight to LA for a job interview, only to have the flight canceled. She was loaded on and off planes, there was a large dog roaming around, the jetway broke, the flight crew had to be changed, it goes on and on and on. More »
pets
Adopt A Pet With Comcast On Demand?
Apparently, in some areas of the US you can view short videos of local pets who are in need of homes via Comcast on Demand. More »
fur
Diddy Sorry About "Faux Fur" Coat Made of Dog
We posted recently about the Humane Society's investigation into the widespread use of canine fur from China in clothes sold in the US. One coat in particular was made by Diddy's line "Sean Jean" and was initially labeled "faux." Tests prove the coat uses dog fur. More »
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Sean Jean Sells Dog Fur Jacket as "Faux"
The Humane Society has issued the results of their tests on a supposedly "faux" fur Sean Jean jacket sold at Macys. From the Press Release:- "First these jackets were falsely advertised as faux fur, and then it turned out that the fur came from a type of dog," said Wayne Pacelle, president and CEO of The HSUS. "This is an industry-wide problem, and our investigation demonstrates that retailers and designers aren't paying close enough attention to composition of the fur trim they are selling. It's especially problematic when the fur is sourced from China where domestic dogs and cats and raccoon dogs are killed in gruesome ways, even skinned alive. The safest course of action is for Sean Combs and other designers and retailers to stop using fur trim. That single act would solve the problems we have uncovered."
commerce bank
Commerce Bank's Hot Dog Water Dish
We applaud this this a bowl of water inside a Commerce Bank in Brooklyn Heights. It is for pooches to lap at while their owners get multiples of $20 bills from the ATM. Good thing the threat of doggy AIDS is now but an 80's in-joke.
rosie
RIP Rosie, Run Over By A Royal Taxi
Poor Rosie, a.k.a. Rosenburger. Some Canadian's beloved canine companion, churned under the wheels of Royal Taxi license number ANZZ 461. More »
pith & vinegar
Pith & Vinegar: Special Questions Edition
• Defrauding telcos can turn your fat ass into Jose McPimpmasterFlex? [NYT]• Billy Bragg removes songs from Myspace because Murdoch owns the rights to your comments. Should we send shemale porn now? [The Register]
• Stop the presses, Vegas judges can be bought? [LAT]
• The aisles of New York Duane Reed are filled with the media elite? [Gawker]
• If you're unhappy that your puppy died, should you beat the dog's breeder over the head with the pooch's corspe? [FoxNews]
• Can we make perfume advertising any more annoying? (Hint: the answer is yes). [Adpulp]
• Are asking questions a copout from doing hardcore blogging? [The Consumerist] More »
