Showing 115 posts tagged with "safety"
It’s that time of year again. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) has issued a news release yesterday warning pet owners of toxic blue-green algae blooms in lakes and ponds.
A dog died during the weekend after swimming in Fox Lake in Martin County, apparently as a result of exposure to toxic blue-green algae. According to [...]
Several news sources today reported on recent testing conducted by Washington Toxics Coalition that found elevated concentrations of potentially toxic metals like lead, arsenic, cadmium and mercury in a quarter of the pet products they tested.
The government has not set any standards for hazardous chemicals in pet products. Some researchers use recommended levels for children as a substitute because pets and [...]
This week the snatching of Jessica Simpson's maltipoo Daisy by a coyote made headlines, a tragedy that took place just months after Ozzy Osborne's Little Bit was killed in a similar attack. Although these Hollywood losses made headlines, many other dogs are killed or go missing every day because of coyote attacks. As suburban areas encroach into traditional coyote territory, sadly more and more
Source: DogChannel.com, September 10, 2009
he United States Department of Agriculture and the United States Department of Health & Human Services on Sept. 9 launched a food safety consumer website, Foodsafety.gov, that will include pet food recall information.
“We want to protect pets and animals so we will include information as it comes up,” said Vicki Rivas-Vazquez, a [...]
Life can change quickly and cataclysmically – for worse. And life can change quickly again – for better. Sometimes healing occurs slowly and from day to day you cannot see a change or an improvement. And there are some days that are splendidly and noticeably different!
This morning did not start out like a typical morning. [...]
