The SlyDog retractable leash is being recalled due to the metal snap hook bending or breaking loose from the dog’s collar and recoiling towards the person holding it. The leash was sold in Dollar General Store in the U.S. between September 2007 and August 2008.
The Center for Public Safety also has information on the recall.
You can get a full refund by following these instructions or call their hotline 888-296-3807: :
1. Package and mail your SlyDog Retractable Leash to the address below.
2. Include name, full mailing address and phone number.
3. Include sales receipt if you have it; if you don’t, note which Dollar General store location the purchase was made and the approximate date.
Mail to:
Worldwise
Attn: Retractable Leash Recall
160 Mitchell Blvd.
San Rafael, CA 94903
Mars Petcare is recalling over 40 brands of its pet food due to salmonella contamination. Last month, California and Nevada recalled pet food made by Mars Petcare. The Mars press release says the recall only affects 31 states in the U.S. Only?! They are recalling all dry pet food products made in Everson, Pa. between Feb. 18 and July 29.
These are the brands affected by the recall. Be sure to check the chart on the Mars Petcare website to see which varieties and lots are included.
- Country Acres
- Doggy Bag
- Members Mark
- Ol’ Roy
- Paws & Claws
- Pedigree
- Pet Pride
- PMI Nutrition
- Red Flannel
- Retriever
- Sam’s Club Natural
- Special Kitty
- Wegman’s Bruiser
- Wegmans’ Buju & Ziggie
Here is good information on the symptoms & treatment of salmonellosis in dogs & cats. The FDA has information on how to safely handle salmonella contaminated pet food. The Center for Disease has a very informative page on salmonellosis in humans.
Rat droppings
Feds seized undisclosed pet food products at an Illinois PETCO warehouse at the request of the FDA because they were stored in unsanitary conditions. In April, the FDA found “widespread and active rodent and bird infestation”. Apparently PETCO didn’t take these findings too seriously since a second inspection in May found “continuing and widespread infestation”—including “live and dead rodents and birds on or around the food containers, some of which had been gnawed and defiled by excrement”.
This one warehouse supplies 16 states:
- Alabama
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Wisconsin
Although no illnesses have been reported yet, the FDA warns that people who have handled PETCO products in these states should thoroughly wash their hands in hot, soapy water. Surfaces and food bowl that came in contact with PETCO products should also be washed. Products packaged in can and glass containers should also be thoroughly washed.
If your pet has become sick from eating PETCO food, you need to file a complaint with your local FDA Consumer Complaint Coordinator. I would assume that this also applies if people have become sick as a result of handling these products.
At this time, PETCO has nothing on its website about the raid.
