Veterinary Blog in Gilbert

Mars Petcare announces voluntary recall of Pedigree, other brands

On September 12, Mars Petcare, manufacturer of Pedigree, Ol’ Roy, and numerous other pet food lines, announce a voluntary recall of products manufactured at a Pennsylvania facility.  Production at the facility was stopped in late July when Mars was alerted to a possible link between the dry pet food and two isolated cases of Salmonellosis…

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Awesome? No, RAWsome!

Editor’s note:  Many of you followed Archie’s progress as he underwent surgery on both shoulders early last fall.  We’re all happy to tell you that Archie’s blogging haitus hasn’t been because he hasn’t had much to say, but because he’s had so much to DO.  He spent much of December and January in the field with Dr.…

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Companies Indicted in Pet-Food Recall Case

The Associated Press reported today that a federal grand jury in Kansas City has handed down indictments against two Chinese and one US-based company related to the pet-food contamination recall of last spring. While accurately quantifying the impact of illnessess caused by the melamine-tainted foods is difficult, the U.S. Attorney’s office estimated that some 4,000…

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