Diamond Pet Foods is voluntarily recalling Diamond Naturals Lamb Meal Rice dry dog food because of a potential contamination with Salmonella, a zoonotic disease (disease transmissible from animals to humans). From the Natural Balance letter from the company president: “Diamond Pet Foods is voluntarily recalling Diamond Naturals Lamb Meal Rice. This is being done as [...]

By SUE MANNING LOS ANGELES In a state where people wear their hearts on their bumpers, a specialty license plate campaign by California pet lovers to save animal lives needs saving. With more dogs, cats and cars than any other state, it would seem pet lovers could rally enough support for a plan to end [...]

ATLANTA (AP) — Diamond Pet Foods says it is voluntarily recalling its Diamond Naturals Lamb Meal Rice dry dog food because the product may be contaminated with salmonella. A news release from the company Friday says no illnesses have been reported and no other Diamond products are affected. People who handle the pet food could [...]

The Department of Consumer Affairs Veterinary Medical Board is the campaign’s sponsor and the California Spay Neuter License Plate Fund, Inc. was set up to pre-sell 7,500 plates before June 2012. That target must be hit for the plates to go into production or the program could collapse, with the money being refunded. Volunteers, using [...]

Sarah Ryan, from Harrow, needed weeks of treatment to combat the parasitic mites which she contracted after bringing Bob home from Sylvester’s pet shop in Harrow Weald. Willesden magistrates banned Stuart Wood, 39, from owning a pet shop for 15 years and ordered him to pay £17,000 in fines and costs after he was found [...]

<!– –> Tweet – A A A + Written by The Associated Press <!– –>     ATLANTA – Diamond Pet Foods is voluntarily recalling its Diamond Naturals Lamb Meal Rice dry dog food because it may be contaminated with salmonella. A statement from the company Friday said no illnesses have been reported and no [...]

View full sizeSpecial to Today’s SunbeamKaitlyn Graziano, 13, donates pet supplies and toys to the Salem County Humane Society.PENNSVILLE TWP. — While most kids hope to receive iPods, iPhones or other types of presents for their birthday, one local teen recently asked for pet supplies on her special day and then donated the gifts to [...]

DECATUR, IL, Apr 08, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) – Fairview Hospital for Animals is warning pet owners about recent pet food recalls. Several pet foods have been recalled in the last 12 months, including two dog foods in December 2011 for mold contamination. As a service to pet owners, the animal hospital maintains a free [...]

The economy doesn’t seem to affect pet food shoppers, who continue to migrate into the higher-preced pet specialty channel, according to U.S. Pet Market Outlook 2012-2013, a report frm market reserach firm Packaged Facts. Although shoppers are value-oriented in buying other products, supermarkets and discount stores have seen their pet product shopper base decline. Similarly, [...]

By Laura Cox PUBLISHED: 10:01 EST, 7 April 2012 | UPDATED: 10:01 EST, 7 April 2012 After years of administrative battle a military dog handler was finally reunited with her loyal friend. Former Marine Cpl. Megan Leavey was told in March that she would be allowed to give a home to Sgt. Rex, the german [...]