FRANKLIN, Tenn., June 30, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ – Today, Mars Petcare US announced a voluntary recall of a limited range of three varieties of PEDIGREE® weight management canned dog food products due to a potential choking risk. Affected product may contain small pieces of blue plastic, which entered the food during the production process. [...]

WALNUT CREEK, Calif., Jun 26, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) – Central Garden Pet Company /quotes/zigman/69613/quotes/nls/cent CENT +3.90% /quotes/zigman/104526/quotes/nls/centa CENTA +5.01% , a leading innovator, marketer and producer of quality branded products for the lawn and garden and pet supplies markets, announced today that it will give a general overview and brief business update today at the [...]

The Animal Food Production industry depends on favorable conditions outside its control, such as weather patterns, disease incidence and consumer preferences. Despite these volatile conditions, growth is expected as global demand for meat increases in line with overall population growth, especially in developing countries. Advancements in crop technology and alternative energy sources combined with product [...]

• Get them a really good bed: You’re not the only one who deserves a good night’s sleep. And don’t assume that any old pillow will do for your best friend; your precious pup should also have a comfortable bed. Particularly for aging dogs, memory foam beds can provide comfort and relief. Orvis makes memory [...]

When Sef Gonzalez set about organizing The Hot Dog Fest, he asked 75 of his favorite food truck chefs to submit a hot dog for consideration. “I didn’t want 20 of the same hot dogs,” says Gonzalez, who organizes some of the region’s best food truck events. Since all 32 hot dogs at Sunday’s fest [...]

A Chihuahua named Lucky lived, for a while, in a cage at a shelter in California, where thousands of little dogs are euthanized every year because the supply of unwanted Chihuahuas far outstrips the number of California residents willing to adopt them. Living up to his name, Lucky was placed with a temporary foster family, [...]

South Pasadena police have released a surveillance video showing two men suspected in the theft of a $1,000 puppy from a pet shop this month.  The 6-month-old female puppy was taken from a store called Pet’s Delight in the 700 block of Fair Oaks Avenue last Saturday, according to a press release from the South [...]

You say your pet is your baby. But when you speak human, it thinks in doggie. Here’s how to get on the same page Aneesha Rai, a pet groomer, admits to being a “paranoid pet parent who used to humanise my pets and treat them as my babies”. She cooed enthusiastically when four-monthold Elsa and [...]

Police investigate Sunshine Mills spill into Toot’s Creek An organic human grade fat used in the production of dog food at Sunshine Mills spilled into Toots Creek Thursday night, and Sunshine workers will spend much of the weekend cleaning up the mess. Sunshine Plant Manager Mike Yearby said a chicken fat substance that covers the [...]

BROOKLYN, Ohio — Brooklyn police filed misdemeanor charges of animal neglect against a 20-year-old groomer from the Pet Supplies Plus in Ridge Park Square. Investigators also questioned in their report whether Kalie Balestra of Rocky River was telling the truth about what happened when a dog she was grooming was found dead last Thursday morning. [...]