Printer Friendly Email Article A limited range of varieties of Pedigree weight management canned dog food is being recalled voluntarily due to a potential choking risk, U.S. officials say. Officials of Mars Petcare said the affected product may contain small pieces of blue plastic that entered the food during the production process. “The source of [...]

The Placer SPCA’s pet food pantry is nearly bare. The agency is seeking donations of dry dog and cat food to replenish the pantry, which offers free kibble to feed the pets of needy residents. Spokeswoman Leilani Fratis said the agency gets 70 to 100 requests monthly for pet food, which the agency gives out [...]

The concrete floors of the animal control shelter kennels are cold in winter. Puppies are sometimes born on the hard surface. When the cement is hosed down to keep the runs clean, dogs sometimes must curl up on damp floors to sleep. On Monday, the Cleveland County Humane Society presented 20 pet beds to the [...]

  GIANT Food Stores and MARTIN’S Food Markets, following a recall by Mars Petcare US, announced it removed from sale Pedigree Weight Managementcanned dog food products due to a potential choking risk. The following product, with a best before date that falls between 2/24/2014 and3/23/2014, is included in this recall: Pedigree – Weight Management Meat [...]

July 5th, 2012 ( PETAZON ) With the sweltering July 4th behind us, relief is not necessarily on the horizon.  The Dog Days of Summer, officially began on July 3 – and this year – are true to the name.  Lazy, warm and fun days in the middle of the summer are reason to celebrate [...]

A man told a court today he was naked in bed with a bull mastiff dog – but denied having sex with it. A court heard Nicholas Saunders rejected his ex-wife Kelly Thacker’s claim that she had found him in her bed having intercourse with the animal on January 15 last year. Gloucester Crown Court [...]

Giant Food Stores is recalling cans of Pedigree dog food because their makers say they could present a choking risk. The recall affects Pedigree’s weight management line of dog food, and was issued by Mars Petcare US. According to a news release from Giant, small pieces of blue plastic found their way into the cans [...]

SCARBOROUGH – Just three weeks after buying a pet store on the Payne Road in Scarborough, Barbara Cross has found herself singled out as the first target in a statewide drive to restrict the retail sale of puppies and kittens. At the June 26 meeting of the Scarborough’s ordinance committee, Gorham resident Lynne Farcassi submitted [...]

Mars Petcare has announced a recall of some varieties of Pedigree canned dog food because of a potential choking risk. The recall affects only weight management varieties, was issued after the discovery of small pieces of blue plastic that entered the food during the production process. The source of the plastic has been identified and [...]

Enlarge Grant Hindsley/AP Ginger, an English bulldog, comes to work each day with Will Pisnieski. She’s one of several dogs who are regular fixtures at dog-friendly Authentic Entertainment in Burbank, Calif. Grant Hindsley/AP Ginger, an English bulldog, comes to work each day with Will Pisnieski. She’s one of several dogs who are regular fixtures at [...]