Pet food company responsible for 70+ dog deaths hires veterinarian with ties to team helping FDA investigate it
Who better for a company to hire for outreach to grief-stricken owners who feel betrayed than a respected veterinarian with ties to the academics helping to investigate the company?
Midwestern Values: How a Pet Food Company Stole Christmas
On December 30, 2020, Americans around the country were brought to tears by an unlikely source: the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Veterinary Medicine, which issued a pet food recall announcement late that evening for some products of the dry food company Sportmix. That recall was updated and expanded on Monday, January 11 at about 9:30 pm ET. This expanded version of the recall acknowledged what was already being whispered in veterinary and industry circles, that this recall was going to snowball.
Gingery Chinese Cresteds
At home with AKC Breeder of Merit Arlene Butterklee, whose Chinese Cresteds were among the first in the breed to compete in the AKC Nationals in 1991 In Long Island, New York, about an hour from midtown Manhattan, AKC Breeder of Merit Arlene Butterklee’s home is decorated almost entirely in turquoise. “It relaxes me,” she […]
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Amazon informs customers by email that they’ve been getting fake pet meds
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Cornett Veterinary Hospital
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Just Food For Dogs top brass denigrate, taunt veterinarians
Asked to respond to Dr. Larsen’s comment about the “kibble cash” chapter, Mr. Buckley tried to walk the chapter back a bit. “We have the greatest respect for the veterinary community,” he emailed, echoing the website’s praise of the community. “We routinely work with those in academia and have enjoyed a meaningful relationship with some for many years,” he continued.” If someone has read this chapter,” he adds, referring to the chapter about veterinarians and “kibble cash,” “as a ‘false narrative continually pushed to dismiss our [veterinarians’] expertise’ then there is a serious misunderstanding or misstatement somewhere. That is not how we feel.”
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The North Shore Animal League America (NSALA) in Port Washington on Long Island is “the world’s largest no-kill animal rescue and adoption organization,” according to its website. About one hour by car from midtown Manhattan, NSALA has an annual revenue of $40.2m, according to its 2018 990 tax filing, and a list of donors that […]
Upstate Veterinary Specialties
According to a report in The Albany Business Review, Upstate Veterinary Specialties has started construction on a $3.5 million dollar, 15,000-square-foot addition “to serve growing demand for medical care from pet owners, including dentistry and dermatology.” Medical director and owner Aaron Wey spent $5.2 million dollars in 2015 relocating the practice, according to the same […]
Gingery Chinese Cresteds
At home with AKC Breeder of Merit Arlene Butterklee, whose Chinese Cresteds were among the first in the breed to compete in the AKC Nationals in 1991 In Long Island, New York, about an hour from midtown Manhattan, AKC Breeder of Merit Arlene Butterklee’s home is decorated almost entirely in turquoise. “It relaxes me,” she […]
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FDA buries major 2020 update on diet-associated DCM
*More reporting coming soon* The Canine Review has learned that the FDA has released its first major update on diet-associated DCM (dilated cardiomyopathy, a progressive heart disease) in dogs and cats since its June 2019 bombshell announcement in which the regulator took the unprecedented step of singling out the 16 brands of dog food most frequently linked to DCM cases. The FDA’s 2020 update was first reported by third year veterinary student Caitlin Holly, who broke the story Sunday evening on her blog, Doc Of All Trades.
Major U.S. Pet Food Seller Expands Recall Due To Excessive Levels of Mold
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration Center for Veterinary Medicine announced today that Alabama-based Sunshine Mills, Inc. — whose products are sold nationwide by big box retailers such as Walmart, Target, Petco; online retailers such as Chewy.com and Amazon — has expanded its September dog food recalls due to excessive levels of alfatoxin (toxic mold). Ingestion of alfatoxin-contaminated foods at excessive quantities by dogs can cause severe liver damage.
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