Much more reporting to follow–Pet King Brands, which makes ZYMOX, a popular over-the-counter hydrocortisone ear solution for pets, announced late last week that it had discovered counterfeit “Zymox” products on Amazon. Pet King Brands says it was “able to detect the counterfeit products through its quality and safety enforcement program.”
Digital media company Group Nine Media Inc., which is backed by Discovery Inc. and owns The Dodo (“emotionally and visually compelling, highly sharable” animal content), has taken a minority stake in pet insurance company Petplan, the companies announced in a joint press release yesterday.
NBC News posted an article to its website about premium dog food upstarts that soon became one of the most viewed articles about dogs on the Internet that day and through the weekend. The story, which discloses at the outset that NBC receives a fee each time any person clicks on any of the products mentioned in the story, offers no evaluations from veterinarians…..
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.
7-year-old male German Shorthaired Pointer CJ, the 2016 Best in Show Westminster Kennel Club superstar, died last month. His untimely passing sent shockwaves through the dog world and beyond. The Canine Review spoke with the people closest to him, the judges in awe of him, and veterinarians who – with owner Valerie at the helm – made a herculean effort to save him.
In an attempt to brand itself as “the health and wellness company for pets,” Petco announced on Tuesday that it […]
In an age marked by increased social isolation, especially among the elderly, more vulnerable to COVID-19, sales of robotic pets have surged in the United States.
The 2016 Westminster Best in Show winner C.J. (“California Journey”) died last week at the relatively young age of 7. […]
The Real Pet Food Company of Phoenix, Arizona has recalled Billy+Margot Wild Kangaroo and Superfoods Recipe Dog Food because of […]
FDA spox tells TCR, “FDA has received at least one report about Sunshine Mills products in that timeframe…” In both recalls, the major pet food company noted that “no illnesses have been reported in association with these products to date.” That’s a statement Sunshine may no longer be able to make.