Dog owners spent close to 300 minutes each week walking with their dogs, about 200 more minutes of walking than people without dogs.
May 29, 2019
Dog owners are about four times more likely than other people to meet today’s physical activity guidelines, according to a large-scale new study of dogs and exercise.
(more…)An animal cruelty investigation of a New Jersey couple has been opened. The pair said: “This wasn’t backyard breeding. Things just went sideways.”
June 12, 2019
There was a time when the mention of the two high-end dog breeders came with a shower of praise and admiration.
The New Jersey couple at the helm of Rocky Ridge Russells kennel could proudly boast of dozens of American Kennel Club winners and a 2009 Westminster Kennel Club best in breed champion.
(more…)“Due to the overwhelming number of animals coming in and a limited staff, especially on weekends, this dog was crisscrossed with another dog scheduled to be euthanized that probably looked similar,” Assistant Davidson County Manager Casey Smith said, according to the Winston-Salem Journal. “It was an unfortunate mistake.”
(more…)MERRIMACK, N.H. — A New Hampshire woman is facing a misdemeanor animal cruelty charge after witnesses said she pushed her 11-year-old golden retriever into a lake and watched it drown, according to Merrimack police.
On June 8, police said they were dispatched to Wasserman Park at 7:34 p.m. to assist the fire department with a dog that had drowned in Naticook Lake.
(more…)ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — If you own a pet, there is an 80-percent chance that you are breaking the law.
You could be forced to pay a fine, be thrown in jail, or as Target 7 has learned, have a warrant out for your arrest and not even know it.
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The city is now trying to get rid of the law that has some scratching their heads wondering why it was on the books in the first place.
Edward Archuleta is one of them.
Because of his mixed terrier, Buddy, Archuleta is a fugitive from justice.
(more…)March 20, 2019 — Hill’s Pet Nutrition is expanding its voluntary recall of canned dog food products due to elevated levels of vitamin D.
This recall expansion relates to the same vitamin premix that led to the January 31 voluntary recall previously announced on The Dog Food Advisor website.
Vitamin D, when consumed at very high levels, can lead to serious health issues in dogs including kidney dysfunction.
March 26, 2019 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is cautioning pet owners not to feed their pets 3 lots of Darwin’s Natural Pet Products raw dog food after samples from these lots tested positive for Salmonella.
No images were provided by the FDA in its announcement.
The following image was previously retrieved from the brand’s website and is provided in good faith by The Dog Food Advisor. It may (or may not) be an accurate representation of the affected products.
January 31, 2019 — Hill’s Pet Nutrition is voluntarily recalling select canned dog food products due to potentially elevated levels of vitamin D. Vitamin D, when consumed at very high levels, can lead to serious health issues in dogs including kidney dysfunction. Read below this important message concerning HPD & SD dog food recall.
January 28, 2019 — The Minnesota Department of Agriculture is notifying consumers of a recall of raw turkey pet food from Woody’s Pet Food Deli due to Salmonella contamination.
This recall was issued after product samples collected by the MDA tested positive for Salmonella.
