Comments on: Pet-lover price-gouging, food recall and hen names

By: Barb

Barb — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 23:36:09 +0000

Regarding the Mars recall of Aug 8th, I just found this on PRNewswire:

FRANKLIN, Tenn., Aug. 13 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The recent
statement issued by the California Department of Public Health concerning a
voluntary recall of limited bags of 52-pound PEDIGREE(R) Complete Nutrition
Small Crunchy Bites is factually incorrect. The CDPH statement, also picked
up by numerous Southern California news organizations, incorrectly implies
that these bags have been recalled from Costco stores statewide.

Mars Petcare US did voluntarily recall a limited number of 52-pound
PEDIGREE(R) Complete Nutrition Small Crunchy Bites bags from limited Costco
stores in Northern California and Nevada only. Costco has notified all of
its customers in Northern California and Nevada about this issue directly.
Additionally, one hundred of the 20-pound bags of PEDIGREE(R) Complete
Nutrition Small Crunchy Bites sold in Southern California and Las Vegas,
Nevada, Albertsons locations were also recalled.

Corrected information on this voluntary recall can be found online at
http://www.petcare.mars.com. Consumers can also call: 1-877-568-4463.

Additional media inquiries can be directed to Debra Fair at (973)
691-3536.

By: Colorado Transplant

Colorado Transplant — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 19:51:37 +0000

Talking about naming pets, my new cat looked so Italian that I named her Sophia. She is my black beauty and I have official ribbons from the shelter to prove it.

By: Fred

Fred — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 19:25:52 +0000

About 3 months ago, at the city shelter where I volunteer, 5 chickens, over a dozen quail and a pig were brought in, confiscated from someone’s apartment. I’m not sure if the owner was hoarding or planning a medieval banquet.

There’s no fear of the cauldron for the animals now. They were all sent to a farm animal sanctuary.

By: Gina Spadafori

Gina Spadafori — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 19:14:00 +0000

I live in suburbia, on a quarter-acre lot. My chickens are legal according to the county regs. :)

A lot of different rules apply in different jurisdictions regarding chickens.

Some allow only hens (no rooster crowing), some allow only set number of chickens (or set number of hens). Others require chicken area to be X distance from a dwelling, on a minimum lot size, etc., etc.

And of course, even when you’re legal according to your local municipality, chickens may not be allowed by the codes, covenannts and restrictions of your housing development.

I do know there are a lot of illegal chickens in city limits here, if for no other reason than that you can buy chicken feed in the city.

By: Fred

Fred — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 19:05:17 +0000

Hey Gina, you don’t happen to live in a city do you? A friend sent me a site last week which is a city dweller’s guide to raising chickens in one’s backyard. It’s actually illegal to raise chickens in urban Toronto, so this web author also has some sneaky contingency plans in case someone complains.

http://www.torontochickens.com.....lcome.html

By: Nadine L.

Nadine L. — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 18:45:06 +0000

San Diego Union Tribune 8/12 - On recalled Pedigree Complete Nutrition Small Crunchy Bites - Lot numbers are listed.

“The product was distributed in 20-pound bags to Albertsons supermarkets in Southern California and in 52-pound bags to Costco stores statewide, said Dr. Mark Horton, director of the California Department of Public Health.

The lot codes for bags sold at Albertsons is 830BFCAT02. The bags sold at Costco have lot numbers of 831BFCAT02 and 830DFCAT02. Both have “best by” dates of 7/2009.”

Article here:

http://www.signonsandiego.com/.....ecall.html

By: Laurie S. Coger, DVM, CVCP

Laurie S. Coger, DVM, CVCP — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 15:32:59 +0000

Yet another food recall — will it never end? And now even Rachael Ray is jumping on the dog food bandwagon — see http://thewholisticvet.wordpress.com/

I too got grief from the rental company when my lemon car was in the shop — and they knew in advance dogs were going in the car! Never mind the other car they gave reeked of cigarettes, had garbage on the floor, and things left behind from the previous renter. What a crock.

By: SocialMange

SocialMange — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 04:48:24 +0000

Car rental companies have nothing on Air Canada, which recently breached a Transportation Canada order by refusing to take a passenger’s dog in the cabin.

Save yer bux. Don’t fly Air Canada, especially with an animal.

By: Nadine L.

Nadine L. — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 01:24:54 +0000

Pictures of the friendly little ladies, please!

BTW, in the Music Man, Eulalie McKecknie Shinn’s singing group was called the Peck-A-Little Ladies!

What fun!!

By: kb

kb — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 00:06:46 +0000

You don’t want the rental car next after we’ve been dragging wet dive gear around in it. Can’t believe we’ve never gotten a surcharge for the car smelling like the tide is out. And I’ll take stray pet hairs over getting a rental after a smoker.