Avertissement Beneful

[Talma 0]

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Good Grief!

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Tricia Heldmann
TASK-9 SAR GSDs Taiz & Timber
http://task-9.org
southern New England


GaelicHounds wrote:

Subject: Dog Food Warning

This was on Showdogs-l

Subject: Beneful Health Alert

From the Amber Alert list:

Beneful Dog Food is Suspected of Causing Sickness and
Deaths
www.DoggyBling.com

HEALTH ALERT! .....

Discontinue use of Beneful until this is resolved!

Multiple Reports We have received multiple reports of
dogs becoming sick or dying after eating Beneful dog food. The first
reports were placed in our new forum and was overlooked by
DoggyBling.com staff until we received direct emails last week and then
another today.
After speaking on the phone with the lady who emailed
us today, we feel that there is sufficient cause for alarm. Dog
lovers make a lot of effort to take good care of their dogs and will
want to know if they are feeding them something that could be harmful.

Most of the alerts by email, forum and phone cited Beneful dog
food that was purchased at Wal Mart around Christmas of 2006.

We spoke with Terri Culp at Beneful this morning and were assured that
they are aware of the situation and are researching the problem. We
assured them that this won't go away and we would be alerting our>>s
email base of the problem and posting a news item onour site. We also
told her that DoggyBling.com visitors and dog lovers
everywhere would be evaluating the way the Purina Corporation (Parent
to Beneful) handles the potential crisis.

Symptoms

The symptoms reported have been very similar. The
reported symptoms include some or all of the following: General weakness
or
luggishness, glazed eyes, not interested in food or
water, white
gums, lack of control of bodily functions. Some of the
callers
reported dogs that have died and others say they had
gotten sick but
had recovered. I am inserting the first forum post
about a dog that
became sick, but didn't die.

A week before Christmas we bought a bag of Beneful dog
food at
Wal-Mart, DeFuniak Springs, FL. On 12/23 I noticed a
tan mold like
growth on the dog food. Our 14 year old Dalmatian mix
had been getting
weaker by the day and by 12/24 she was near death.
Glazed eyes,
couldn't stand, eat, drink or control her functions.
Her gums were
white. We had to carry her to the yard and hold her up
so she could
go. The only thing she would eat was ham and turkey
scraps. I spoke
with a microbiologist and she said the mold growing in
the dog food
was toxic. It took a week for Sparky to regain her
strength. I did
notify the manufacturer of Beneful, they were very
sorry and are
sending coupons. Said it was a rare happening.

Beneful's Website


Notify us if your dog has had symptoms after using
Beneful

We are going to stay on top of this situation and
would like to know if your dog has had any of the symptoms listed above
after eating Beneful. If so, please send an email to ric@doggybling.com
or give us a call at 904-430-0260. Either way, please
pass this email and information to dog lovers who may be feeding this
food to their dog.

DoggyBling.com http://www.doggybling.com

UPDATES:

Updates and Beneful's response and precautionary action will be listed in our news section. We know Purina will take this seriously and will not want to tarnish their company's positive reputation.
>>
News Item about Beneful
http://www.doggybling.com/newsarticle.php?id=1070

[Evy02 0]

Encore du trouble avec Beneful. Je ne pense pas que beaucoup de gens ici nourrissent leurs chiens avec cette nourriture, mais ne serai-ce que pour informer vos proches...



Source : examiner.com

Citation :

Purina's Beneful dog food killing dogs nationwide; No recall issued by FDA

For those of us with pets, often they are members of the family. Their care and health are important to us and when something goes wrong it can be devastating. If you care about your canine pet, this is a must read.

Quite recently, my dog became very ill on more than one occasion. After the second time, I began researching the food because that was the only thing he had eaten.

Beneful dog food is a popular brand. Unfortunately over the last two to three months, pet owners have seen their dogs become ill after eating this food, based on reports on the Consumer Affairs website. Some pets are more sensitive than others, and their symptoms can include any of the following, sometimes more than one:

Vomiting
Diarrhea
Excessive water drinking
Lethargy
Weight loss
Seizures
Bloat (this is life threatening to a dog)
Kidney failure
Liver failure
Death
Although Beneful comes in several types of food from puppy, to active and healthy weight, it appears the problem is broader than one type of food. Reports have included Beneful's Healthy Radiance, Healthy Weight, and Playful Life, while other reports did not indicate what type of Beneful was fed.

Some owners said immediately upon feeding for the first time, the dog became sick. Other owners said that overtime the dog became sicker. Some people just switched to Beneful for the first time because it is a softer kibble and noticed an immediate problem. Either way, one common thread in the reports was the anguish for having bought this food that injured or killed their beloved pets.

Veterinarians have reported bacterial infections, liver and kidney failure and high toxins in pets that have been brought in related to Beneful dog food illnesses.

This problem is not in a single region but across the country. The number of reported cases, mainly from October 2012 through January 2013, has been increasing and currently there are 220 incidents listed on the consumer affairs site alone. With pets dying after eating this food, the following questions must be asked.

Is Purina turning a blind eye to what their Beneful product is doing?

Why has there been no recall or statement issued by the FDA?

How many injuries and deaths must there be before someone takes some action?

The FDA has three levels of recall.

The recall is made by the firm’s own initiative.
The FDA makes a request to recall.
The FDA orders a recall under statutory authority.
The FDA website was updated as of December 31, 2012, and with just about every other pet food available listed on the site, there is blatantly no mention of either Purina or Beneful.

In 2007, Purina dog food was identified for dog fatalities after an autopsy revealed aflatoxins in the food and the ASPCA became involved. Aflatoxins are known to be found in moldy grains, like the corn that would be in the dog food. At that time, there was a large recall. In 2005 100 dogs died for the same reason prompting another recall of a different brand of food.

At this time, there has been no indication that the ASPCA is investigating these 220 incidents. It is apparently up to us, the pet owners to take some action so that other pet owners, who may be unaware of this crime, don’t have to go through this devastating experience.

Here is how you can help. You can post this news article or even a note to the following social networking sites:

Warn your friends on Facebook
Tell your followers on Twitter
Inform your Google +circles
Push the agencies that can do something to get involved by contacting the following organizations:

The ASPCA
The FDA
At minimum, inform your friends and fellow pet owners to be very careful on what they feed and check the recall lists

[Mika15 0]

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