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Longmont Times Call, Nov. 8, 2007
LONGMONT — Several weeks ago, Johanna Ohlsson noticed her dog, Emma, was eating less but drinking more. About 10 days ago, the dog stopped eating.
By that time, the 6-year-old dog’s weight had dropped to 19 pounds from 24 pounds.
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KIRO 7 Eyewitness News (Seattle, Tacoma, Everett), Nov. 2, 2007
There is a government warning out for a popular kind of dog treat.
They’re chicken jerky products, variously described as chicken tenders, strips, or just plain treats.
They're available everywhere and dogs really love them. But they can also make them very sick.
Bella, a 10-month-old puppy, doesn't seem to care for her new treats nearly as much as the dried chicken jerky she used to get that very nearly killed her.
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Some jerky treats from China are causing kidney problems in dogs.
WNBC New York, Tues., Sept. 24, 2007
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Wal-Mart quietly pulls dog treats, but no recall
MSNBC Tues., Aug. 21, 2007
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. quietly stopped selling two brands of dog treats in July, after customers voiced concerns that the Chinese products may have caused their pets to fall ill, but no recall has been announced, a company spokeswoman confirmed.
The world’s largest retailer started pulling Chicken Jerky Strips from Import-Pingyang Pet Product Co. and Chicken Jerky from Shanghai Bestro Trading on July 26, spokeswoman Deisha Galberth said late Monday.
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CUYAHOGA FALLS -- A Cuyahoga Falls woman says Wal-Mart should have pulled the Bestro Chicken Jerky Treats earlier than July 26th.
She directly blames the treats for her Yorkie's death.
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LA PORTE — When sudden health problems forced La Porte resident Sherri Shelton to put her 7-year-old dog down last month, she immediately began searching for answers.
Sheba, a soft-coated wheaten terrier, began acting oddly shortly after a veterinary visit in early July. Shelton said that although the visit went well, several days later Sheba became violently ill. She said she twice found the dog lying in its own urine.
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When Kate Collins took her Chihuahua, Bella, with her on vacation, she thought she was saving her youngest dog from the experience of boarding.
Two-year-old Bella was dead one week later.
"I figured it was a little stomach thing,” Collins of Aston said. “I mean, she had just taken a seven-hour drive. But she just got worse and worse."
Instead, both Collins and Bella’s veterinarian think the culprit in her death was a particular brand of doggie treats: Bestro Chicken Jerky Strips, which she purchased from the Wal-Mart in Boothwyn.
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