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Take Action: Urge the FDA to Ban Dog Treats Imports Until They are Safe to Consume!
Tell the FDA to block all imports of dog treats from China until the companies find the source of the toxins or enact a recall.
01/30/13: Hartz Mountain Corporation announced a voluntary recall of dog treats made in China after tests detected trace amounts of an unapproved antibiotic. The recall comes in the wake of recent concerns linking Chinese-made pet treats to illness and death in thousands of pets. The FDA continues to investigate but has been unable to determine the exact cause. Continue calling for a ban until we can guarantee these treats are safe for our pets!
Goal: 80,000
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Progress: 75,745
Sponsored by: The Animal Rescue Site
Losing a pet is like losing a family member. When our pet is suffering, we suffer too. These situations are real-life for thousands of dog owners whose dogs consumed certain jerky treats made in China. Thousands of dogs have fallen ill or died from these contaminated chicken jerky treats.
In response the FDA sent investigators to the plants in China where the treats are manufactured; but due to China's stringent laws and other barriers, the FDA can't find the source of the toxin. There can be no mandated recall.
Many have requested the companies involved voluntarily recall the products in question, but as we often see in these cases, profit trumps protection.
China's obfuscation and companies' unwillingness to recall dangerous products have left us no choice but to ban all imports of dog treats from China. Call on the FDA to ban all dog treat imports from China until the proper steps are taken to address this problem.
Dear FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg:
Beloved pets are dying by the hundreds, and there doesn't seem to be anything we can do about it. Certain jerky treats from China are causing dogs to become extremely ill and, in some cases, die.
As you know the FDA launched an investigation to find out the ultimate catalyst for these deaths, but Chinese laws and the companies' unwillingness to voluntarily recall the products are seriously obfuscating the investigation.
They have left us no choice: we must ban all imports of dog treats from China until the culprit behind the situation is identified.
Please act swiftly on this matter. Thank you.
Petition Signatures
May 14, 2013
Charlotte Rutherford
Don't kill off our animals. China has no quality control over their products. I don't buy food or tea from China.
Do the right thing for our pets....boycott these treats!
May 13, 2013
J McDermott
May 13, 2013
Kayla Eckhoff
Just because they might be cheaper, being cheaper means the company doesn't care what goes into the product thus harming your pets.
May 13, 2013
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There have been enough issues with dog treats from China to make it clear it's a problem yet we keep selling them. It is also a risk to people, particularly children. Let's just stop it.
May 13, 2013
mandy belcher
May 13, 2013
Jessica Pynn
May 13, 2013
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May 13, 2013
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May 13, 2013
Amanda Dunbar
May 13, 2013
SHARON Hooper
May 13, 2013
Cyndy Thoma
Too many animals have died and/or become seriously ill eating these treats from China - please ban import.
May 13, 2013
Kaitlyn Coleman
May 13, 2013
Briana Camp
May 13, 2013
Ursula Gumlaw
May 13, 2013
Marji Keller
May 13, 2013
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May 13, 2013
Rosheni De Alwis
May 13, 2013
mary lukowski
May 13, 2013
Caroline Murphy
May 13, 2013
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Pet food in this country barely sustains life & many problems steam from poor nutrition as the pet ages. Causing disease & early deaths. Vets get little nutrition training.Educate yourself for the sake of your pet. Pets are what they eat also.
May 13, 2013
lynda boots
May 13, 2013
Tímea Kuk
May 13, 2013
MARTHA BARTH
May 13, 2013
Susan Myers
May 12, 2013
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May 12, 2013
Susan Bayer
The time is over due to stop buying things made in China and BUY USA MADE ONLY I DO
May 12, 2013
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May 12, 2013
sharon tloczynski
May 12, 2013
Denise Denton
May 12, 2013
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May 12, 2013
Brenda Elizabeth Elías Benavides
May 12, 2013
Kevin Kenger
May 12, 2013
Dottie Turner
May 12, 2013
Stefania Nobile
May 12, 2013
Silvia Niedermann-Schoch
I don't buy anything from China - I don't trust them.
May 12, 2013
melanie brewer
May 12, 2013
Linda Rash
I urge everyone to not buy any food of any sort from China whether it is for human consumption or to be consumed by your pets. I do not think you can trust in the quality of any products exported from this country.
May 12, 2013
susan lester
I love and care for all animals and hate abuse and cruelty to all animals.
May 12, 2013
Linda Schoenfeld
May 12, 2013
Leslie Silvia
As a Nurse I am very concerned by all products for human and animal consumption coming from China. Unless we can guarantee their safety we need to stop the import of damaging goods.
May 12, 2013
lherminez chantal
May 11, 2013
KAREN McFatridge
May 11, 2013
Linda Haney
May 11, 2013
Christina Lavris
I NEVER buy treats for my dogs from China after my beloved Odie became ill and passed away from dog food containing tainted ingredients from China. Pets are family, not profit!
May 11, 2013
Carol Alexander
May 11, 2013
ERIKA GARTSIDE
May 11, 2013
Jen Turner
May 11, 2013
Cynthia Harding
May 11, 2013
Lexi Amato
May 11, 2013
Ariel Harris
We have enough challenges regulating food produced in the US, but there are recall procedures and there is some accountability. Don't undermine the work in the US -- or threaten the health of our pets by allowing unregulated pet food into the US.
