[Yahoo News] Dog Dies; Link To Recalled Pet Food? (WTAE ThePittsburghChannel.com via Yahoo! News)

[Dog News]

Family Says Dog Died After Eating Recalled Pet Food

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration believes 100 dogs nationwide have died after eating tainted food.

Now, the death of an animal in Indiana County appears to be the first fatal case in western Pennsylvania connected to the bad dog food.

Diamond Pet Foods pulled several of its products from stores due to the discovery of aflatoxin, a chemical byproduct that attacks the liver.

Tammy Buggey, of White Township, said that she fed Diamond Premium Adult Dog Food to her 3-year-old beagle, which died last week.

Eighteen kinds of pet food under three brand names -- Diamond, Country Value and Professional -- have been recalled.

The full list of recalls and symptoms to look for is posted at diamondpetrecall.net.

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[calgal]

Makes me wonder just how many pets have died over the past couple of decades or more due to bad commercial pet food. I'll bet it's more than we would like to know. I do know that Ann N. Martain's dog died many years ago over dog food and she set out to sue the owners of the rendering plant. She had them in and out of court for over 7 years. This made more people aware of the pet food problem, othrewise I doubt people would think of a dog food when their pet died, and the Vet. either. Now it's just about the first place to look. Oh, by the way, Ann N. Martain's book is called Food Pets Die For.