Are You Poisoning Your Pet?

22:45 - November 28th, 2007 /// Posted By admin /// Tags :

Once the news came out about significant levels of lead in children’s’ toys, it only made sense to broaden the investigation of potentially harmful toys to our four legged-friends. Locally, Fox 12 News spent about a month looking in to the potential correlations between toys for children and toys for dogs, and what they found is not only disturbing, but enlightening as well…

Below is a link to the Fox 12 Special Report detailing their investigation and their findings. This link is used with permission from Fox News in Chicago.

http://www.myfoxchicago.com/myfox/pages/ContentDetail?contentId=5056125

For those that cannot view the link, here are the highlights of the story:

-Significant levels of lead have been found in several toys designed for dogs.
-Despite the stories, unsafe lead paint levels are not restricted to one country of origin.
-Dogs chew their toys (as designed) more so then children, heightening their risk.
-A particular tennis ball had the highest levels of lead, over 30,000 parts per million (3%)!
-If the toy is painted, refrain from use until safety guidelines are put in place identifying culprits.
-Solid rubber toys are generally safer from lead paint.

Team Dog! wants to help all dogs and their owners to play safe! No toys should be left with an unattended dog, as they can become choking hazards. The lead paint issue only exasperates this thinking. If you have any questions on this, please contact a Team Dog! team member!

Happy training! Brice

Brice Cavanaugh
Training Director
Team Dog! ][ Chicago
www.TeamDog.com
(888)SIT-STAY