Donald Trump helping Homeless Dogs

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Donald Trump, The Dog. (from CollegeHumor)

Donald Trump and his 'celebrity apprentice' teams are partnering with PEDIGREE ® to help raise awareness for the United States' four million homeless dogs.

Four years ago PEDIGREE ® created the Annual PEDIGREE ® Adoption Drive to encourage dog lovers to adopt dogs from shelters and breed rescues.

This year's Adoption Drive starts on 7 February, and this episode of the Celebrity Apprentice aims to boost awareness of the event.

The challenge for the teams is to create a community awareness campaign which conveys the message of the Adoption Drive.

This special episode of "The Celebrity Apprentice" airs at 9pm EST / 8pm CST on Thursday 10 January.

Source: Reuters.com

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Tips for Buying Prescription Dog Medication Online

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Discount Pet Drugs - No Prescription Required.

Enticing as this message sounds, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning that buying prescription dog medicines from online suppliers who promote this and similar messages could be putting your dog's health at risk.

Research by the FDA has identified web sites that are selling medicines which are,amongst other things, counterfeit, out of date, or not FDA approved.

Whilst these web sites are in the minority, they do good business by promising prescription medicines at low cost.

Unfortunately I can't find a list of the web sites identified by the FDA, but if you are looking to buy prescription pet medicines online here are a few tips on how to ensure you are buying quality medicines for your dog:

  • Use a web site that is based in the country you live in;
  • Use a web site that will send you the medication only after you supply with them with a prescription from your vet;
  • Ask your vet for a recommendation. Whilst most vets prefer you to buy your medications through them they should be able to recommend an online supplier; and
  • Avoid web sites that offer to evaluate your dog's condition with an online/telephone conversation and then prescribe a drug based on the outcome of the discussion. A vet needs to physically examine your dog before any medication is prescribed.

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Did You Buy Diamond Pet Food in 2005?

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Diamond Pet Food has made available a settlement fund of $3.1 million in respect of the pet food recall of it's Diamond Brand and Country Value Brand products in December 2005 (a full list of the products covered is in the settlement agreement).

It's understood that the recalled pet foods contained moldy corn which harbored a fungus called aflatoxin. 100 dogs died after eating the contaminated dog food.

The settlement provides that settlement funds will be paid to:

  • consumers who purchased recalled dog food and did not return it for a refund may receive money, provided they can establish they purchased the recalled Diamond Dog Food and did not return it for a refund; and
  • consumers who can show that their dog was injured or that they incurred a veterinary bill as a result of their dog eating recalled Diamond Dog Food products will be entitled to payment for veterinary expenses; and
  • attorneys to cover their fees, costs, and expenses incurred in this lawsuit - an amount of $475,735 has been requested.

Needless to say Diamond Pet Foods denies that the settlement fund is an admission of any wrongdoing on its part.

In addition to either buying the product and not getting a refund, and/or your dog suffering injury or illness from eating the product you need to have lived and purchased the recalled food in one of 23 States listed on the recalled pet food website during 2005.

The recalled pet food web site also tells you in more detail how to qualify for compensation, the forms you need to complete, how to download a copy of the court documents and the dates for:

  • objecting to the settlement (26 February 2008)
  • the exclusion deadline (16 March 2008)
  • settlement fairness hearing (26 March) to consider whether to approve the settlement and request for legal fees
  • claim form submission deadline (April 15 2008)

The settlement agreement provides examples of what you will be required to produce in order to have a valid claim - having read the agreement I'm not sure how many people will be able to do this.

Only on second reading did I realize this article related to a pet food recall in 2005. I wonder how long it will be before any settlement funds are set up in respect of the most recent pet food recall in March 2007?

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