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 One comment PETCO was informed today, July 2, that United Pet Group (UPG) was voluntarily recalling several of its nutritional supplements for dogs and cats due to potential salmonella contamination. The recall affects six SKUs carried by PETCO in the Excel and PETCO brands, in tablet and powdered form, located in the Vitamins & Remedies section. [...] 22 comments PETCO was notified today, June 19, that Natural Balance is voluntarily recalling Natural Balance Sweet Potato & Chicken Dry Dog food with the “Best By” date of June 17, 2011, in 5- and 28-pound bags because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. Recalled products were only distributed in pet specialty stores, [...] 2 comments
Randy Grim feeding a stray on the St. Louis Streets Back in January, one of our associates had the opportunity to accompany Randy Grim, the founder of Stray Rescue, on one of his rescue and feeding trips in the streets of St. Louis. During those hours, he witnessed the large number of stray animals roaming the [...] 3 comments  Jimmy Van Patten, of Natural Balance speaks, as Charlie Piscitello, SVP, Chief People Officer at PETCO listens Last Saturday, a group of us from PETCO, the PETCO Foundation and Natural Balance Pet Foods attended the 3rd Annual Guide Dogs Heroes Brunch in Palm Springs, CA. The annual Heroes Brunch is hosted by Guide Dogs of the Desert to acknowledge the work of its volunteers, puppy raisers, supporters and donors from the past year. The mission of the Guide Dogs of the Desert is to “improve the lives of the blind by creating opportunities for life-changing independence, and by conducting community outreach and education programs.” I’ve had the privilege of being involved with this group for several years now and find it so inspiring. This year they chose to honor PETCO, the PETCO Foundation and Dick Van Patten’s Natural Balance Pet food, for our joint partnership in support of Guide Dog schools across the country. As part of National Guide Dog Month last May, PETCO and Natural Balance raised over $600,000 Continue reading » 22 comments PETCO stores nationwide are immediately pulling five SKUs of cow hooves treats, sold under the PETCO brand, from all of its shelves following a health alert issued by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The alert warns consumers not to use pig ears and beef hooves pet treats manufactured by Pet Carousel because the products [...] 13 comments  a stray in Santorini I recently had the opportunity to travel to Greece and it was an incredible experience. Athens was so unique; an eclectic mix of sleek modern architecture combined with fascinating ancient Roman ruins. However, what stuck out to me the most was not the historic site of Zeus’ Temple or the extremely sophisticated Acropolis Museum but the vast amount of stray dogs roaming the streets. I saw one and thought it was cute; I saw five and thought it was sad; throughout the course of my trip I saw at least 30 and thought, this is a problem. 5 comments
To be honest I had never heard of the show until I was told about this sweepstakes. I don’t have cable at home so I Continue reading » One comment Blizzard Sez: "Registering makes commenting easy" Are you a frequent commenter on the PETCO Scoop? Are you tired of typing in your name and email address every time you leave a comment? Why not register? If you register once the website will remember your information so you don’t have to type it in [...] 6 comments  Jim with Tore and Sparky As PETCO’s CEO, I’m delighted to welcome you to our new blog, The PETCO Scoop. As you might guess, I love animals – especially my dogs Tore and Sparky – and I know how passionate our customers and associates are about the pets in their lives, too. That’s a big reason why we created this blog. We want it to be a forum for all of us to share great stories of how companion animals improve our lives, and how we can do the same for them. We’ve also recently launched pages on Facebook and Twitter, so visit us there, too. For my first post, I wanted to share a few things about our company. Continue reading » Leave a comment PETCO Works with CDC in Providing Safe Handling Info News media across the country filed stories Monday about a report from the American Academy of Pediatrics stating that “nontraditional pets pose a health risk to young children and people with immune deficiencies, and ownership and exposure should be discouraged in these populations.” The academy’s news release called on pediatricians and veterinarians to raise awareness of health risks and precautions to prevent injury and illness related to companion animals. The story made a big splash among newspapers, on TV and on Yahoo and Google news pages – but its old news to PETCO and government health officials. In fact, PETCO’s in-store signs and companion animal care sheets already carry language explaining safe-handling responsibilities to prospective pet parents. Continue reading » |
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