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SECAUCUS, N.J., Sept. 3 /PRNewswire/ — The Hartz Mountain Corporation is voluntarily recalling one specific lot of Hartz Naturals Real Beef Treats for Dogs due to concerns that one or more bags within the lot may have been potentially contaminated with Salmonella. Hartz is fully cooperating with the US Food and Drug Administration in this voluntary recall.

Salmonella is an organism which can cause serious infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems, all of whom are at particular risk from exposure and should avoid handling these products.

Salmonella symptoms may include fever, diarrhea, abdominal pain, and nausea in both dogs and humans.  Anyone experiencing the symptoms of Salmonella infection should seek immediate medical attention.  Owners of dogs exhibiting these symptoms should also seek veterinary assistance.

Hartz Mountain Corporation is recalling 74,700 8-oz bags of Hartz Naturals Real Beef Treats for Dogs, lot code BZ0969101E, UPC number 32700-11519, which were imported by Hartz from a Brazilian supplier, Bertin S.A., and which were distributed to a number of customers in the United States.  While regular testing conducted by Bertin (prior to shipment to the US) did not detect the presence of Salmonella in any packages of this product, random sample testing conducted by FDA did indicate the presence of Salmonella. Hartz is aggressively investigating the source of the problem.

Although Hartz has not received any reports of animals or humans becoming ill as a result of coming into contact with this product, Hartz is taking immediate steps to remove the product from all retail stores and distribution centers.  Dog owners having purchased this product should check the lot code on their bag, and, if the code is not visible, or if the bag has lot code BZ0969101E imprinted thereon, they should immediately discontinue use of the product and discard it in a proper manner.

Consumers can contact Hartz at 1-800-275-1414 at any time with any questions they may have and for information on how to obtain reimbursement for purchased product.

As a pet sitter in Scottsdale, I think it is very important to pass along this information as soon as I know about it. Although this specific really doesn’t involve our home city and state (Scottsdale, AZ) I realize that I do have clients who are part time residents else where in the country, and that we have a lot of followers who may not live here. This is for you.

P&G Voluntarily Recalls a Small Amount of Dry Cat Food

Company Estimates Fewer Than 60 Bags Purchased

Company Contact:
Jason Taylor, P&G
513-622-3205

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – August 31, 2010 – CINCINNATI,  The Procter & Gamble Company (P&G) is voluntarily recalling a small number of bags from a specific lot of one of its dry cat food products due to potential salmonella exposure.

No illnesses have been reported, and no other Iams pet food products are involved.

Only one code date is affected by this announcement:

The company successfully traced and retrieved nearly all of the affected product and estimates that fewer than 60 bags from this production run may have been purchased by consumers.

This production run was sold through a single retailer in the following states:  Illinois, New Mexico, Texas, Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Kansas, Wisconsin, South Dakota, North Dakota, Montana, Wyoming and Colorado.

Consumers who have purchased one of these few bags with the specific code date listed above should discard it.  For a product replacement or refund, please call P&G toll-free at 800-862-3332 (Monday – Friday, 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM EST).

People handling dry pet food can become infected with salmonella, especially if they have not thoroughly washed their hands after having contact with surfaces exposed to this product.  Healthy people infected with salmonella should monitor themselves for some or all of the following symptoms: nausea, vomiting, diarrhea or bloody diarrhea, abdominal cramping and fever. Rarely, salmonella can result in more serious ailments including arterial infections, endocarditis, arthritis, muscle pain, eye irritation and urinary tract symptoms. Consumers exhibiting these signs after having contact with this product should contact their healthcare providers.

Pets with salmonella infections may have decreased appetite, fever and abdominal pain.  If left untreated, pets may be lethargic and have diarrhea or bloody diarrhea, fever and vomiting.  Infected but otherwise healthy pets can be carriers and infect other animals or humans. If your pet has consumed the recalled product and has these symptoms, please contact your veterinarian.

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Hello Fellow Bella Believers!

I had the pleasure of meeting Bella this morning at a networking group and strongly believe in what she is doing to help us animals lovers with our furry friends J I wanted to introduce myself to you all and see if you have it in your heart to help out our 501© 3 non profit organization. I’m Brittany Winkelman, Development Director at Horses Help Therapeutic Riding Center, www.horseshelp.org. Located in beautiful North Phoenix Arizona, Horses Help utilizes specially trained horses, well-qualified instructors that are certified by North American Riding for the Handicapped Assn. (NARHA), physical and occupational therapists, and community volunteers to form exceptional teams to work with the special abilities population. Riders range in age from three to seniors and represent a wide range of physical and mental disabilities. Participants enjoy weekly sessions to learn riding/driving skills, receive therapy, and enjoy the freedom of activities with THEIR horse. Leaving wheelchairs and walkers behind, these riders control their horse through obstacles and journey where they couldn’t otherwise go by themselves.

Our needs from our community are: (Let’s help them out!  SHARE or TWEET this article!)

- Volunteers (we couldn’t support our riders without our amazing volunteers!)
- Donations of Horse equipment, tack, and feed
- Sponsorships for our Upcoming fundraiser on November 6^th
- Rider sponsorships for our participants who need a little financial help for the programs

Please contact Brittany.w@horseshelp.org for more information or if you would like to come on down and see the horses!

Thanks Bella!
Brittany Winkelman
Director of Development
brittany.w@horseshelp.org
602-569-6056

Horses Help is in the running for a $5,000 grant! We need your vote to win.
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Gelie of Networking Phoenix approached Bella’s to interview us about our nationally award winning and top notch pet care services that we provide to Scottsdale and Fountain Hills.  If you have a business or are interested in business networking, www.networkingphoenix.com is the place to be. I am proud to call Gelie a friend and her organization can really help you get in contact with the people you want to meet.

Featured in the video is Ms. Beatrice (Bee for short) Her and her mom and dad have been clients of Bella’s for years. You can see more pictures of her on our facebook page in the photo albums!

Bella’s House & Pet Sitting, Scottsdale AZ is jumping up and down, walking on hind legs, wagging our tails so fast that our our bodies looks like wiggle worms…. to announce to you – that we are officially now serving

FOUNTAIN HILLS, AZ

This decision is a two part decision… First, we have had such a high demand for pet sitting services in Fountain Hills, and second have found the best people to spear head the wagging tails, purrs and whiskers of all our soon to be pet sitting clients there. Erin and Lacy (biographies can be seen here) are perfect for this job as their homes are close by and Erin’s little ones (two legged kids) are in school all day.

Help us get our name out there!

We are calling on all our clients and followers to help get our name out there. Here is how:

1. If you are a client, don’t forget about our Customer Rewards program. If someone uses our services becasue they are a referral from you, then you BOTH get a free visit.
2. We are looking for community publications to reach out to. Know any publishers or great places to advertise our Fountain Hills Grand Opening?
3. Let’s Party! We have to celebrate, right? Bella’s is looking for a pet friendly establishment to have a Grand Opening celebration in Fountain Hills. Know a great breakfast joint that has a great patio that is pet friendly? Or maybe a lunch/dinner spot with a great patio and pet friendly? Send them our way and we will be sure to show you our gratitude!

Fountain Hills pet sitting

We are looking forward to working with the community of Fountain Hills and helping enhance their pet care community with our nationally award winning, detail oriented, customizable pet sitting services. Let’s face it – there is only one way in and one way out of Fountain Hills (from our side). The pets of Fountain Hills bladders need our services becasue chances are their mommy and daddy’s have a long commute to work! We can’t wait to be YOUR pet sitter!

GRAND OPENING SAVINGS!!!!

We have very special pricing and a FREE GIFT for all our new Fountain Hills residents.