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Day: May 29, 2007

Dog Bite Prevention Resolution Considered by Congress

Tom McPheron Phone: 847-285-6781 Cell: 773-494-5419 e-mail: tmcpheron@avma.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 25, 2007     SCHAUMBURG, Ill. — Last year, 4.7 million people were bitten by dogs. Small children are the most common victims, followed by older people and United States Post Office (USPS) employees. These facts indicate why the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA), the USPS and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) sponsor Dog Bite Prevention Week, May 20-26th, 2007, and they are also why U.S. Rep. Thaddeus McCotter (MI-11), chairman of the House Republican Policy Committee, introduced a resolution (PDF) to recognize the

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Nutra Nuggets 40 Lb. Lamb Meal and Rice Formula recalled …

…due to cross contamination Diamond Pet Foods announced that it has recalled a limited quantity of Nutra Nuggets 40 Lb. Lamb Meal and Rice Formula because of confirmatory testing that indicates the product may include traces of melamine resulting from cross contamination during manufacturing. No animal deaths have been reported. This action is limited to Nutra Nuggets 40 Lb. Lamb Meal and Rice Formula with production codes of NLR0404A2SL, “Best Before” Oct. 9, 2008, and NLR0404B2SL, “Best Before” Oct. 9, 2008. The recalled product was manufactured at the company’s Lathrop, Calif. facility. No other Nutra Nuggets products

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