This article is from ConsumerAffairs.com. They recently tested a number of pet toys from Wal-Mart and, you guessed it, found elevated numbers of heavy metals in them. This is, of course, bad for the pets, but if you also have children, those same children also play with the pet toys, too. So it's a concern.
An interesting thing is Wal-mart's response; expected, but interesting nonetheless. Read on...
Industry Responds to Reports of Lead in Wal-Mart Pet Toys:
"“Our Boston Terrier kept throwing up and we finally narrowed it down to the toy squirrel we had purchased for her. After looking at the label and noting it was ‘Made in China’ we then looked at all the other pet toys we've purchased. Every single one said ‘Made in China.’
“Once we took the toy squirrel away from her toy box, she stopped throwing up,” Kathy added. “We tried giving it back to her and she started throwing up again . . . pet toys from China are harming and perhaps killing our pets.”"
Friday, December 28, 2007
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