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Article #1 Dogs & Safety- How To Be Your Dog's Hero.
Bringing awareness into all our inner dog circles.
Today's post is dedicated to both Oscar and his human, Cody. I am so sorry for Cody's loss and can only imagine the grief felt and experienced in those moments and afterwards once realising what happened, while away from Oscar for the afternoon.
Oscar was an 18 month old French bulldog that suffocated when an accidentally unfinished bag of chips was left on the sofa and Oscar got into it.
We all have them-whether they are in a cupboard or pantry shelf. Perhaps, left on a coffee table in the living room, right now? Which should not be left there anymore after this article explains and covers the risks and dangers of leaving anything within our beloved pets reach. Going forward, I am certain doing so will be reconsidered, since now we know.
Everything comes from the supplier directly and/or indirectly. Some packaging is worse than others. Today's article is calling your attention to the whole industry, pet parents and population as a whole.
It would seem 87% of pet owners are unaware of the real life threatening dangers of asphyxiation that is reported and occurs quite often in Canada and US with chip bags, snack bags and even inside the boxes are cereal bags that pets can manage to get around their heads and within a matter of three to five minutes if there is not an intervention the pet is good as gone. It happens that fast.
Now, that I have your attention. If you are in the 87% group of humans that was unaware, like I was. There is a simple remedy that can be done to reduce and begin to prevent any further losses a pet parent should not have to encounter, let alone a fur pal have their life cut short when the method is fast and 100% preventable.
A couple of things can be done-you can purchase a few extra food storage containers that have lids and store your snacks, chips, and cereal in the containers. Then, cut the ends off each bag and tear the bag up the center to prevent your pet from getting it trapped over their head in the event they find themselves in the garbage.
Since the main takeaway is to return all food back to the kitchen and put it back in the cupboard or pantry shelf that is out of your pets reach.
Plus, please share this article with everyone you know including your pet circles to help begin reaching the pet owners that have still not heard about the tragic loss Cody experienced.
Then, if you feel the urge to do more. Please start calling all the companies that produce our food items and ask them to make changes in the way our food packaged and labelled. Maybe we still have to use plastic and aluminum laminated from polypropylene also known as metalized polypropylene or low density polyethylene which means it's a hot plastic and aluminum hybrid mess. However, we can decide where we spend our dollars. They get paid the big bucks to come up with innovative ways to advertise-I would think it would include advertising the risk on the packaging? That way, we can reach the whole population with this message, so it begins and ends with turning this loss around for both Oscar and Cody.
Original story and back links found here:
www.vancourier.com/news/after-his-dog-suffocates-in-chip-bag-devastated-owner-urges-vigilance-1.23412450
https://www.youtube.com/c/MakingTracksDogHikingAllDogsWelcome
Bringing awareness into all our inner dog circles.
Today's post is dedicated to both Oscar and his human, Cody. I am so sorry for Cody's loss and can only imagine the grief felt and experienced in those moments and afterwards once realising what happened, while away from Oscar for the afternoon.
Oscar was an 18 month old French bulldog that suffocated when an accidentally unfinished bag of chips was left on the sofa and Oscar got into it.
We all have them-whether they are in a cupboard or pantry shelf. Perhaps, left on a coffee table in the living room, right now? Which should not be left there anymore after this article explains and covers the risks and dangers of leaving anything within our beloved pets reach. Going forward, I am certain doing so will be reconsidered, since now we know.
Everything comes from the supplier directly and/or indirectly. Some packaging is worse than others. Today's article is calling your attention to the whole industry, pet parents and population as a whole.
It would seem 87% of pet owners are unaware of the real life threatening dangers of asphyxiation that is reported and occurs quite often in Canada and US with chip bags, snack bags and even inside the boxes are cereal bags that pets can manage to get around their heads and within a matter of three to five minutes if there is not an intervention the pet is good as gone. It happens that fast.
Now, that I have your attention. If you are in the 87% group of humans that was unaware, like I was. There is a simple remedy that can be done to reduce and begin to prevent any further losses a pet parent should not have to encounter, let alone a fur pal have their life cut short when the method is fast and 100% preventable.
A couple of things can be done-you can purchase a few extra food storage containers that have lids and store your snacks, chips, and cereal in the containers. Then, cut the ends off each bag and tear the bag up the center to prevent your pet from getting it trapped over their head in the event they find themselves in the garbage.
Since the main takeaway is to return all food back to the kitchen and put it back in the cupboard or pantry shelf that is out of your pets reach.
Plus, please share this article with everyone you know including your pet circles to help begin reaching the pet owners that have still not heard about the tragic loss Cody experienced.
Then, if you feel the urge to do more. Please start calling all the companies that produce our food items and ask them to make changes in the way our food packaged and labelled. Maybe we still have to use plastic and aluminum laminated from polypropylene also known as metalized polypropylene or low density polyethylene which means it's a hot plastic and aluminum hybrid mess. However, we can decide where we spend our dollars. They get paid the big bucks to come up with innovative ways to advertise-I would think it would include advertising the risk on the packaging? That way, we can reach the whole population with this message, so it begins and ends with turning this loss around for both Oscar and Cody.
Original story and back links found here:
www.vancourier.com/news/after-his-dog-suffocates-in-chip-bag-devastated-owner-urges-vigilance-1.23412450
https://www.youtube.com/c/MakingTracksDogHikingAllDogsWelcome
Article #1 Dogs & Safety
I began by gathering all the snack, chip or cereal bags etc., then empty them into size appropriate food storage containers.
Next, cut straight across the bag removing the bottom.
Finally, tear the bag straight up the center seam. The bag no longer poses any harm or risk to your family pet.
Repeat the process with rest of the bags gathered with this grocery purchase that are ready to be transferred into the food storage containers..
