Carol, you are right. Be careful too that if the front label says "Made from American Rawhide", or USA Rawhide, etc. Check the back of the pkg, the small print where it's MADE. Usually, it's Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina, etc. The process of soaking and twisting, etc, the actual "making" of the rawhide is the poisonous part, and it doesn't matter that the hides are from American Beef. I work in a well known PETsTORE(hint), and I'm constantly telling them to get rid of all this junk. They only have 1 brand that's made here!!! If I use rawhide, it's for younger pups to chew to strengthen ear muscles from chewing, but I read the label, and buy a HUGE bone that they can't chew any off of, then I take it away after awhile-watching them the entire time. ALWAYS read the back...made in.....part. Bonnie Dinsmore Von Adlerhof German Shepherds, PA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carol Weale" <dankagsd01@xxxxxxx> To: <fhenry1@xxxxxxxxxxx>; <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, January 14, 2005 8:26 PM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Toxic product > A few years ago I worked in Customer Service at a well known pet supply and > we were warned then that the only Rawhide to use, if you really have to use > it, is what is processed in the USA. I think it had something to do with > Formaldehyde. > > Carol Weale > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Fran Henry" <fhenry1@xxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Friday, January 14, 2005 5:25 PM > Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Toxic product > > > > The following post is being forwarded with permission from another > > list: > > Fw: News from Adopt a Golden > > > > PRODUCT WARNING: > > > > Sheryl and Alan Truesdale lost their beloved 7-year old female > > golden, Brandi, this past weekend. Before leaving the house on > > errands, they gave Brandi a rawhide. When they returned she was > > dead. It appears that the rawhide was toxic. They have asked that > > we pass the following information on to everyone we know with a pet. > > The rawhides were purchased at Target and were the Target Brand, 3Pet > > Essentials2 - white rawhide curls 32 oz. package SKU #9345691725 - a > > product of Brazil. > > > > > > Fran > > Denver > > > > > > > > > > ============================================================================ > > POST is Copyrighted 2004. All material remains the property of the > > original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or > > FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the > > original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. > > > > ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY > > MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS > > PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY > > FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL > > BE PROSECUTED. > > > > For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://www.showgsd.org > > ============================================================================ > > > > > ============================================================================ > POST is Copyrighted 2004. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. > > ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. > > For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://www.showgsd.org > ============================================================================ > ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2004. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================