Quality Weenie

They Found Lead In What?

Surprise, Surprise. Guess what else the chinese are putting lead into?

Since they didn't kill more pets by tampering with the food, they are now putting lead into dog toys.

I keep saying, the chinese are only in it to make a buck. They don't really care who they harm in the process.

Expertox, a Texas lab, has found elevated levels of lead, chromium, and cadmium in two Chinese-made pet toys sold at Wal-Mart. But two veterinarians said the levels found by the lab are not a health risk to cats and dogs.

The lab was hired by ConsumerAffairs.com to test two dog toys and two
cat toys for heavy metals and other toxins.

A dog chew toy, a green monster, tested positive for what the lab
categorizes as high levels of lead and chromium. The lab detected lead
levels of 907.4 micrograms per kilogram (almost one part per million).
Chromium was found at levels of 334.9 micrograms per kilogram. Levels of
cadmium, arsenic and mercury were also found in the green monster toy.

The lab said with that kind of concentration, if a dog puts the toy in
his mouth and chews or licks it, he is being exposed to a good amount
of lead and runs the risk of metal toxicity that may shorten his life.

Expertox said a cloth catnip toy also tested positive for a
“tremendous amount” of the toxic metal cadmium. The levels of cadmium found
were 236 micrograms per kilogram.

So if you have any dog or cat toys from Walmart you better not only take them back but have your pet tested.