Dog food in Texas contaminated with euthanasia drug, forcing recall – Beaumont Enterprise

By Fernando Ramirez, Chron.com / Houston Chronicle

It's the last thing people would want to feed their dog.

Pentobarbital, a drug used to euthanize both humans and animals, was found in a Texas retailer's supply of canned dog food.

The supplier,Party Animal Dog Food,recently announced a recall of two products that tested positive for theeuthanasia drug.

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"The safety of pets is and always will be our first priority," Party Animal, Inc. said in a recall announcement. "We sincerely regret the reports of the discomfort experienced by the pet who consumed this food."

The two products being recalled are 12 ounce cans of "Cocolicious", with the flavors beef/turkey and chicken/beef.

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Dog food in Texas contaminated with euthanasia drug, forcing recall

The dog food company believes the tainted product was manufactured in 2015 and has issued a nationwide recall from distributors and retailers.

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"Party Animal wishes to emphasize that we have submitted many recent lots of our beef flavors for testing and all have tested negative for any pentobarbital," continued the company's statement."We have also had extensive discussions with our manufacturer regarding the potential cause of the reported contamination of the 2015 lots, and we will continue with such discussions even as we await testing results for the 2015 lots. In order to ensure adherence to our commitment to the safety of pets, we are also actively re-examining our manufacturing processes."

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