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Recall-Hartz Mt. Chicken Chews
January 25, 2013 The Hartz Mountain Corporation, following other withdrawals of imported chicken products, are taking their Hartz Chicken Chews and Hartz Oinkies Pig Skin Treats wrapped with Chicken off the market throughout the United States. Trace amounts of unapproved antibiotic residue were found in the products when samples were tested. Hartz says that there […]
Feather Plucking
All birds preen, grooming their feathers daily. The problem appears when a bird begins to pluck out feathers. It’s easy to detect as you’ll see bald spots or feather shafts on the bird’s body. There are a number of reasons why birds pluck out their feathers. Some wild birds use their feathers to line nests. […]


