DOG TOY RECALL - PIMPLE BALL

The following article was submitted by several Phoenix Dog Park Owners regarding a recall by Four Paws, a distributor of toys for dogs.

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Item: Pimple Ball with Bell
Four Paws Home Page:
http://www.fourpaws.com

More information on the recall:
http://snopes.com/critters/crusader/pimpleball.asp


Announcement from Four Paw regarding the recall:

Four Paws ® Rough & Rugged ® Pimple Ball with Bell

Four Paws is deeply concerned about reports of injuries suffered by some dogs as a
result of a manufacturing defect in some of its Pimple Ball with Bell toys. We have
stopped shipping the toys to our distributors and asked them to have retailers remove the toys from their shelves immediately and return them at Four Paws expense.

In addition, we have halted shipments of the toys from the manufacturer and we are
sending Executive Vice President Barry Askin to personally inspect the manufacturer's facility in order to make sure that the defect has been corrected.

Four Paws is also changing the packaging of its Pimple Balls with Bells to make it
easier to inspect them for potential defects and we are individually inspecting every
one of the toys in inventory in order to identify any that may be defective.

Consumers who have purchased one of the toys identified by the UPC listed below,
should immediately take the toy away from their pet. You may return the Pimple Ball
with Bell for replacement to the address listed below.

Should you have any questions, please feel free to call us at 1 - 800 -835 -0909.

[For list of UPCs plus the address for product returns, click here:

Last updated: 27 August 2008