The importer of a Chinese-made chicken dog treat has voluntarily recalled the product, after reports of kidney damaging illnesses in dogs around Australia.

Yet another example of poor manufacturing standards in China impacting pets worldwide. How much longer do we have to put up with this? Unintentionally poisoning your pets for the sake of a few dollars in the pockets of the pet food companies.

Researchers from the University of Sydney earlier connected a kidney damaging syndrome in dogs to the chicken snacks.

Dr Linda Fleaman says there are a lot of cases around Australia of the normally rare acquired Fanconi syndrome.

“The one thing that is common with all of the cases, is that the dogs have among other things, eaten a certain chicken treat that has been sourced in China,” he said.

“Although we have no idea what the cause of this problem is, we are concerned there’s a link between the feeding of the treat and the emergence of this clinical syndrome.”

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