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Pair Of “Mischievous Dogs” Get Rescued After Falling Through Ice

Two mischievous dogs who fell into the ice at Utah Park in Aurora, Colorado are lucky to be alive after being rescued by the Aurora Fire Rescue.

KDVR reports that the incident happened on Wednesday, December 11 when a bystander called 911 to report two small dogs who had fallen into the ice.

The ice that the dogs fell through was around 10-15 feet from the shore, KDVR also reveals.

Thankfully, Aurora Fire Rescue units are equipped and trained to perform ice rescues for anyone, whether it be humans or animals, that fall into the water or through the ice since the beginning of the year.

“AFR’s Engine 4 was first on-scene to perform the ice rescue, assisted by AFR’s Technical Rescue Team and multiple other AFR responders,” the Aurora Fire Rescue wrote in an Instagram post.

CBS News states that the dogs were able to pull themselves out of the water before the rescuers could reach them.

One dog even managed to ran away, and hasn’t been located by crews to help him. However, the second dog was able to receive care and the crews were able to restore its core body temperature.

After receiving necessary care, the second dog was turned over to Animal Control to help locate its owner and hopefully reunite them together.

“The city of Aurora has several bodies of water,” Aurora Fire Rescue said in a release. “These water areas can present safety hazards in cold weather if people or animals play in or around the ice.”

Furthermore, Aurora Fire Rescue reminded everyone to be cautious near water or ice. They wrote, “As temperatures begin to dip and Winter approaches, today’s incident serves as a reminder to use caution near ice and bodies of water this time of year.”

Along with this reminder were helpful Ice Safety Tips that the Fire Department shared.

One of the ice safety tips for pets read, “Never allow your pet to run out onto the ice and do not walk your pet near a frozen lake or pond without a leash. If your dog falls through the ice, do not attempt a rescue. Call for help.”

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Surfing Dog Gets Inducted Into Surfer’s Hall Of Fame In California

Sugar the Surfing Dog makes history by becoming the first dog to be inducted into the Surfer’s Hall of Fame in Huntington Beach, California on Thursday, December 05.

NBC Bay Area reports that Sugar’s paw prints were immortalized in concrete alongside hooman surfing legends.

Before making history, the 14-year-old surfing dog had a rough start in life. As a puppy, she was abandoned on the side of the road in Oakland, California.

But Sugar was destined to for greatness in life. In 2011, while on vacation, Huntington Beach surfer Ryan Rustan found the pooch, and took her in.

During this time, Rustan was working through his drug addiction recovery, which the pooch helped him through.

You could say that they saved each other’s life and were meant to meet in that fateful day in 2011.

Rustan even credits the pooch with providing comfort and motivation during his recovery.  

“Some of the most amazing moments of my life [were] with her,” he said in an interview earlier this year.  

Today, Sugar is a 5-time World Dog Surf Champion, 5-time HB Surf City Dog Champion, Purina Pro Plan Incredible Dog Challenge title, and a Surfers’ Hall of Fame Inductee.

In an Instagram post on Sugar’s official account, Rustan wrote, “This is something I never imagined in my wildest dreams. It was so beautiful.”

“A true legend who inspired us all with her big-wave bravery and shortboard skills. Congrats, Sugar—you’ve earned your spot in surf’s highest honor,” the Surf Dog Events wrote in an Instagram post.

Aside from surfing, Sugar is also a therapy dog and does surf therapy for a lot of kids, Rustan reveals.

“It’s not just about surfing against people but also putting smiles on the little kids’ faces and the athletes that are disabled. She gets to ride with them.”

The Surfers’ Hall of Fame induction ceremony, according to its website, “pays tribute to those individuals who have made an indelible mark on the sport, industry, and culture of surfing.”

By inducting Sugar the surfing dog, they are recognizing the impact that the pooch has made on the sport, and on people’s lives.

Lisa Scolman, organizer of the Surf City Surf Dog event, tells NBC Bay Area, “I always dreamed of having a dog in the Surfers’ Hall of Fame, and no duo is more deserving than Ryan and Sugar.”

“Because of her, we started a shredder division, and dogs from around the world came to surf. Everyone wanted to compete against Sugar and Ryan.”

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FDA Issues Warning Letter To Mid America Pet Food LLC Due To Salmonella In Their Dog Foods

On December 10, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released the warning letter they sent to Mid America Pet Food LLC on November 22 citing different concerns and violations that the company committed.

The warning letter contained information about the inspections conducted by the FDA in the company’s food manufacturing facility in Mount Pleasant, Texas in November 2023 and January 2024.

This comes after Mid America Pet Food LLC made different voluntary recalls in September and October, which they both expanded in November last year, when Salmonella was detected in certain lots of their Victor dog food.

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Aside from the inspection being made due to the voluntary recalls, the FDA also made the inspection as part of an investigation with the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) into a multi-state foodborne illness outbreak of Salmonella Kiambu.

The warning letter reveals, “A total of seven people from seven states were infected with the outbreak strain from January 14, 2023 to August 19, 2023, and one person was hospitalized.”

“Six of the affected people were children under one year of age,” the FDA adds.

The illnesses were linked to the dog food manufactured in Mid America Pet Food LLC’s facility in 2023 through a sample of Victor Super Premium Dog Food Classic Hi-Pro Plus (lot 1000016385; Best By 4/30/24), which the company recalled in September 2023.

Based on results, the FDA has deemed the product Victor Super Premium Dog Food Classic Hi-Pro Plus (lot 1000016385; Best By 4/30/24) as “adulterated”.

This means, “it bears or contains a poisonous or deleterious substance which may render it injurious to health,” the FDA explains.

Furthermore, the FDA conducted another inspection earlier this year, from January 23 to February 09 due to a consumer complaint.

During the inspection, the FDA found not one, not two, but three strains of Salmonella in the company’s manufacturing facility: Salmonella Rissen, Salmonella Minnesota, and Salmonella Mbandaka.

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In addition to this, the FDA investigators also found evidence of other significant violations of the Current Good Manufacturing Practice, Hazard Analysis, and Risk-Based Preventive Controls for Food for Animals requirements in Title 21, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 507 (21 CFR Part 507).

With these violations, the FDA said the company’s products are “adulterated in that they were prepared, packed, or held under insanitary conditions whereby they may have become contaminated with filth, or whereby they may have been rendered injurious to health.”

In the warning letter’s conclusion, the FDA wrote, “It is your responsibility to ensure that your firm complies with all requirements of federal law and FDA regulations.”

The FDA also reveals that if Mid America Pet Food LLC fails to properly address these concerns and violations, it may lead to legal action, “including, without limitation, seizure, and injunction.”

You can read the full warning letter here.