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Risks of Chew Toys – Article

June 15th, 2009 Comments off

A comprehensive article at whole-dog journal.com on the risks and dangers associated with various chew toys. While rawhide chews seem to have the most universal approval, there are risks with them as well.

From the article:

“The freshness factor alone is a good reason to try to buy American-made rawhide chews for your dog. But it’s also true that it’s less likely that illegal or toxic chemicals are used in the products’ manufacturing if the products are made in the United States. Lead, arsenic, mercury, chromium salts, formaldehyde, and other toxic chemicals have been detected in low-quality hides.”

You can read the entire article here