Hi all

A number of dogs have been killed, maimed or severely injured while playing with Four Paws brand dog toys, "Pimple Ball with Bell" and "Teaser Ball with Bell".
A link to the full story is below (Warning: the video it contains is very distressing):

The Chai Story

These balls come in several different colours (including multicoloured) so if you have any round toy with a bell inside, it's probably best to bin it immediately.

I didn't watch the video, I didn't want to see anything upsetting. Thanks for the info though. I can't let my dogs have anything like that anyway because they manage to devour just about everything.

[lil mutt]

that's sad... thanks for sharing this with us...

[rayter]

Argh. That's a very unfortunate accident.

Thank You for letting us all know about this!

Hi Everyone,

Four paws have issued the following warning on their website:
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.

pimple ball recall

regards,
fforster01

After reading the original post and then reading the Blog I immediately removed the Four Paws Pimple toys in question from fun4pets.com, our official website. Thank you for keeping us in the know about situations such as these.

[DoggieDude]

I used to carry their products on my website but then after hearing about this and other things I stopped, it is really unfortunate that simple toys can harm dogs.

[DoggieVogue]

That is such a sad story. I'm glad the products are off the shelves. Thank you for your information!

[Lara's mom]

So awfully sad...