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KONG Rope Pet Lead Withdrawal Overview:
- Who: Pets At Home has withdrawn three KONG dog leads.
- Why: A young dog wearing the lead broke loose and died after being hit by a van.
- Where: The KONG dog leads were withdrawn from Pets At Home stores across the UK.
Pets At Home has withdrawn three KONG rope dog leads after a puppy wearing one of the leads broke loose and was killed by a van.
The Mirror reports a couple whose 1-year-old Beagle-Harrier named Archie was killed by a passing van notified Pets at Home about the death. The couple say Archie was wearing a harness clipped to a KONG lead when the lead suddenly snapped open and let Archie loose. Once free from the lead, Archie reportedly stepped in front of a passing van and was killed.
Joanne McPoland and Ed Hughes of Belfast say they purchased the KONG dog lead for Archie just 48 hours earlier. They trusted the KONG brand to keep their young dog safe as they continued to train him.
Within hours of the couple’s contact, Pets At Home reportedly withdrew every KONG rope dog lead from all of its stores pending an investigation into the lead.
KONG Rope Dog Lead Should Be Recalled, Archie’s Owners Say
McPoland and Hughes are calling for Mission Pets, the U.S. manufacturer of the leads, to announce a recall of the KONG dog leads. In the meantime, they have urged consumers to check their own products. Their KONG rope lead has a carabiner clip, which the couple say opened during a walk the day before Archie’s death.
During that incident, they were able to safely reattach the lead. They say they checked the carabiner clip before walking Archie the next day and determined that it was working as intended. Unfortunately, the clip clicked open again, and Archie walked out in front of the van before he could be corralled.
“Our hearts are broken,” the couple say.
The couple launched an #Action4Archie drive, which BelfastLive says led to a Europe-wide withdrawal of three KONG dog leads.
“We’re just devastated and angry, and we want to warn other dog families not to assume as we did, that a trusted brand bought in good faith from a trusted shop cannot fail just when you need it most,” the couple said.
The couple say that Mission Pets wants to test the KONG lead to find out what happened and to ensure that the same issue does not happen again.
Pet owners in the UK should also be aware of a Dogs Choice recall that affects certain frozen dog foods that were found to contain salmonella.
Did you purchase a KONG rope dog lead with a carabiner clip? Do you think the product should be recalled? Tell us about it in the comments below.
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One thought on Pets At Home Withdraws KONG Dog Leads Following Puppy’s Tragic Death
Kong leash at clasp defective. My dog ran out into street and got killed by car. I bought it in April 2022. While it was taken off of shelves in UK, not in USA and they still won’t as pets are just property and Petsmart profits over pets!!!!