[Mr. 16 gauge]

While there is the issue about leaving the bag where the dog can get it, I believe it is completely foreseeable that dogs will get into dog food bags and the company should have known better.

Getting into the food bags, sure......eating them is another thing altogether! I used to work for a veterinarian and have seen dogs eat all manner of crap and had it pass through without incident, including things that should have caused a great deal of damage (fish hooks, safety pins, nails, straight pins, needles, ect). I have also seen dogs eat things that should have passed through and didn't, such as throw rugs and sponges. I suspect that there is something more to this than just eating the strings from the bag.

Kind of like the requirement for warning labels on lawnmowers that tell people to keep their hands and feet away from the bottom of the mover and that serious bodily injury can result if they fail to do so.

Ah, yes.....we pay because stupid people are STUPID!!! Another item that the tea parties should address! You can bet if there is a warning label on something telling you not to do a specific thing (such as drying off your pet in the micro wave), it's there because some STUPID moron did exactly that! Sorry, but it drives me nuts.....

Sorry to hear of the loss of the pup..........