ms. sophranic continues to write, "i saw a local family on the news holding up a bag of wagon train chicken jerky treats. their dog had eaten them and died of renal failure few weeks later. their little puppy was fed leftovers and became ill right away. as soon as th they stopped the treats, the dog recovered. it was the same exact treats my dog had eaten. unquote. 62 million households in this country have a pet. americans raise 83 million dogs, 96 million cats whom, as the case of my dog and my wife and i franklin -- our dog franklin and beehive and i treat our pets in many ways like members of the family. that's why it's alarming that since 2007, the f.d.a. has been aware of the death and illnesses of thousands of pelts pelt petst we still don't know what's causing it. last month the f.d.a. said the reports of ill nighs increased to 5,600 pets, including 1,000 dog deaths, and now three hugh man illnesses. when we go to a pet story and go to a grocery store and by pet food, we shouldn't have to worry that that pet food could actually endanger that dog, that cat's health. while no cause ha