--- description: Worried about your dog? Here are the warning signs title: What Dog Owners Need to Know About China’s Pet Jerky Treats image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt65362b98e61268d8/69869070361760cdbf90c1eb/petco_1280.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Companies](/tag/companies/) ## Companies Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # What Dog Owners Need to Know About China's Pet Jerky Treats  by [Diane Tsai](/author/diane-tsai/)  ## Diane Tsai Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 21, 2014 10:24 PM CUT  Giving her dog a treat Giving her dog a treatElizabeth W. Kearley—flickr Editorial/Getty Images  by [Diane Tsai](/author/diane-tsai/)  ## Diane Tsai Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 21, 2014 10:24 PM CUT With more than 1,000 canine deaths reported in connection with Chinese jerky treats and [Petco’s decision](http://time.com/107311/petco-china-jerky-dog/ "undefined") to withdraw all pet treats made in China from shelves by the end of 2014, pet owners may have reason to worry — especially if they’ve been feeding their dogs or cats imported foods. TIME’s Bryan Walsh explains which symptoms pet owners should watch out for and why pet food regulations may be difficult to improve. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/108338/what-dog-owners-need-to-know-about-chinas-pet-jerky-treats/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/108338/what-dog-owners-need-to-know-about-chinas-pet-jerky-treats/"},"headline":"What Dog Owners Need to Know About China's Pet Jerky Treats","datePublished":"2014-05-21T22:24:48.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T07:59:02.042Z","description":"Worried about your dog? Here are the warning signs","url":"https://time.com/108338/what-dog-owners-need-to-know-about-chinas-pet-jerky-treats/","keywords":["Companies","Death","Dogs","Pets","cats","China","Recall","illness"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt65362b98e61268d8/69869070361760cdbf90c1eb/petco_1280.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Diane Tsai","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/diane-tsai/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt65362b98e61268d8/69869070361760cdbf90c1eb/petco_1280.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Walking the Dog","caption":"Walking the Dog","creditText":"Elizabeth W. Kearley—flickr Editorial/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/companies/","name":"Companies"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/108338/what-dog-owners-need-to-know-about-chinas-pet-jerky-treats/","name":"What Dog Owners Need to Know About China's Pet Jerky Treats"}}]}] ```