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Beloved dog suffocates in snack bag - Catherine - 06-27-2025
This is a heart breaking story and sadly not a new one. Twelve year old, Lexie, got her head stuck in a chip bag and suffocated.
When her owner came home, Lexie was not at the door to greet her. She was found with her head stuck in a chip bag, already dead.
https://www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nova-scotia/article/freak-accident-ns-dog-owner-shares-warning-after-dog-suffocates-in-chip-bag/
The way these bags are made, they seem to seal around a pets face and cut off all air intake. After that it takes very little time for the pets to die.
There is a group called Prevent Pet Suffocation that is trying to make people aware of the dangers.
https://preventpetsuffocation.com/
Hopefully the word can get out about the dangers of snack bags.
If people knew the dangers they could take precautions. I cut a bag fully open before I throw it out.
I don't have a dog, but I would hate to hear that someone else's pet died because I was careless.
To know about the danger, at least gives people a chance to prevent tragedy.