20/07/2026
Bunnings Pet treat WARNING ⚠️ (not my story)
*EDITED Bunnings have reached out and advised they’re removing this product nationwide and investigating. Here’s hoping it’s a start in the right direction. I want to add that the staff I engaged with were all very concerned and it’s a positive step forward - thank you*
Friends please help - and everyone who owns a dog please read ❤️ I’ve tagged a few friends to help spread the word.
This product Trusty 1 Piece Pork Bone Dog Treat from Bunnings is dangerous.
Within 24 hours of our Flash having this treat he began vomitting, became lethargic, was in pain and stopped eating and drinking. On Thursday night he underwent emergency surgery to remove bone splinters from his small intestine. Flash isnt out of the woods yet with extensive damage to his small intestine - we are waiting for him to eat and drink and recover 💔
After purchasing this and taking Flash to the vet we looked at reviews of this product on the Bunnings website and there are several dog owners, as recent as two weeks ago, warning people of the damage this product has caused their beloved pets! Bunnings has responded to us via email promptly and will be looking into this matter, but they have declined our review to be live on their website to warn others (pic in comments).
We’ve asked Bunnings to immediately remove this product from their shelves and there has been no response from head office. On Friday I went and filled a trolley with the bones I found on the shelves and thankfully the New Lynn Bunnings staff agreed to remove it to stop owners unknowingly purchasing these (otherwise I was going to buy them and bin them).
The manufacturer from Australia has not responded to our complaint and warning.
What YOU can help me with 🙏🏻
❤️Please share my post to all dog owners and animal shelters warning of this product.
❤️If you want to go a step further, please head to your local Bunnings and take them off the shelf and take them to customer service counter and politely ask them to remove them until their process of the complaint is complete.
❤️ If you can advocate further, advise your pet insurance company of this product and the animals injured, as there may be multiple claims on a faulty and dangerous product. Unfortunately we don’t have pet insurance so we’ve had over $5000 of vet bills for a $5 treat we thought was safe for our furry friends.
❤️❤️And even further - if you can put me in touch with anyone from the media to share our story so we can spread the word and have this product removed immediately from Bunnings shelves Nationwide.
There are a MINIMUM of 8 other dogs in a similar position to Flash with intestinal blockages, bowel surgeries, vomiting and gut damage. Stop selling this product.
Check the reviews of the product out on Bunnings in the link in the comments - because it makes me wonder why nothing has been done sooner.
X Kat, Rodney, Flash and whanau X