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Pup Ice productinfoVerified2023-06-16
Pup Ice line distributed in US by Ethical Pet under its own UPCs (since June 2023)
Rocket Lollies (items 7241/7244/7247, UPC prefix 077234), Fruity Lollies, Choccy Lollies, Waffle Cones. Sold via Chewy, Walmart, Petco, Amazon, Hollywood Feed, Tractor Supply/Petsense and independents. Ethical's product pages carry no ingredients, origin or warnings. Pet Business (Sept 2023) reported Ethical as the exclusive North American importer of 'Imaginellis' (Pup Ice) treats; Ethical announced the tie-up 2023-06-19.
Sources (7)
- Ethical Pet — Pup Ice landing pagecompany siteVerified
- Ethical Pet — Rocket Lollies Strawberry & Banana (item 7247)company site2023-06-16Verified
- Ethical Pet — Rocket Lollies Strawberry & Blueberry (item 7241)company site2023-06-16Verified
- Hollywood Feed — Pup Ice Rocket Lollies Banana & Chocolate (still listed 2026-09-24)retailerVerified
- Ethical Pet — 'Ethical and Imaginellis Team Up' (image-only release)company site2023-06-19Verified
- Pet Business Sept 2023 — exclusive North American importertrade press2023-09Snippet
- Amazon — SPOT Pup Ice Fruity Lollies (B0CVB84QK3): 'Breed Recommendation: Small Size Dogs'retailerVerified
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- Formulation: pea/sweet-potato starch + vegetable glycerin, 16% moisture, shelf-stable 'solid chew'
- Marketed 'do not melt or drip', 'tongue will not stick', 'chew unaided', 'easy digestibility' — no warnings
- US pack (all 8 SKUs, ©2023): supervise; not under 6 months; 'appropriate size for breed and age'; front M/S badge only
- Vetsend UK review 2025-08-27 (verified): 'feel like plastic… after 3 hours the thing didn't melt'reported in
- Walmart review 2026-02-21 (verified): pit bull 'basically swallowed it whole… Beware'reported in
- Walmart review 2026-03-05 (verified): 'Dog owners beware' — swallowed whole, 'extremely hard… like a rawhide'reported in
- Chewy review 2026-06-08: Fruity Lolly lodged in roof of dog's mouthreported in
- Petco review (snippet): Choccy Lollies 'like hard plastic'; 'large hard chunks… worried about them choking'reported in
- Chewy review 2025-06-18: Rocket Lolly 'too hard'reported in
- Desertcart AU review 2024-10-02: hard plastic-like consistencyreported in
- 15–16 Jul 2026: an 'icy pop' at about 6 pm; at VEG Frisco by 4:34 AM with an esophageal foreign bodyconsumed
- Amazon review 2026-08-13: Fruity Lolly 'extremely tuff' — dog couldn't bite it, couldn't be cutreported in
- US pack: 'Made in Vietnam, exclusively for Pup Ice. Manufactured for Ethical Products, Inc.' — India listing says China
- Amazon review (snippet): 'Stick was intact… rest was a huge glob. Nothing had digested in those two days'reported in
- Vetsend UK review 2026-07-16: Apple lolly 'very hard, almost like plastic' — same day as Fergie's emergencyreported in
- Amazon 1-star share 6–14% across Pup Ice SKUs; Rocket Strawberry & Banana has 15% at 3★ or below