ALVA Woodpeckers build home in Alva woman’s house You may have heard of squatters, but this woman is dealing with squawkers. Who needs a rooster to wake up when you have woodpeckers?
FORT MYERS Man claims he was trapped in a high-rise for 5 days A 77-year-old man wants justice after he claims he spent days trapped on the 24th floor of a high-rise apartment building.
PUNTA GORDA Charlotte Correctional prisoner arrested for death of another inmate State Attorney Amira Fox convened a grand jury, which decided to move forward with a case against a Charlotte Correctional inmate.
SANIBEL Construction near Dairy Queen eagle nest on Sanibel raises concerns While many eagle nests may be a bit difficult to see, one nest has always been a favorite for Sanibel residents and tourists.
The environmental effects of artificial sweeteners Experts are studying how the foods we eat affect the environment, especially after we flush our waste down the toilet.
Victim reacts to man exposing himself to her Ring camera You get a notification on your phone from your ring camera app that someone is at the door, only to find out it is someone exposing themselves. It’s the last thing victim Maria Kivi wanted or expected to see last week.
LEE COUNTY The art of capturing your eye and drawing you in How do you capture young, hip, trendy, fun, movers and shakers, all in a pose? We take you behind the scenes of a Gulfshore Life cover shoot.
FORT MYERS The lives of two SJC Boxers changed in the ring Two SJC Boxers, Mario Nunez and Arbon Kurtishi, help each other in the ring as each of them had their lives changed because of boxing.
FORT MYERS Chlamydia cases rising sharply in Lee County If you think about a crowded space- something with more than 250 people- if it’s in Lee county, statistically one person has chlamydia.
SANIBEL Sanibel resort day passes hope to get more business on the island A pass will allow vacationers to hang out at a Sanibel beach club for a day in hopes of drumming up some business.
Voting equipment tested ahead of Lee County elections Voting equipment is being tested in Lee County. This is to ensure all ballots are printed and counted correctly for the upcoming election.
Collier County teen assaulted after leaving party The teen has been charged and the sheriff’s office said they’re aware that many believe felony charges are in order, but under Florida law, there are very specific criteria that must be met for felony charges to be filed.
WINK weather team watching tropical wave over Atlantic Ocean The Weather Authority is watching a tropical disturbance over the Central Atlantic Ocean.
CAPE CORAL Cape Coral drug bust leads investigators to fake fentanyl, cash and guns Cape Coral man arrest on drug charges. Investigators said they found, guns, drugs, and more than $32,000 in Richard Riley’s home.
NAPLES Naples youth flag football team to compete in Ohio tournament This weekend, the Naples Lunatics Green will compete in the Superhero Sports tournament in Canton, Ohio.
ALVA Woodpeckers build home in Alva woman’s house You may have heard of squatters, but this woman is dealing with squawkers. Who needs a rooster to wake up when you have woodpeckers?
FORT MYERS Man claims he was trapped in a high-rise for 5 days A 77-year-old man wants justice after he claims he spent days trapped on the 24th floor of a high-rise apartment building.
PUNTA GORDA Charlotte Correctional prisoner arrested for death of another inmate State Attorney Amira Fox convened a grand jury, which decided to move forward with a case against a Charlotte Correctional inmate.
SANIBEL Construction near Dairy Queen eagle nest on Sanibel raises concerns While many eagle nests may be a bit difficult to see, one nest has always been a favorite for Sanibel residents and tourists.
The environmental effects of artificial sweeteners Experts are studying how the foods we eat affect the environment, especially after we flush our waste down the toilet.
Victim reacts to man exposing himself to her Ring camera You get a notification on your phone from your ring camera app that someone is at the door, only to find out it is someone exposing themselves. It’s the last thing victim Maria Kivi wanted or expected to see last week.
LEE COUNTY The art of capturing your eye and drawing you in How do you capture young, hip, trendy, fun, movers and shakers, all in a pose? We take you behind the scenes of a Gulfshore Life cover shoot.
FORT MYERS The lives of two SJC Boxers changed in the ring Two SJC Boxers, Mario Nunez and Arbon Kurtishi, help each other in the ring as each of them had their lives changed because of boxing.
FORT MYERS Chlamydia cases rising sharply in Lee County If you think about a crowded space- something with more than 250 people- if it’s in Lee county, statistically one person has chlamydia.
SANIBEL Sanibel resort day passes hope to get more business on the island A pass will allow vacationers to hang out at a Sanibel beach club for a day in hopes of drumming up some business.
Voting equipment tested ahead of Lee County elections Voting equipment is being tested in Lee County. This is to ensure all ballots are printed and counted correctly for the upcoming election.
Collier County teen assaulted after leaving party The teen has been charged and the sheriff’s office said they’re aware that many believe felony charges are in order, but under Florida law, there are very specific criteria that must be met for felony charges to be filed.
WINK weather team watching tropical wave over Atlantic Ocean The Weather Authority is watching a tropical disturbance over the Central Atlantic Ocean.
CAPE CORAL Cape Coral drug bust leads investigators to fake fentanyl, cash and guns Cape Coral man arrest on drug charges. Investigators said they found, guns, drugs, and more than $32,000 in Richard Riley’s home.
NAPLES Naples youth flag football team to compete in Ohio tournament This weekend, the Naples Lunatics Green will compete in the Superhero Sports tournament in Canton, Ohio.
LEE COUNTY, Fla. – A WINK News Call for Action investigation found a local company sold expired pet supplements. The company, known as Flexcin, makes and sells supplements for humans and pets to aid in joint pain. After receiving a tip the company was selling and giving out expired pet supplements, Call for Action investigators ordered the two products in question. One was a product called ‘FlexPet on the go,’ which is for dogs and cats. The other product was ‘FlexEquine,’ which is for horses. When Call for Action investigators received the products, they peeled back the labels on the containers and found past-due expiration dates on the products. The FlexPet product had a small label that was covering a stamped expiration date which read ‘2/14.’ The FlexEquine product had a large label that covered half the bucket and the date ’12/14.’ Our investigators contacted a Cape Coral dog grooming business, which carried FlexPet to see if they had any of the expired product. The business, Dog Days Delight, checked a bin of samples they had from Flexcin and found all the samples were expired. “Did you have any idea that those samples had expired,” as Call for Action Reporter Lindsey Sablan. “Not at all. Until you brought it to our attention. We get orders every month or every three weeks about. Because it’s in such high demand because the product does work well, when you rotate something that frequently off your shelf, it’s not something you think you have to be concerned about,” said Nicole Kane, the owner of Dog Days Delight. “If you’re going to spend that much money covering something up like this and possibly harm an animal or even person, you could just make new product. I don’t understand money before health.” WINK News went to the Flexcin warehouse in Cape Coral to speak with the owner, Tamer Elsafy. When investigators arrived, they approached the owner in the parking lot, but he refused to comment and instead slammed the door in the crew’s face. Later, Elsafy released a statement to WINK News which read in part, “After further investigation it was discovered that…a disgruntled employee, who was in charge of order processing, deliberately violated our company policies and orchestrated an unauthorized sale to you. The FlexEquine product which you received had been taken off the shelves in early 2015 and was temporarily discontinued by us. Additionally, the product had been removed from our website and our sales agents had been specifically instructed to no longer sell or take orders for the product. When product reaches an expiration date and is no longer available for sale it is labeled as “Expired Do Not Sell” in our warehouse and is donated to Animal and Rescue Shelters. We are continuing to investigate how you were able to place an order for the product.” Reporter Lindsey Sablan asked Elsafy how she was able to buy one of the products online if it had been taken off the website, but he was unable to explain how it happened. WINK News also asked why there were labels used to cover the expiration dates on the products if they were not supposed to be sold. Again, he did not have an answer. Meanwhile, the now ex-employee Elsafy claimed intentionally sold the expired products denied the allegations. After our investigation, Elsafy did assure WINK News the expired supplements would not be sold again. He also visited Dog Days Delight and restocked the store’s samples with up-to-date products, and he reimbursed WINK News for the expired products we were able to purchase. If you have this product or any other supplements at home that are expired, local veterinarian Dr. Eleanor Cooke recommends you throw them away just to be safe. Dr. Cooke said the supplements should not harm your animals, but you do not know if the product is as effective if it’s expired.