Calls for Urgent Ban on Pet Flea Treatments Due to Environmental Risks
Environmental groups are calling for an urgent ban on over-the-counter pet flea treatments, citing a new report that warns the chemicals they contain are causing widespread damage to nature and rivers, harming wildlife and polluting waterways.
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Calls to ban ‘toxic’ pet flea treatments that harm UK wildlife and environment
Over-the-counter treatments for cats and dogs contain chemicals that are banned in pesticides and pollute waterways Over-the-counter flea treatment for cats and dogs should be banned as millions of hazardous chemicals are unnecessarily applied to UK pets each year, a parliamentary report has concluded. Cats and dogs are widely treated with topical, or “spot on”, treatments that include insecticides to prevent fleas. Vets often recommend regular treatments as a preventive measure, even when th...
By Pippa Neill Environment reporter
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A new report warned the treatments are potentially causing widespread damage to nature and rivers
By Emily Beament
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