[ SHOWGSD-L ] Pet deaths prompt tougher rules for flea, tick items
- From: Stormy Hope <Stormy435@xxxxxxx>
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- Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2011 10:21:01 -0700
> Pet deaths prompt tougher rules for flea, tick items
>
> Wed Apr 13, 2011 6:06 am (PDT)
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> http://www.lenconnect.com/blogs/reppucci/x1076645658/The-Ruff-Report-Dogs-and-Health
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> http://tinyurl.com/5wqn9c7
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> The dog blog
> Massachusetts reporter Joe Reppucci's news and resources for those who
> love pets
>
> The Ruff Report: Dogs and Health
> Posted Apr 12, 2011 @ 06:43 PM
> Last update Apr 12, 2011 @ 11:17 PM
> By Joseph A. Reppucci
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> Pet deaths prompt tougher rules for flea, tick items
>
> More dogs and cats are becoming ill - and in some cases even dying -
> from flea and tick control products, prompting the U.S. Environmental
> Protection Agency to place tougher restrictions on the insecticide
> treatments commonly used on pets and to require revisions to
> labeling to
> help pet owners use the products properly.
>
> Spot-on pesticide products, generally sold in tubes or vials and
> applied
> in between a pet's shoulders or in a stripe along the back, have been
> the focus of "high-priority" monitoring by the EPA after some pets
> developed skin irritations, had seizures or have died.
>
> Steve Owens, assistant administrator of EPA?s Office of Prevention,
> Pesticides and Toxic Substances, says the agency is committed to
> better
> protecting the health and safety of pets and families. ?New
> restrictions
> will be placed on these products, and pet owners need to carefully
> read
> and follow all labeling before exposing your pet to a pesticide,? he
> states in a media release.
>
> Better labeling is particularly important because some incidents of
> illness and death have been linked to misuse such as a dog product
> being
> applied to a cat or a dosage meant for a large dog being applied to a
> smaller dog, according to the EPA.
>
> Most people use the products with no harm to their pets, the EPA said,
> but the an analysis determined that smaller dogs tend to be
> disproportionately affected by some products and that the exposure of
> cats to some dog products is a concern...
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