OTC Flea & Tick questioned by The Center for Public Integrity

A very informative article regarding the horrors of over-the-counter pet flea and tick remover, such as Hartz Mountain Flea & Tick Spray and Sergeant's Flea & Tick remover, has been published on the website of The Center for Public Integrity.


Pets and Pesticides: Let’s Be Careful Out There
Are Over-the-Counter Flea-and-Tick Treatments Really Safe for Dogs and Cats?
By M.B. Pell, Jillian Olsen | December 16, 2008


"Last June Diane Bromenschenkel applied a flea-and-tick product to her English pointer, Wings, so the dog wouldn’t get ticks while hunting pheasant in the tall grasslands of western Idaho. Wings, a healthy five-year-old with a sleek white coat and a chocolate brown mask, enjoyed long walks in the woods, bacon treats, and burying things in the yard. But three months after the pesticide was applied, the animal was dead.

It was just hours following the use of the product that Bromenschenkel knew something was wrong. She noticed her dog walking around in a daze. Wings was unresponsive. On the advice of her veterinarian, Bromenschenkel tried to wash off the treatment —Bio Spot Spot On Flea and Tick Control for Dogs — but the next day Wings was still suffering."

I wish the companies that produce this pet killing poison nothing but the worst in 2009. I pray the executives from these companies at some point feel the anguish of losing their best friend or having a loved one ripped away, poisoned in front of their terrified eyes.

Read the article in it's entirety HERE.