James from BioSpotVictims.org sent this press release over to me this morning (thanks, as always, James). While unedited, the original release can be read here. NEWARK, N.J., Dec. 8, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — Yet another class action was filed this week in federal court in Newark, New Jersey, in the District of New Jersey, [...]

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I always get the email or phone call asking, “Why won’t anyone put a stop to Hartz? Why isn’t there a lawsuit?” Invariably we all think, “If this kind of poisoning were happening to humans, the FDA and media would be all over this and the problem would cease to exist.” The sad truth is [...]

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This story came in via email from Valerie: About 8 months ago I put Hartz ultra flea and tick drops on my beautiful 1 year old cat November, thinking I was helping protect her from fleas. Worst mistake I ever made!! Instantly I knew something was very wrong, as soon as it touched her skin [...]

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Hello, My name is Carl Monday.  I am the investigative reporter for the CBS affiliate in Cleveland, Ohio.  We are looking for pet owners in the Cleveland area who have witnessed their pets becoming ill, or die from the Hartz Flea Powder or other product. If you have a story to share, and you live [...]

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Dear Victims, Please take a moment to visit the OFFICIAL HartzVictims.org Facebook page below. And also, please make sure to click on “Like” http://www.facebook.com/pages/HartzVictimsorg/193218094069224. I am currently working on building a Facebook app and deeper Facebook integration with the site. I’m doing the best I can to continue on in this long, gruesome battle and [...]

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The EPA is asking for public input and taking comments concerning the use of propoxur in pet products. NRDC Scientist Miriam Rotkin-Ellman recently wrote a great piece about this update which you can see here. Included in her blog are instructions for how to post comments to the EPA. The NRDC also has put up [...]

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From our friend James over at BioSpotVictims.org: The NRDC has submitted another petition to the EPA to ban toxic flea collars and the EPA wants to hear what the public has to say about it. Here’s an article from the NRDC regarding it: http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/mrotkinellman/epa_needs_to_hear_from_you_get.html Comments must be submitted to the EPA by July 15, 2011. [...]

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A very big thanks to James from BiospotVictims.org for sending this over. Below is an aggregate incident summary report for pet spot-on products, which includes the number and severity of incidents that were submitted to the EPA by the product manufacturers in 2010: Click HERE to download the Incident Summary. The Exposure Type/Severity Category Codes [...]

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This story came in via email from Jaclynn: “I gave both my cats Hartz Flea Control stuff before bedtime (which I purchased at Walmart). I noticed something was up at about 4:00 am when one of my cats Tigger, wasn’t sleeping in the bed with me. After looking around for him I finally found him [...]

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An email came in tonight from Kathy: I had a stray cat around and since I did not know if anyone was treating him for fleas, I put the pink Hartz flea collar on him. I am sending a picture of what it did to his neck. All the hair fell out and it left [...]

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This video was provided by our friend Kathleen. Please pass this along and warn everyone you know of the dangers of Hartz flea and tick medications!

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This in via an email from Jonathan: Do not use this product. I have listed all the information I can find below. Our vet gave our kitten one treatment and she it is now dead. The Kitten was 12 weeks old and weighed approximately 2.5 lbs. The kitten was administered the treatment during a routine [...]

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