From our friends at GreenPaws.org:
Green Paws and the Natural Resources Defense Council are prompting consumers to appeal directly to the Presidents and CEOs of big box retailers like PETCO and PetSmart to remove flea and tick collars containing the harmful chemicals tetrachlorvinphos and propoxur. This attempt to directly contact retailers is designed to add [...]

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I’m pleased to announce the launch of the new HartzVictims.org online store! Over the years, I’ve strived to allow consumers and victims to have a voice and share their stories with the rest of the community about how their four-legged family members have been affected by over-the-counter flea & tick products. Now I’m [...]

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My wife found this flea remedy on the web yesterday afternoon:

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I love fried chicken (I’m a born and bred Texan).  I grew up eating fried chicken from the Hartz restaurant at the corner of HWY 36 and I-10 in Sealy, TX.  My absolute favorite fried chicken is from that store in lazy Sealy.
I also love when I Google “hartz“.  HartzVictims.org is the #2 result.  Dani’s [...]

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Please read the full article here: http://www.publicintegrity.org/blog/entry/1400/
Earlier this month, the Center received a five-page “open letter” from Hartz Mountain Corporation alleging that our 12/16/08 story, Pets and Pesticides: Let’s Be Careful Out There, contained inaccurate and misleading information about spot on flea and tick treatments for pets.
Marta Draper, vice president of research and development for [...]

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This is a story that I’m re-publishing, which was featured on WSJ.com today:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124329165300152331.html
Not long after Jennifer Croezen applied flea and tick drops to the back of her Chihuahau, Saki, earlier this month, the dog’s back began to turn red.
The next day, Saki seemed tired and lost her appetite. Ms. Croezen, a 26-year-old medical assistant, took [...]

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Lawsuit Seeks to Protect Consumers from Toxic Pet Products
New NRDC Analysis Reveals Flea Collars Create Toxic Chemical Residues on Pet Fur that Threaten Human Health

SAN FRANCISCO (April 23, 2009) – [...]

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Here is a link to Keven’s website with the hosted video. You can read the English-translated version here.

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