Matt HodgkinsonMar 2, 2025

"One flea treatment of a medium-sized dog contains enough pesticide to kill 60 million bees."

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/feb/23/flea-treatments-cats-dogs-environmental-hazard

#Insecticides #FleaTreatment #FleaTreatments #PetOwnersAdvice #Environment #VeterinaryDrugs #CatsOfMastodon #MastoDogs #Fipronil #Imidacloprid #BirdConservation #Permethrin #EnvironmentalContamination #PetsOfMastodon

Flea treatments are turning our pets into an environmental hazard – there has to be a better way

Startling evidence of the dangers to birds and rivers from over-the-counter drugs should be a wake-up call for owners to press for alternatives, says writer Sophie Pavelle

The Guardian
JohnnyOct 16, 2020
Me at 3 a.m. trying to craft a shitpost about an upset cat wanting fleas to have equal treatment under the law
#FleaTreatment