DEADLY POISONS FOUND IN PETCARE PRODUCTS

I recently stumbled upon an older article dated circa 2002. It was quite alarming to learn how the EPA deals with certain situations.

After several thousand complaints, the EPA struck a deal with Hartz Mountain Co. regarding two of their feline products- Hartz Advanced Care Brand Flea and Tick Drops Plus and Tick Drops Plus for Cats and Kittens. It was discovered that the primary active ingredient, phenothrin, was causing acute adverse symptoms in cats and kittens. The product entered the animals via fur licking. Children petting these animals then putting their fingers in their mouths we're also contaminated. Some of the lovely symptoms reported were sneezing, headaches, nausea, tremors, convulsions, facial swelling, and hyper-excitability. Some cats suffered through severe dermatitis and death.

While all of this is horrible, the real travesty in my opinion, was that with all this in mind, the EPA simply required Hartz to stop further shipments. They allowed the products to remain on store shelves, exposing hundreds or more cats and children to this danger! Whats more, Hartz was allowed to sell the exact same products, they just had to repackage it with some additional warnings printed on the box.

I truly believe the EPA does a wonderful service for us and I don't enjoy bashing them. However, this is an example of how it is really our responsibility to research to the best of our ability the safety of the products we use. At Equine Green, we take that responsibility upon ourselves to deliver products that not only perform like no other, but are safe as well. GREEN FOR ALL !!!