Why pet safe lawn fertilizer makes
sense?
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When pets munch on
chemically treated lawn grass, their health is a risk...READ MORE
Exposure
to herbicide treated lawns and gardens increases the risk of bladder
cancer by four to seven times in Scottish Terriers...READ MORE
Source:
Purdue University veterinary researchers published April 15, 2004
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Typically, pet owners, do
everything they can to provide their pets with a lifetime of
love, affection, nutrition and a healthy living environment.
Unfortunately, the health risks, associated with the use of
chemical lawn fertilizers, herbicides and fungicides, are sometimes
overlooked. Pets will munch on lawn grass and when
they munch on lawn grass, treated with chemicals, their health
is at risk.
Exposure to herbicide-treated lawns and gardens increases the
risk of bladder cancer by four to seven times in Scottish
Terriers, according to a study by Purdue University veterinary
researchers published in the April 15, 2004 issue of the
Journal of the American Veterinary Medicine Association (J
Am Vet Med Assoc 2004; 24:1290-1297). The study adds to
earlier research conducted by the National Institutes of Health
that found elevated rates of canine lymphoma in dogs exposed to
lawn pesticides (1991). (See
Beyond Pesticides factsheet) Meanwhile the American
Veterinary Medical Association issued a release, "Herbicide
Exposure May Increase Cancer Risk in Dogs," with the study
authors' recommendations that owners of Scottish Terriers
"should decrease their dogs' exposure to lawns or gardens
treated with common herbicides, particularly phenoxy herbicides
and possibly nonphenoxy herbicides" and "veterinarians should
perform routine (every six months) cytologic urine exams in
Scottish Terriers and other 'genetically high risk' breeds over
six years old..."
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In addition to
presenting health risks to pets, Chemical fertilizers, pesticides and herbicides
place our children and ourselves at risk. Children are
especially at risk to side effects from chemicals. Both the
Environmental Protection Agency and the National Academy of
Sciences have voiced concern about the dangers that pesticides
pose to children. A California law now gives you the right to be
notified before your child’s school uses a pesticide.
“Kids across the country carry a
mixture of dangerous chemicals in their bodies every day,” said Kristin Schafer,
program coordinator at Pesticide Action Network. “While the chemical industry
will say this is the cost of doing business, we say risking our kids’ health is
not acceptable, and it's high time to shift to nontoxic ways of controlling
pests...”
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SAN FRANCISCO (July 21,
2005)--Scientists at Pesticide Action Network North America analyzed pesticide
data in a study released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC), finding that more than 90% of those tested carried a mixture of
pesticides in their bodies. Many of these chemicals have been linked to health
effects such as cancer, birth defects and neurological problems...READ MORE
"Chemicals used on millions of lawns
across America could cause cancer, birth
defects, gene mutations and other maladies. One
chemical, 2, 4-D, a component in the Vietnam War defoliant Agent Orange, is now
used in about 1,500 lawn care products."
Source:
DETROIT FREE PRESS 4.18.89
"Urban and suburban residents are
now subjected to more pesticide exposure than their rural counterparts."
Source: MOTHER EARTH NEWS
No. 123
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