Pet owners poisoning rivers
- Thread starter CPF
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Spencer
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- Location
- North West
Ssssssh 
It’s the cows wot dunnit..
It’s the cows wot dunnit..
- Location
- S E Glos
Neither of those actives kill fleas any more so I'd be surprised if they harmed anything else.
Exfarmer
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- Location
- Bury St Edmunds
some water invertebrates are incredibly sensitive
Bogweevil
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Apparently it is the washing of hands after stroking a recently dosed Pluto that gets the gubbins in the drink. The contamination is found far from likely agricultural sources and near cities and baffled water testers for a while. I was under the impression that the doses were low and unlikely to cause significant harm - limits are generally set at limits of detection that are fantastically low. Neonics are much less toxic to water organisms than pyrethroids.
- Location
- Lincolnshire
What about that mongrel Carrie took in? I mean the terrier not Boris. Presumably it’s drenched with organic shampoo and doesn’t have any of these environmentally devastating flea treatments.
Exfarmer
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- Location
- Bury St Edmunds
Probably treated with something like tea tree oil, widely loved by aromatherapists and greenies. It is poisonous and in the dosages used probably thousands of time worse than some proven proprietary products
- Location
- Lincolnshire
Yes I have a vegan neighbour who won’t give her cat the flea treatment prescribed by the vet as it goes against her ethics. So she gets me to administer it instead when I’m delivering hay. So that’s alright then.
- Location
- sw scotland
Firstly, how often are the dogs getting treated and secondly it seems unlikely that many go for a swim in a river very often?
Nearly
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- Location
- North of York
Rain?
Yes I have a vegan neighbour who won’t give her cat the flea treatment prescribed by the vet as it goes against her ethics. So she gets me to administer it instead when I’m delivering hay. So that’s alright then.
Are you qualified to administer veterinrary products like this.....?
- Location
- Lincolnshire
Good question. Why has my neighbour been left to administer veterinary products? Probably because the cat is semi feral and won’t go to the vets.Are you qualified to administer veterinrary products like this.....?
- Location
- sw scotland
If the rain washes enough to damage wildlife the poor dogs must be ill with the stuff.
I suppose in urban areas it washes into drains much more easily.
Will need withdrawal periods when you cannot walk your dog in the rain for 2 months.
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- Location
- Yorks
Vegan who keeps a catYes I have a vegan neighbour who won’t give her cat the flea treatment prescribed by the vet as it goes against her ethics. So she gets me to administer it instead when I’m delivering hay. So that’s alright then.
. Does she stick to her principles and feed the cat lettuce, or does she overlook feeding meat to the cat as well?Most vegans seem to be pet owners and feed meat to them. I don't get it.
- Location
- Lincolnshire
I don’t ask. She’s fit and I deliver horse hay.Vegan who keeps a cat
Most vegans seem to be pet owners and feed meat to them. I don't get it.
Nearly
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- Location
- North of York
More respect for a vegan who feeds carnivore pets on a balanced diet including meat than ones who try and force their beliefs on their animals.
DeeGee
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- Location
- North East Wales
I don’t ask. She’s fit and I deliver horse hay.
Do you give any other treatment while you are there?
- Location
- Montgomeryshire
Are you qualified to administer veterinrary products like this.....?
Not without a PA51624b, c & d I suspect. I’m sure some training agency would happily lift your leg to train you in the use of such hazardous chemicals.
- Location
- Montgomeryshire
As are some of the tests used these days. It’s no doubt amazing what will be shown up by tests that look down to parts per billion.