Submitted on Sunday 1st February 2015
Rejected on Wednesday 21st June 2017
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Antifreeze kills! Anti-freeze & screen wash manufacturers must stop using sweet tasting ethylene glycol in their products to prevent further deaths.
All pet owners know that their pets are an important integrated part of their family. We wouldn't allow our children to drink anti-freeze/screen wash, so please make some changes to help save our fur-babies too!
The Veterinary Poisons Information Service, reveal the most common cause of death in more than 200,000 animals on its database is Ethylene Glycol poisoning the deadly ingredient in antifreeze. Ethylene Glycol used in anti-freeze & screen wash products has a sweet smell & taste, that entices cats, dogs & other small mammals in the countryside making it more likely for them to ingest it. According to The National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration it estimates that as little as a teaspoon can kill a cat & a small desert spoon can kill a dog!
Regulations must change to allow manufacturers of anti-freeze/screen wash products to add supplementary information & labelling to show how toxic the product is to small animals.
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