Most dog owners didn't know that flea and tick treatments are dangerous to aquatic life, suggesting more awareness could ease the problem.
Most dog owners didn't know that flea and tick treatments are dangerous to aquatic life, suggesting more awareness could ease the problem.
These treatments are increasingly used prophylactically -- to prevent fleas and ticks -- with doses applied as frequently as monthly. Recent studies have raised concerns about the level of these chemicals reaching the natural environment through household wastewater and dogs swimming in waterways, such as rivers and ponds.has confirmed that swimming dogs can contaminate the water as the chemicals wash off their fur.
First author Lauren Yoder, from the Royal Veterinary College, said:"Dog owners can play an important part in reducing the overall impact on the water that dogs enjoy by checking if they really need to use these products. If more owners moved to a 'when needed' approach, then this parasiticide pollution could be reduced.
Dr Barron said:"While the chemical concentrations we measured were very high in these ponds, thankfully they were not found to significantly contaminate the wider water networks downstream of Hampstead Heath. The main source of these pet parasiticides in rivers generally still comes from our homes and streets through wastewater."
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