Game meat sold by Sainsbury’s and Waitrose contains high levels of lead which would be illegal in chicken, pork and beef. However, there is no… Read More »Game meat contains illegal levels of lead and is toxic
Puget Sound, Seattle, Washington, USA: Researchers have discovered that a formerly unknown chemical, 6PPD, in vehicle tires (tyres) which preserves them from ground level ozone,… Read More »Tire preservative chemical responsible for killing returning salmon
It’s all over the Internet so I am not going to go over old ground, however, the problem with dogs eating chocolate is that they… Read More »Chocolate poisons dogs because of theobromine
A pet food called Sportmix, manufactured by Midwestern Pet Foods Inc., has been implicated in the death of 28 dogs and illness in eight more… Read More »Pet food kills at least 28 dogs in America
NEWS AND VIEWS: This is a cross post because I think the issue needs to be flagged up as strongly as possible. Some very high-profile… Read More »Fipronil and imidacloprid pet flea treatments poisoning river wildlife
Although, in the UK, the chemical metaldehyde has been banned from slug pellets from the Spring of 2020, because it is just too toxic to… Read More »Slug pellets are a danger to cats, dogs and wildlife
Neonicotinoid pesticides kill bees. The governments and scientists know this. They were banned in order to protect bees in various countries. In France the ban… Read More »French farm ministry caves in to farmers to reintroduce bee-killing pesticide
NEWS AND VIEWS: It appears that somebody in a place called Nidderdale, near Pateley Bridge, North Yorkshire, UK is deliberately putting down a cocktail of… Read More »Pesticides poison two dogs and birds of prey
COMMENT/OPNION: Frankly, it is shocking and disgraceful that bisphenol is present in 93% of receipts in the UK. These are receipts that come out of… Read More »Bisphenol in shop receipts is toxic to people and pets