Pesticides and Pets
Pesticides can affect our pets in much the same way they can affect our children. Their smaller size (and thus closer proximity to the ground), higher hand/paw-to-mouth activity, and higher respiration rates are all factors which can increase their rate and level of exposure. The following links provide additional information on how pesticides can affect pet health:
- Beyond Pesticides: Lawn Pesticide Facts and Figures
- Bladder Cancer in Dogs: A Sentinel for Environmental Cancer? - American Journal of Epidemiology
- Case-Control Study of Canine Malignant Lymphoma: Positive Association With Dog Owner's Use of 2, 4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid Herbicides - Journal of the National Cancer Institute
- Elevated Cancer in Dogs Exposed to Lawn Chemicals
- Herbicides Linked to Cancer in Military Dogs - New York Times
- Pet Waste and Water Quality
- Pet Bladder Cancer Linked to Lawn Pesticide Applications
