"Antifreeze preparations (including screen washes) contain a substance called Ethylene Glycol (EG) that is highly toxic and kills 10,000's of domestic pets every year. People have had their food and drink spiked with it with the intent of causing death. Drinks in nightclubs have been spiked...
...with it. There are people who soak food in antifreeze and leave it out to deliberately poison dogs out on walks or cats in gardens. This has also been used to kill foxes and badgers. Children have died from ingesting antifreeze. Because it tastes so sweet, it can easily be hidden in food and drink. Accidental spills do occur, just a teaspoon is enough to kill a cat, a tablespoon will kill a dog. If it didn't taste sweet, animals wouldn't lick from spills."
To prevent this from happening, there is an UK & EU parliament petition to ban all antifreeze preparations, RSPCA and many other big animal welfare charities are backing this campaign. But we need your help to get this petition in place.
To prevent this from happening, there is an UK & EU parliament petition to ban all antifreeze preparations, RSPCA and many other big animal welfare charities are backing this campaign. But we need your help to get this petition in place.
So if you haven't already done so, we urge you to follow this link and sign the petition today.
https://www.change.org/en-GB/petitions/uk-eu-parliaments-law-defra-ban-all-antifreeze-preparations-unless-they-contain-a-bitterant
More information provided by the RSPCA on antifreeze can be found here;
http://www.rspca.org.uk/allaboutanimals/pets/cats/health/poisoning/antifreeze
https://www.change.org/en-GB/petitions/uk-eu-parliaments-law-defra-ban-all-antifreeze-preparations-unless-they-contain-a-bitterant
More information provided by the RSPCA on antifreeze can be found here;
http://www.rspca.org.uk/allaboutanimals/pets/cats/health/poisoning/antifreeze
