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EPA: More pets injured by flea and tick products (AP)


In this photo taken Aug. 25, 2009, Australian shepherds Baxter, foreground, and Kanga pose for a photo near Elkins, W.Va. The Environmental Protection Agency said Wednesday March 17, 2010, as it outlined plans to make the products safer, it will develop stricter testing and evaluation requirements for flea and tick treatments that are applied to pets' skin. The agency also will begin reviewing labels to determine which ones need to say more clearly how to use the products. (AP Photo/Sharon Theimer)AP - Products intended to treat cats and dogs for fleas and ticks kill hundreds of pets each year and injure tens of thousands, the Environmental Protection Agency said Wednesday as it outlined plans to make the products safer.


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