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Pastimes : Let's Talk About Our Feelings!!!
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To: Lady Lurksalot who wrote (20805)4/24/1998 3:38:00 PM
From: LoLoLoLita  Read Replies (2) of 108807
 
Holly,

While I agree with you on the dangers posed by fleas,
though feel you exaggerate the incidence of bubonic
plague, I need to immediately take issue with your
suggestion on the proper use of a flea collar, since
it could be *very* dangerous to both humans and their pets.

What you said doesn't make sense. Viz, that you would
not allow an animal to wear a flea collar; rather,
you put a cut-up flea collar in your vacuum cleaner bag.

When you do that, you are dispersing pesticide in the
indoor air, which is not only extremely unhealthy, but
also a violation of the EPA-mandated guidelines on the
use of flea collars. While there is no EPA penalty
to a consumer for doing so, a flea-collar manufacturer
would face severe penalties if it suggested that the
products be used in this way.

Also, because of the warning label, a consumer who
violated the instructions (as you do) would probably
be unable to recover tort damages caused by the misuse.

David
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