BDS Signs Joint Letter Calling For Restrictions On Pet Flea Treatments

21/04/2026

The BDS signed a joint open letter with veterinary professionals, other wildlife charities and academics urging the government to address “systemic failures in the regulation of veterinary medicines”. In particular, we are asking for restrictions on pet flea treatments that have a range of environmental impacts, from water pollution to reducing songbird chick survival.

You can read the full letter below.

Read story coverage in The Guardian.

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