flea
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‘Her Neck Was Raw and Bleeding:’ Pet Owners Begged Feds for Help With Deadly Seresto Flea Collars
When you put a protective flea collar on your dog or cat, the last thing you expect is for that product to hurt your pet. Or kill them. Enter Seresto Flea and Tick Collars, which did just that. At least 2,340 pets are believed to have been killed by Seresto collars.
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Seresto Flea Collars Tied to Over 1,600 Pet Deaths in U.S. Since 2012
Seresto, a popular flea collar produced by the company Elanco Animal Health, has been tied to over 1,600 pet deaths in the U.S. alone since 2012, according to a new investigation by USA Today. But the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, which regulates flea collars and any other pet treatment containing pesticides, still refuses to act.