Protecting our rivers from an unlikely threat: pet flea treatments

We love our pets. But many of us don't realise that the monthly flea treatments we apply to our dogs and cats may be quietly poisoning our rivers and streams, including the Dart and its tributaries.

Alongside SongBird Survival, WildFish, Buglife, and dozens of leading conservation groups, universities, and veterinary professionals FOD is choosing to support a letter sent to Environment Minister at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), calling for urgent action on two chemicals widely used in over-the-counter flea treatments: fipronil and imidacloprid.