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Febreze safe for pets
published 04/11/1999
Anyone with a pet and an e-mail address has by now heard the false warning that Febreze, a new odor-removing product, is lethal to pets. I get three or four of these “warnings” every day, forwarded by well-meaning animal lovers. Problem is, there’s no evidence that the warnings are true. The ASPCA’s National Animal Poison Control Center has put out a statement to that effect on its Web site (http://www.aspca.org/aspcablog/2006/09/ask-apcc-scoop-on-febreze-please.html).
Febreze is safe to use around dogs and cats, although P&G does advise removing birds from any area where the product is used, until it has dried and been aired out. That’s the standard advice for any cleaning product, incidentally, because of the hypersensitivity of avian respiratory systems. If you’ve spread this “warning,” then sharing the new information is the right thing to do.
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