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Dog owners say herbicide used at public park killed their pets

Dog owners say herbicide used at public park killed their pets
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Dog owners say herbicide used at public park killed their pets
Residents of a town in Pennsylvania believe a herbicide used at a local park is killing their pets.Sandy Rice, of Springfield Township, believes her dogs Duke and Molly suffered untimely deaths. Both died within months of each other late last year. 바카라 게임 웹사이트œIt바카라 게임 웹사이트™s unbelievable. They were a part of our family,바카라 게임 웹사이트 she told KYW.바카라 게임 웹사이트œI lost two dogs 30 days apart," said David Bretz, a neighbor. 바카라 게임 웹사이트œOne in January, and one in February.바카라 게임 웹사이트According to Bretz, 11 area dogs have died recently due to cancer. Another link between the pets: The dogs either routinely played at Peppermint Park, or lived near it.Bretz believes the problem can be sourced to local farmer who leases part of the park to grow hay. The farmer reportedly uses an herbicide that includes a chemical called 2,4-D.바카라 게임 웹사이트œIt바카라 게임 웹사이트™s the 2,4-D that바카라 게임 웹사이트™s been shown to be a possible carcinogen in dogs,바카라 게임 웹사이트 Rice said.Springfield Township's environmental advisory committee released a study two years ago, urging the township to make the park safer. It called for only organic herbicides to be used. The recommendation was never put into effect. Township officials insist there is no evidence showing the dogs died from the park's herbicide. 바카라 게임 웹사이트œIt바카라 게임 웹사이트™s not the township바카라 게임 웹사이트™s job to tell someone how to grow hay,바카라 게임 웹사이트 said Township Manager Michael Brown. 바카라 게임 웹사이트œAnd so the products he바카라 게임 웹사이트™s used are perfectly legal.바카라 게임 웹사이트œ

Residents of a town in Pennsylvania believe a herbicide used at a local park is killing their pets.

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Sandy Rice, of Springfield Township, believes her dogs Duke and Molly suffered untimely deaths. Both died within months of each other late last year.

바카라 게임 웹사이트œIt바카라 게임 웹사이트™s unbelievable. They were a part of our family,바카라 게임 웹사이트 she told

바카라 게임 웹사이트œI lost two dogs 30 days apart," said David Bretz, a neighbor. 바카라 게임 웹사이트œOne in January, and one in February.바카라 게임 웹사이트

According to Bretz, 11 area dogs have died recently due to cancer. Another link between the pets: The dogs either routinely played at Peppermint Park, or lived near it.

Bretz believes the problem can be sourced to local farmer who leases part of the park to grow hay. The farmer reportedly uses an herbicide that includes a chemical called 2,4-D.

바카라 게임 웹사이트œIt바카라 게임 웹사이트™s the 2,4-D that바카라 게임 웹사이트™s been shown to be a possible carcinogen in dogs,바카라 게임 웹사이트 Rice said.

Springfield Township's environmental advisory committee released a study two years ago, urging the township to make the park safer. It called for only organic herbicides to be used. The recommendation was never put into effect.

Township officials insist there is no evidence showing the dogs died from the park's herbicide.

바카라 게임 웹사이트œIt바카라 게임 웹사이트™s not the township바카라 게임 웹사이트™s job to tell someone how to grow hay,바카라 게임 웹사이트 said Township Manager Michael Brown. 바카라 게임 웹사이트œAnd so the products he바카라 게임 웹사이트™s used are perfectly legal.바카라 게임 웹사이트œ