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Protecting Pets and the Planet by Marlaina Donato
NONTOXIC LAWN CARE
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armer weather has arrived, and so begins
many homeowners’ annual quest for a well-nourished, weed-free lawn. However, the grass isn’t always greener—or healthier— using conventional approaches. Turf grass covers up to 50 million
Anything that goes on your lawn goes into your pet’s body.
~Michele Yasson, DVM
the toxic chemicals at an alarming rate.
Pets at Risk Chemicals routinely used in lawn care are especially
acres of American land, and according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, about 60 million pounds of synthetic pesticides are used each year in yards and gardens, in addition to tens of millions more pounds applied in parks, schoolyards and other public spaces. Americans spend billions of dollars
growing and maintaining manicured lawns resulting in a high price for pets, people and wildlife. Nitrogen from fertilizers seeps into surface water and groundwater, contaminating wells and spawning harmful algae blooms; pesti- cides kill off more than 70 million birds each year in the U.S. alone; and bees and other pollinators are also succumbing to
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problematic for the family dog or cat. “Ani- mals are close to the ground, and their feet touch the ground, so every substance you choose to allow in your home and yard will affect them,” says Ashley Geoghegan, DVM, of VetNaturally, in Mandeville, Louisiana. A study conducted by the Depart-
ment of Veterinary Clinical Sciences at Purdue University concludes that common lawn chemicals like glyphosate, 2, 4-D and permethrin are linked to canine blad- der cancer. A six-year study by the Foster Hospital for Small Animals at the Tuſts University Cummings School of Veteri- nary Medicine reveals that exposure to professionally applied lawn pesticides and herbicides increased the risk for canine malignant lymphoma by 70 percent. In pets, chronic or sub-chronic expo- sure to conventional lawncare chemicals
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