Stop Using Toxic Flea Killer, Seven Gen Student Says

Special to Emmaus Patch by Jordan Valentin

Did you know that there were more than 6,000 reports of harm made to the FDA due to just one brand of flea killer? I think either use natural or non-toxic flea killer and look up how to dispose of it properly.

I believe using natural flea killer is better for the environment. It is better for the environment because it won't leak toxins. If it did, it would kill living things. Toxic flea killer could leak into the environment by its package falling onto the ground with flea killer still inside. Your pet could shake it off on the ground. If it does leak into the ground it will harm the water system.

Another awesome thing about natural flea killer is that it only kills fleas!! So it won’t harm your pets and children. That means if you consume it you won’t get sick. Your pets won’t have eye, lung, liver, kidney, respiratory, or spleen diseases. Your pets will be so relieved to have no fleas and to be healthy and happy. Also you don’t have to worry about your kids getting sick because you left it on the counter.

There are also bunches of natural non-toxic options! If you want something specific in your flea killer you can probably get one you want or like. A way you can get rid of fleas by yourself is you can first vacuum your whole house then add one teaspoon of vinegar to every quart of your pet’s drinking water and put a bit of fennel on your pet’s bed to act like flea repellent.

To depose of pill flea killer, don’t put it in the trash. Place in a bowl of water so it will dissolve. Then put it in a Ziplock bag full of kitty litter or coffee grounds so it will soak in and then zip the bag. Then throw it in trash. You can do the same thing with liquid flea killer.

Do you see how horrible using toxic flea killer is? Now you know how to make your pets happy safely. You can help the environment, your pets, and family by just using natural flea killer. Be smart about flea killer today. 

Jordan Valentin, of Quakertown, is a currently a 4th grade student at Seven Generations Charter School in Emmaus. Valentin's class has been studying household hazardous waste and the students wrote opinion articles on the topic.