About Eddie & Pets for the Environment

ABOUT EDDIE

I'm a dog on a mission.

When nonstick chemicals from a frying pan killed my buddy Feathers, and my feline friend Cleo and I found out that we're full of chemicals too, I was barking mad. Did you know that the humans' government doesn't make companies test chemicals for safety before they start using them in our toys, furniture, or even our food? And where do you think all those flame retardants, mercury, and perfluorochemicals end up? In us! And I know because I was tested. The chemicals in me are the same kinds of chemicals in people, and scientists think that other cats and dogs—and horses and birds and bunnies and snakes—around the country are full of them, too.

That's why I started Pets for the Environment. The humans have made a mess, and they aren't doing anything about it. I need your help educating our humans and getting their government to pass toxic chemical reform legislation. They'll never listen to just one pet, but all of us barking and meowing and cawing and squeaking together can make a lot of noise. Join Pets for the Environment and help me make a difference!

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ABOUT PETS FOR THE ENVIRONMENT

Pets for the Environment was formed in early 2008 when Eddie joined forces with the scientists at Environmental Working Group. Our mission: To create a healthy environment for pets and people by demanding toxic chemical reform legislation in the U.S.

Whether you want safer cat food or a bed that isn't doused in flame-retardants, toxic chemicals reform is the way to make it happen. The industries that create those dangerous chemicals are running the show in this country, and it's time we took a stand. We pets may look cute, but we can be awfully loud when we want to be, and just think of the changes we could make if each of us pets got the humans in our lives involved, too.

Using scientific research and political advocacy, Pets empowers us all to tell the government that we deserve toxic chemical reform legislation. In the meanwhile, Pets provides members with solid advice on reducing exposure that pets and people can use now.

What you can do: