Topic: Cancer in Pets, Wildlife and Fish

[Derek]

It’s not only humans. The beluga whales in Canada’s St. Lawrence estuary are getting cancer, while those in the less-polluted Arctic waters are not. Fish in contaminated waters have tumors, but not those in clean water. Dogs that are exposed to herbicides from chemically treated lawns have more cancers than those that are not. In her book detailing the global reach of environmental pollution, Devra Davis reported that polar bears in the Arctic have major body burdens of carcinogens, and that out of 100 of the Arctic’s largest land-based mammals is reported to be a hermaphrodite. It can’t get much clearer.

http://www.care2.com/greenliving/cancer-in-pets-wildlife-and-fish.html

What are we doing to this planet?

[sahar]

Have just read The Toxic Consumer by Karen Ashton, gives a basic overview of the most common chemicals in products we use every day and their terrible effect on the planet, the animals and ourselves.  Dolphins have been shown to be 17 times over the limit to be classified as toxic waste!  I have changed the toiletries and household cleaners for safer ones (incidentally they are all cruelty free too)  Another good read is Skin Deep by Pat Thomas.