Companion Animal Care  Articles Archive   The ABCs of Cruelty-
Free Flea Control  [Ed. Note: Also read Victory for Animals
Brutalized in North Carolina Lab.]  From People for the Ethical
Treatment of Animals (PETA)  PETA's latest undercover
investigation, which took place inside Professional Laboratory
and Research Services (PLRS), a North Carolina lab that tests
products on dogs, cats, and rabbits, has upset a lot of animal
lovers-and not just because of the sadistic behavior of the
employees at the facility. Some of the products tested there
were topical flea treatments, which are viewed by many as
absolutely essential to the well-being of our animal companions.
If we want to boycott such products, what are we supposed to do?
We can't let our animals become flea-bitten and miserable.
Anyone who has ever had poison ivy or hives or any kind of
allergic reaction that causes itching knows how torturous it can
be when your whole body is itchy.  Let me just say right up
front that unfortunately, in some cases, you