Experts call for restrictions on pet flea treatments that harm UK songbirds

Experts call for restrictions on pet flea treatments that harm UK songbirds

Fipronil and imidacloprid are known to impair breeding success in garden birds and to disrupt their neurological function, the researchers said, while permethrin has been found to slow the growth rates and repress the feather growth of wild bird chicks. The findings come as dozens of veterinary pro...

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