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Antifreeze is Deadly to Children & Animals - Help Make it Safe

Target: United States Senate
Sponsored by: American Humane Association

Antifreeze tastes good -- and that's why thousands of children and pets are poisoned each year.

When children and pets come across antifreeze in the garage, on a shelf, or in a closed cupboard, they are too often tempted to take a sip. The American Journal of Emergency Medicine estimates more than 700 children under the age of six, and nearly 10,000 dogs and cats were exposed to its poisonous ingredients.

We need your help to make antifreeze safer!

Because antifreeze contains ethylene glycol, it tastes good! Congress is considering the Engine Coolant and Antifreeze Bittering Agent Act of 2005, which requires manufacturers to add a bittering agent to all antifreeze containing more than 10% ethylene glycol. Thus, children and animals will be discouraged from ingesting it. Adding a bittering agent like denatonium benzoate -- one of the bitterest substances available and is now used safely in many other household products -- will increase the cost of antifreeze by only two cents per gallon. It's a small price to pay for the safety of kids and pets.

The American Humane Association, the nations oldest organization that protects both children and animals, is supporting this legislation and we need your help. Please -- sign our petition telling your senators to vote yes on the Engine Coolant and Antifreeze Bittering Agent Act of 2005, and require manufactures to do the right thing to save the lives of children and animals.

deadline: 12-1-2005
goal: 15,000

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Dear Senator /name/,

I urge you to support S 1110, a bill requiring manufacturers of antifreeze to add an inexpensive bittering agent (denatonium benzoate) to their consumer products. If passed, this legislation would decrease or eliminate the risk of injury or death for children and animals that come in contact with deadly antifreeze products.

Children and animals accidentally ingest antifreeze each year due to its sweet smell and taste. Ingestion of antifreeze is often fatal, even when consumed in small quantities.

Three states have passed legislation requiring a bittering agent be included in antifreeze. And, the United States Conference of Mayors recently adopted a resolution supporting legislation in Congress requiring the inclusion of denatonium benzoate to engine coolants and antifreeze that contain more than 10% ethylene glycol.

Denatonium benzoate -- one of the bitterest substances available -- has been used safely for many years in household products and personal care products. Adding this agent increases the cost of antifreeze by only two cents per gallon -- a small price to pay for the safety of kids and pets.

S 1110 is an inexpensive measure that helps save lives of children and animals.

Sincerely,

/name/
/address/

We signed the “Antifreeze is Deadly to Children & Animals - Help Make it Safe” petition!

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2:23 pm PST, Dec 13, Jen Gonzalez, Virginia

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2:22 pm PST, Dec 13, Christopher Gonzalez, Virginia
Paying a couple of pennies more to save children & pets - sounds like a no-brainer to me!

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2:06 pm PST, Dec 13, Kelly Hawkins, Washington
It's such a simple and inexpensive solution to save so many lives.

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1:19 pm PST, Dec 13, Dustin Fisher, New York

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12:32 pm PST, Dec 13, Mohammed Hamed, Egypt

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11:47 am PST, Dec 13, Name not displayed, Minnesota

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10:08 am PST, Dec 13, Norma Benitez, Mexico

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9:59 am PST, Dec 13, Von Davidson, Illinois

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9:01 am PST, Dec 13, Robert Joki, Ohio

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6:21 am PST, Dec 13, Lisa Cottone, New York

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4:03 am PST, Dec 13, Anita Hyatt, West Virginia
Around the area where i live People are continually poisioning animals with antifreeze. If anyone had to watch an animal die from antifreeze poision just once, they would understand. The animal doesnt die quickly it can take days of agonizing pain. I know this for a fact because around here they dont discriminate they kill everything even your pets that are kept fenced in they soak some type of meat in antifreeze an throw it in the yards. I have lost two beloved dogs this way. I couldnt imagine a child being poisioned this way so i for one truley hope that my signature helps.

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7:31 pm PST, Dec 12, Lori McDowell, Wisconsin

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11:21 am PST, Dec 12, Kristy Acord, West Virginia

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4:24 am PST, Dec 12, Name not displayed, Finland

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8:38 pm PST, Dec 11, Cara Christiansen, Canada
My friend's dog died.. pls keep this safe

# 16,150:

8:29 am PST, Dec 11, Alexandra Guglielmi Perrot, France

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8:08 am PST, Dec 11, Donna Hodsdon-Trips, Idaho

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6:55 am PST, Dec 11, Name not displayed, Georgia

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4:13 am PST, Dec 11, Corey Woodman, Virginia

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4:05 am PST, Dec 11, Samantha Law, Virginia

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2:35 am PST, Dec 11, Heather Thacker, Oklahoma

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1:13 am PST, Dec 11, Jennie Powell, Oregon

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7:55 pm PST, Dec 10, Danny Piccirillo, Massachusetts

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7:54 pm PST, Dec 10, Brian K. Sutton, Kentucky

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3:54 pm PST, Dec 10, Ben Zabriskie, California
Not a bad idea at all.

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10:30 am PST, Dec 10, Isaak Benaron, California
Think how much a child or pets life is worth to you now think how much a bittering agent costs maby 1 or 2 dollars

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8:02 am PST, Dec 10, Matias Barmat, Argentina
U.S. chemistry industry is pathetic. They wanna still experimenting its new "products" whatsoever. That's not fair! We have only one planet!

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6:06 am PST, Dec 10, Nathalie Shortreed, Canada
If it will help to save lives then why SHOULDN'T it be added?!!!! Obviously, add it and prevent any possible deaths!!!!

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3:26 am PST, Dec 10, Ilona Van Helden, Australia

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1:07 am PST, Dec 10, Maria Dixon, Spain

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7:26 pm PST, Dec 9, Jennifer Lawley, Georgia

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6:58 pm PST, Dec 9, Jessica Goodnow, West Virginia
Its so simple to help save childrens and animals lives why not do it when it takes so little effort ?

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6:33 pm PST, Dec 9, Nadine M. Zimmer, Nevada
A bittering agent should be added to antifreeze to protect children and animals from being poisioned. There was a safe antifreeze called "Sierra" but I don't know if it is still on the market and it wasn't publicized enough.

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2:49 pm PST, Dec 9, Megan Davis, Florida

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2:33 pm PST, Dec 9, Victoria Gonzalez, New York

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1:05 pm PST, Dec 9, Name not displayed, Connecticut

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8:48 am PST, Dec 9, Sanni Kujala, Finland

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8:21 am PST, Dec 9, Michelle Pape, Florida
Save our children and pets from this now!!!!!!!!

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7:13 am PST, Dec 9, Laci Skinner, Illinois

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6:57 am PST, Dec 9, Karen Vaughan, New York

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5:43 am PST, Dec 9, Magdalena Str�m, Sweden

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11:05 pm PST, Dec 8, Christine Montgomery, California

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3:59 pm PST, Dec 8, Savitri Hari, India
Antifreeze is a method that Science has blessed upon human beings for better humane use. Not for Children and not for animals.Every step further in Science is double edged blade. Use Science for the betterment of humanity

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3:17 pm PST, Dec 8, Melanee Moore, Texas

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9:39 am PST, Dec 8, Name not displayed, Virginia

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7:29 am PST, Dec 8, Kate Manger, Maryland
Come on, do we really need to think about this one? Peace, Hope, Smiles..

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6:38 am PST, Dec 8, Marleina Lynn Ward, North Carolina

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7:37 pm PST, Dec 7, Katherine Estes, Virginia

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6:06 pm PST, Dec 7, Anne Caputi, Massachusetts

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4:45 pm PST, Dec 7, Nancy Honeychuck, New York

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4:28 pm PST, Dec 7, Marie-Rose HECKMANN, France

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4:07 pm PST, Dec 7, Carole Belleudy, France

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3:38 pm PST, Dec 7, Tanis Wuttunee-belleau, Canada
I was 6 years old when I was poisioned by anti-freeze, and just recently, my friends kitten was killed very quickly (an hour) for drinking the lethal concontion. Why would it be difficult to add a simple bitter ingrediant to save lives? I consider myself lucky! It tastes too good, and something needs to be done! Sign the petition!

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1:47 pm PST, Dec 7, David Hartzell, Georgia
Some people either store or dispose of products containing ethylene glycol improperly, increasing the danger.

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1:44 pm PST, Dec 7, Nicole Burgus, Arizona
So children and cats won't ingest it, I just found a family ourdoor cat on my porch (not my cat)that I thought had got hit by a car, it was very sick and had decided to lay on my porch to die but it was still alive so I called animal rescue and they had to put her to sleep because of organ failure due to ingesting antifreeze, very sad thing to see! The number one priority should be the saftey of our children and our pets, OUR FAMILY!

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12:20 pm PST, Dec 7, Donna Stidham, Nevada

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12:10 pm PST, Dec 7, Kayla Philbrick, Maine

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10:37 am PST, Dec 7, Name not displayed, Ohio

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8:15 am PST, Dec 7, Toni Sokoloski, Massachusetts

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6:47 am PST, Dec 7, Tamsin Battershill, United Kingdom
This is common sense....just do it, its not too much to ask.

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5:22 am PST, Dec 7, Heidi Ellington, Pennsylvania

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5:16 am PST, Dec 7, Nancy Ueberroth, Pennsylvania
I have knoen people who accidently have consumed antifreeze & animals who did also & now they aren't here so please don't let another being die due to this.

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9:42 pm PST, Dec 6, Michelle Lane, Tennessee

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9:36 pm PST, Dec 6, Misti Fitzpatrick, Colorado

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7:06 pm PST, Dec 6, Arija Meiers , New Mexico

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