A new law to protect pets/kids

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

We need your to make antifreeze safer: http://go.care2.com/30754

When children and pets come across antifreeze in the garage, on a shelf, or
from a leaky engine, 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.

Because antifreeze contains ethylene glycol, it has a sugary sweet taste.
The Senate is considering a bill, the Engine Coolant and Antifreeze
Bittering Agent Act of 2005, that requires manufacturers add a bittering
agent to all antifreeze containing more than 10% ethylene glycol. Thus,
children and animals are discouraged from ingesting it because of its
unpalatable taste.

Tell your Senator to make antifreeze safer by passing this law.

Bittering agents are widely available and cost effective. One of the
bitterest substances, denatonium benzoate, is already used safely in many
other household products. It is also extremely cheap, and would increase the
cost of antifreeze by only a couple pennies per gallon. It's a small price
to pay for the safety of kids and pets. On a $7 bottle of antifreeze, this
would be less than a half percent increase to the total price.

Manufacturers haven't taken adequate steps to protect children and
animals -- it's time for us to stand together and demand action.

Sign our petition telling your Senator to vote yes on the Engine Coolant and
Antifreeze Bittering Agent Act of 2005.

Thank you for caring to make a difference today,

Michael Lawley, Care2 and ThePetitionSite team