http://news.vin.com/VINNews.aspx?articleId=15224 In the past it has failed. A segment: >If enacted, H.R. 615, sponsored by Rep. Gary Ackerman, would amend the >Federal Hazardous Substances Act to nationally require what already >is mandatory in ten states and has been considered in a handful of >others: Engine coolant must contain denatonium benzoate, the most >bitter compound known, to render the sweet but toxic liquid >unpalatable. > >The goal of H.R. 615, or the Antifreeze Bittering Act of 2009, is to >deter children and animals from drinking antifreeze. Ingesting just a >tablespoon of ethylene glycol, the poisonous component in automotive >antifreeze, can be lethal to a 10-pound cat. Sukie (not a vet) Recommended ferret health links: http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ferrethealth/ http://ferrethealth.org/archive/ http://www.afip.org/ferrets/index.html http://www.miamiferret.org/ http://www.ferrethealth.msu.edu/ http://www.ferretcongress.org/ http://www.trifl.org/index.shtml http://homepage.mac.com/sukie/sukiesferretlinks.html all ferret topics: http://listserv.ferretmailinglist.org/archives/ferret-search.html HAPPY: http://www.6footsix.com/my_weblog/2010/01/high-fives-for-happiness.html "All hail the procrastinators for they shall rule the world tomorrow." (2010, Steve Crandall) [Posted in FML 6633]
