Lords Committee opens inquiry into Pet Parasite Medication

The House of Lords Environment and Climate Change Committee begins its new inquiry into Pet Parasite Medication (PPM), on Wednesday 3 June, by hearing from environmental non-governmental organisations and Research Institutes.

The short inquiry will focus on treatments containing pesticides of concern such as fipronil and imidacloprid and will seek to understand distribution pathways, and the impact of PPM use and non-use on biodiversity and human health. It will also cover current regulation, monitoring, and the potential implications for pets and pet owners of alternative medications or application practices.

The opening session will take place from 10am. It can be followed live or afterwards on Parliament TV or in person in the Palace of Westminster (committee room 4).

Giving evidence will be:

• Professor Alistair Boxhall,
  Professor in Environmental Science, University of York;
  
  
• Professor Guy Woodward,
  Professor of Ecology, Imperial College London;
  
  
• Matthew Shardlow,
  ecological consultant.

Questions from the committee will cover the following areas:

• Ecological Impacts of PPMs;
• Pathways for pollution to the environment;
• Pollution monitoring;
• Environmental risk assessments for PPMs;
• Evidence gaps for environmental and human impacts.