EPA Silent as Popular Flea Collar Linked to almost 1,700 Pet Deaths

Rhonda Bromwell of Somerset, NJ, holds a memorial for her dog, Pierre, who died after wearing a Seresto-branded flea collar.
Rhonda Bromwell of Somerset, NJ, holds a memorial for her dog, Pierre, who died after wearing a Seresto-branded flea collar.

Rhonda Bomwell (pictured above) had never used a flea and tick collar before. Pierre, her 9-year-old Papillon service dog, was mostly an indoor animal.

Still, her veterinarian recommended she purchase one, so Bomwell went to the pet store near her home in Somerset, New Jersey, and selected Bayer’s Seresto collar.

A day later, on June 2, 2020, Pierre had a seizure, collapsing while Bomwell was making…