Comments on: Got Ice? Environmentally-Friendly and Pet-Safe Alternatives to Salt-based Melters

By: Joyce Benson

Joyce Benson — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 18:05:02 +0000

I’m a little jealous of the weather in Arizona at this time of year where it’s only 28 degrees here! The concern with pets is typically that it can burn their paws when they come in contact with rock salt. Anti-freeze is a bigger problem with pets and children b/c of it’s sweetness. Of course, now there are safer varieties on the market b/c of this.

By: Vern M.

Vern M. — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 16:15:38 +0000

Living in Arizona, I never even considered that ice melting products that are primarily salt based could have an effect on pets. I wouldn’t think they’d even go for it, since it probably doesn’t smell like food, but I suppose animals are really good at getting in trouble, so it really does make a lot of sense. I wonder if the Magic Salt stuff mentioned above is also safe for animals.

By: Terry Thompson

Terry Thompson — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 21:02:47 +0000

Before you condemn all salt-based ice melters, you need to check out MAGIC SALT. It is very environemntally-friednly and pet safe. It has a NYS DEC BUD # as well as an EPA “Designed for the Environment” designation. More info @ http://www.MagicSalt.info