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One Courageous 4-H show dog, Nikko, fought for his life for a week to overcome the deadly liquid....Antifreeze. His owner, 12 year old, Aaron is now on a mission to get the State of Kansas to write a law that will demand the companies who make Antifreeze, to add a bitter taste or better yet non-toxic so that no other child has to lose their best friend.
At age 6, Aaron was soon to enter 4H and wanted to show a dog. He searched all dog breeds and wanted a Shiba Inu. All information about this breed was that they were hard to train, stubborn, independent etc. but Aaron felt this was the dog for him and he could “train” it to do anything. Almost 6 years later, Aaron and Nikko had an array of trophies which included 3 time state fair top 10 showman and state agility scores of 195/200. Nikko proved to be an amazing dog. Nikko & Aaron visited the Nursing Home, schools and more. However, tragically, Nikko wandered off around the neighborhood January 19 for a couple hours and a few days later became very sick. Not knowing what had happened, he was put on antibiotics and IV fluids for 4 days without any improvement. He was then rushed to Kansas State University where the doctors were nearly certain it was antifreeze poisoning making his kidneys shut completely down. Nikko was laid to rest on January 26, 2012 at 10:37pm.
Thousands of animals or children are poisoned by ethylene glycol/antifreeze because of its sweet smell and taste. Ethylene glycol is a highly toxic chemical used to make these coolants. It takes as little as a teaspoon to kill and is a very painful death. The states of Georgia, Oregon, Illinois, Massachusetts, Maine, Arizona,California, Maryland, New Jersey, New Mexico, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin have already implemented a law to prevent further deaths. The laws of these states are requiring manufactures to add denatonium benzoate, a bitter known chemical which makes the product less appetizing. It only costs a few cents a gallon more to add this.
Join Aaron's request to pass “Nikko's Law” in the state of Kansas forcing the Manufacturer's of all antifreeze to add denatonium benzoate to save more animals and allow Nikko's Champion blood to live on making children happy. Sign our petition
God spelled backwards is Dog....God bless Nikko's soul.
At age 6, Aaron was soon to enter 4H and wanted to show a dog. He searched all dog breeds and wanted a Shiba Inu. All information about this breed was that they were hard to train, stubborn, independent etc. but Aaron felt this was the dog for him and he could “train” it to do anything. Almost 6 years later, Aaron and Nikko had an array of trophies which included 3 time state fair top 10 showman and state agility scores of 195/200. Nikko proved to be an amazing dog. Nikko & Aaron visited the Nursing Home, schools and more. However, tragically, Nikko wandered off around the neighborhood January 19 for a couple hours and a few days later became very sick. Not knowing what had happened, he was put on antibiotics and IV fluids for 4 days without any improvement. He was then rushed to Kansas State University where the doctors were nearly certain it was antifreeze poisoning making his kidneys shut completely down. Nikko was laid to rest on January 26, 2012 at 10:37pm.
Thousands of animals or children are poisoned by ethylene glycol/antifreeze because of its sweet smell and taste. Ethylene glycol is a highly toxic chemical used to make these coolants. It takes as little as a teaspoon to kill and is a very painful death. The states of Georgia, Oregon, Illinois, Massachusetts, Maine, Arizona,California, Maryland, New Jersey, New Mexico, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin have already implemented a law to prevent further deaths. The laws of these states are requiring manufactures to add denatonium benzoate, a bitter known chemical which makes the product less appetizing. It only costs a few cents a gallon more to add this.
Join Aaron's request to pass “Nikko's Law” in the state of Kansas forcing the Manufacturer's of all antifreeze to add denatonium benzoate to save more animals and allow Nikko's Champion blood to live on making children happy. Sign our petition
God spelled backwards is Dog....God bless Nikko's soul.