Animal Welfare Professionals

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What does your shelter use for laundry - detergent and bleach, just detergent, etc?

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detergent and bleach

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Laura Groves
Director
AlterClinic Animal Care
OH
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We use detergent and bleach 

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Erin Robinson
Foster Coordinator
Licking County Humane Society
OH
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We use all the standard stuff, but have started to add 1/4 cup of white vinegar (a grandma hack) to help eliminate odors. It works like a charm.  Just add it in the detergent slot together with your liquid detergent. We've started buying vinegar by the case from Sam's.

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Buck Hamilton
Chief Cat Wrangler
Mandarin's Retreat
TX
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Original Message:
Sent: 12-03-2024 01:35 PM
From: Erin Robinson
Subject: Laundry.....

We use detergent and bleach 

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Erin Robinson
Foster Coordinator
Licking County Humane Society
OH
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We are veterinary clinic, not a shelter, but we use detergent, bleach and Odoban. 

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Nicole McGeeney
Marketing/Fundraising
Pet Care Coalition
CO
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 "Mixing bleach and vinegar can create chlorine gas, which is toxic. It's not recommended to wash a load of laundry that includes bleach and vinegar together."

"Vinegar and laundry detergent do not typically react with each other in a negative way. Rather, they can complement each other's cleaning properties. The acidity of vinegar can help break down certain stains and odors, while laundry detergent provides the cleaning power to remove dirt and grime."

At least that's what I've always heard and what is on a zillion Google posts.

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Lisa Reed
volunteer
CARE4PAWS / ASAP cat shelter
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