In 2014, the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty toAnimals Animal Poison Control Center fielded more than 167,000cases of potential nonhuman animal toxicosis. Concomitantly, thereremain limited free and reputable veterinary toxicology resourcesavailable for companion-animal (pet) caregivers (owners) seekingassistance and advice about potentially harmful exposures inanimals. The objective of this study was to assess pet toxicantknowledge among a representative sample of Americans andgauge the need for additional toxicology resources. The studyinvolved a survey designed to capture participants’ ability to identifypotential animal toxicants and what resource they would use ifan accidental toxic ingestion occurred. Participants were ableto correctly identify 52% of potential pet toxins. Women, olderparticipants and participants from the South expressed moreconcern about each potential pet poison. Approximately halfof participants indicated they would consult a veterinarian andwhereas most others indicated they would search the Internet formore information about pet toxicology. The findings suggest moreveterinary poisoning education is needed for pet owners to be ableto accurately distinguish potential pet toxicants from nontoxicants.

2014年，美国防止虐待动物协会动物毒物控制中心处理了超过167,000例潜在的非人类动物中毒事件。随之而来的是，只有有限的免费和良好的兽医毒理学资源可用于伴侣动物（宠物）的照顾者（所有者）寻求有关动物潜在有害暴露的帮助和建议。这项研究的目的是评估美国人的代表性样本中的宠物毒性知识，并确定对其他毒理学资源的需求。该研究涉及一项旨在捕获参与者识别潜在动物毒物的能力的调查，以及在意外摄入毒物的情况下他们将使用的资源。参与者能够正确识别52％的潜在宠物毒素。女人们 来自南方的年长参与者和参与者对每种潜在的宠物中毒表示了更多的关注。大约一半的参与者表示他们将咨询兽医，而其他大多数人则表示他们将在互联网上搜索有关宠物毒理学的更多信息。研究结果表明，宠物主人需要进行更多的兽医中毒教育，以便能够准确区分潜在的宠物有毒物质和无毒物质。