Remember those commercials where rescue workers used Dawn dishwashing liquid to save oil-soaked animals?
The recent spill off Orange County had us wondering, is that commercial true? Or were they just tugging at our heartstrings to get us to buy dish soap?
The commercials claim Dawn is the go-to product to clean oily wildlife, including birds, marine mammals and turtles.
“To help save wildlife affected by oil spills, rescuer workers have opened up a lot of Dawn,” according to one commercial on YouTube.
While we wait to see how many animals are affected by the California oil spill, were VERIFY the claims about dishwashing soap.
Full story at CBS8.com: https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/verify/yes-rescue-workers-really-use-dawn-dish-soap-to-clean-animals-after-oil-spills/509-084c4507-4293-4688-b173-c3f582a1d44d
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