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Why can pets easily be drawn to drink antifreeze?

Ethylene glycol has a sweet taste.

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  1. It smells like fresh meat
  2. It tastes salty like broth
  3. Ethylene glycol has a sweet taste ✔

Why: The main ingredient in many antifreezes, ethylene glycol, tastes sweet. Pets may lap up spills from garages and driveways, so clean up leaks right away.

Huh, didn't know that: The ASPCA says ethylene glycol can also turn up in snow globes, some inks and portable basketball hoop bases.

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Answer: Ethylene glycol has a sweet taste. The main ingredient in many antifreezes, ethylene glycol, tastes sweet. Pets may lap up spills from garages and driveways, so clean up leaks right away.

  1. ASPCA, Dangers of Antifreeze and Your Pets www.aspca.org/news/digging-deeper-getting-facts-dangers-antifreeze-and-your-pets
    ethylene glycol has a sweet taste, so pets can easily be drawn to and ingest it
    Checked 2026-10-10.

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