It's so easy to give your Yorkie water… you just go over to the kitchen sink, run the facet and voila! There it is… and many owners never give this a second thought.
However, in many states in the US, in many areas of Canada and in who knows where else around the world, tap water contains very dangerous toxins. In fact, it is downright shocking what is considered legal for humans to drink.
Substandard city plumbing
- The National Resources Defense Council produced a study that showed 19 cities including Atlanta, Fresno, Albuquerque and San Francisco have tap water that puts humans at risk due to deteriorating plumbing that allows contaminants to leak into water supplies.
Legal contaminants
- In the States, the United States Environmental Protection Agency only regulates the levels of 91 water contaminants out of over 60,000. Of the 91 that are regulated, even though many are proven to cause cancer and other fatal diseases, that are allowed to be present in small qualities (i.e. one 8 ounce glass).
Tap water is only safe if it is ingested in very low amounts and very infrequently. If you give a Yorkshire Terrier unfiltered tap water every day, for months or years, it can bring about grave consequences.