Laundry detergent pods toxic to pets

[Catherine]

All the detergents are toxic so they should be used carefully. Pods are pretty and they can be picked up  by a dog and carried in the mouth. Once they break a whole load of detergent is released at once. With the powder and liquid a spill would be just a bit of detergent that an animal might walk in and chances are we would clean it up first.

I use the liquid because it goes on sale fairly often. Of course I buy a less fancy brand. The powder gets damp here and forms into a hard lump that is difficult to use with out spilling it.

I don't think the pods are a good idea. There are more possibilities for problems. They could at least make them look less like candy. So many of our cleaning products look and smell like a treat. I am surprized that there are not a lot more poisonings.
We really need to be a lot more careful about the things we use in our homes.