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Vets weigh in: pet laundry soap sales keep climbing
Vets quoted by NBC News say most pets do not need a special detergent for their bedding, even as sales of the products keep growing.
Watch it as it aired: Kenji Moonfield and Vera Bullock on this story, from BBN Tonight at 8:04 PM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are NBC News's, the jokes are ours.
At a glance
- First reported by NBC News: “Pet laundry detergent is having a moment — should you be using it for your dog’s stuff?”
- Covered on BBN on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, at 8:04 PM ET on BBN Tonight, by Kenji Moonfield and Vera Bullock.
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What BBN said about it

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentNBC News has a new angle on that dog laundry story from earlier, where vets say pet detergent is selling more every year, and that you may not need it.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorSo the dog who rolled in a dead bird gets to keep his regular soap. I feel relief and also a little betrayal.

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentWe have no video from the story, so here's file footage of a wash cycle.

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentLook at this, the drum just starts spinning with soapy water.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorGreen and blue clothes, tumbling. I'm not invested.

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentWatch the suds mix with the clothes right here, that is elite agitation.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThe water level just dropped. Run it back, I missed the drop.

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentYou said you didn't care.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorViral Score, seven, because the cycle ended with less water than it began. I'm giving that drum a cost-of-living adjustment of plus two percent.
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