ASPCA Toxic & Non-Toxic Plants Scraper
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ASPCA Toxic & Non-Toxic Plants Scraper
Scrapes the ASPCA's canonical toxic and non-toxic plants database — the gold-standard pet-safety reference. Returns tri-species toxicity data (dog/cat/horse), scientific names, families, toxic principles, clinical signs, and images for ~1,024 plants.
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Scrapes the ASPCA's Toxic and Non-Toxic Plants database — the gold-standard English-language reference for pet-safe and pet-dangerous plants.
Returns ~1,024 plant records with tri-species toxicity data (dog / cat / horse), scientific names, botanical families, toxic principles, clinical signs, and plant photographs.
What you get
Each record includes:
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
plantCommonName | Common plant name (e.g. "Sago Palm") |
plantSlug | URL identifier slug |
scientificName | Latin / scientific name (e.g. "Cycas revoluta") |
family | Botanical family (e.g. "Cycadaceae") |
otherCommonNames | Array of alternative common names |
toxicToDogs | Boolean — toxic to dogs |
toxicToCats | Boolean — toxic to cats |
toxicToHorses | Boolean — toxic to horses |
nonToxicToDogs | Boolean — explicitly non-toxic to dogs |
nonToxicToCats | Boolean — explicitly non-toxic to cats |
nonToxicToHorses | Boolean — explicitly non-toxic to horses |
toxicPrinciples | Active toxic compounds (e.g. "Saponins, anthraquinones") |
clinicalSigns | Reported symptoms in poisoned animals |
imageUrl | URL of the plant photograph |
profileUrl | Full ASPCA detail page URL |
scrapedAt | ISO-8601 scrape timestamp |
Who uses this
- Pet-safety apps — filter houseplants by species safety
- E-commerce — tag cat-safe / dog-safe plants for shoppers
- AI / triage tools — power "is this plant safe for my cat?" queries
- Content creators — pet-care guides, toxic-plant listicles
Usage
Input:
Leave maxItems unset or set a large number to retrieve the full ~1,024-plant catalogue.
Run time: Full catalogue completes in under 10 minutes. No proxy required — datacenter is sufficient.
Data source
Data is sourced directly from ASPCA Poison Control — Toxic and Non-Toxic Plants. ASPCA updates the list infrequently; a weekly or monthly refresh is sufficient for most use cases.
Notes
- The ASPCA database contains ~1,024 entries as of mid-2026, served across a paginated index (15 per page, 69 pages).
- Each plant has exactly one primary species classification per animal: either toxic OR non-toxic. A plant may be toxic to dogs but non-toxic to horses — both booleans are captured independently.
- Plants without a listed toxic principle (i.e. non-toxic plants) will have
toxicPrinciples: nullandclinicalSigns: null.
