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A Warning To Dog Owners.

Postby Maywalk » Thu May 25, 2006 3:12 pm

DOG OWNERS BEWARE!!!! PLEASE READ AND DISTRIBUTE TO ALL OTHER DOG OWNERS YOU KNOW NO MORE DOGS SHOULD BE LOST FOR THIS!

Verified by Snopes .com & BY GOOGLE

Over the weekend the doting owner of two young lab mixes purchased Cocoa Mulch from Target to use in their garden. They loved the way it smelled and it was advertised to keep cats away from their garden. Their dog Calypso, decided that the mulch smelled good enough to eat and devoured a large helping. She vomited a few times which was typical when she eats something new but wasn't acting lethargic in any way. The next day, Mom woke up and took Calypso out for her morning walk. Half way through the walk, she had a seizure and died instantly.

Although the mulch had NO warnings printed on the label, upon further investigation on the company's website, this product is HIGHLY toxic to dogs.

Cocoa Mulch is manufactured by Hershey's, and they claim that "It is true that studies have shown that 50% of the dogs that eat Cocoa Mulch can suffer physical harm to a variety of degrees (depending on each individual dog). However, 98% of all dogs won't eat it."

True information about the mulch can be found here - http://www.snopes.com/critters/crusader/cocoa.htm This site gives the following information:

Cocoa Mulch, which is sold by Home Depot, Foreman's Garden Supply and other Garden supply stores, contains a lethal ingredient called "Theobromine".

It is lethal to dogs and cats. It smells like chocolate and it really attracts dogs. They will ingest this stuff and die. Several deaths already occurred in the last 2-3 weeks. Just a word of caution, check what you are using in your gardens and be aware of what your gardeners are using in your gardens.

Theobromine is the ingredient that is used to make all chocolate, especially dark or baker's chocolate, which is toxic to dogs.

Cocoa bean shells contain potentially toxic quantities of theobromine, a xanthine compound similar in effects to caffeine and theophylline. A dog that ingested a lethal quantity of garden mulch made from cacao bean shells developed severe convulsions and died 17 hours later. Analysis of the stomach contents and the ingested cacao bean shells revealed the presence of lethal amounts of theobromine.

Please email the manufacturer at michellemessick@hersheys.com and request that accurate information about this product be posted on the packaging to avoid further tragedy.

PLEASE GIVE THIS WIDEST DISTRIBUTION
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Postby Monsy » Thu May 25, 2006 6:07 pm

Bliddy horrifying!
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Postby Emm » Thu May 25, 2006 6:16 pm

I'll second that.
If the stuff is lethal - they should have warnings printed on the label.
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Postby Rowan » Thu May 25, 2006 6:46 pm

They should indeed. Just imagine how many dogs have been ill and died because of this. :evil:
Avoid the evil, and it will avoid thee.
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Ad eundum quo nemo ante iit.
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Postby dejavou » Thu May 25, 2006 7:07 pm

I agree .... I'll be warning all my dog owner friends
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Postby Rosie » Sat May 27, 2006 7:38 pm

That's awful, poor dog.
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