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For those of you with pets.

add this to slug bait and antifreeze.

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A reminder:

 

Looks like this could be a real threat to

animals............please send on to others who have pets.......

 

http://www.snopes.com/critters/crusader/cocoamulch.asp

 

KEEP THIS GOING EVEN IF YOU DON'T HAVE A PET!

 

Warning for pet owners for Dog and Cat Owners

 

 

 

Please tell every dog or cat owner you know.

Even if you don't have a pet, please pass this to those who do.

Over the weekend, the doting owner of two young

lab mixes purchased Cocoa Mulch from Target to use in their garden. The dogs

loved the way it smelled and it was advertised to keep cats away from their

garden. Their dog (Calypso) decided 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 Halfway through the walk, she

had a seizure and died instantly.

 

Al though the mulch had NO warnings printed on

the label, upon further investigation on the company's web site,

 

This product is HIGHLY toxic to dogs and

cats.

 

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. "

*Snopes site gives the following information

PLEASE READ IT: http://www.snopes.com/critters/crusader/cocoamulch.asp *

 

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.

 

Theobromine is in 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 PASS THIS ON**

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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