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Connie Clark | |
Posted by: "HomeBizExecs, Caroline Conley"
cpcnevc@sbcglobal.net caroline12704
Mon Jun 12, 2006 10:12 pm (PST)
Yesterday one of our friends experienced a tragedy and wanted me to pass a special message along to all of my dog loving friends and family. Please tell all dog/cat owners you know.
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 companies web site, 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 "Theo bromine".
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.
Theo bromine 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.
It might be a good idea to email the manufacturer at michellemessick@hersheys.com and request that accurate information about this product be posted on the packaging to avoid further tragedy.
ELDON & CAROLINE CONLEY
Thanks much to Karen Arnold for sharing this information with me. So much toxicity around.....it is sad!
Warmly,
Connie
http://www.connieclark.ws
http://www.optforfreedom.com
Private Reply to Connie Clark | | Jun 15, 2006 1:40 am | | re: Garden Mulch Toxic to Dogs | # |
r | | than you for sharing this important information with me. would you mind if I share it with people I know. It is scary what manufactures can do and not tell the public what is in the product.
Marge Carter
http://www.margecarter.com
> Connie Clark wrote:
>
>Posted by: "HomeBizExecs, Caroline Conley"
cpcnevc@sbcglobal.net caroline12704
>Mon Jun 12, 2006 10:12 pm (PST)
>Yesterday one of our friends experienced a tragedy and wanted me to pass a special message along to all of my dog loving friends and family. Please tell all dog/cat owners you know.
>
>
>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 companies web site, 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 "Theo bromine".
>
>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.
>
>Theo bromine 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.
>
>
>It might be a good idea to email the manufacturer at michellemessick@hersheys.com and request that accurate information about this product be posted on the packaging to avoid further tragedy.
>
>ELDON & CAROLINE CONLEY
>
>Thanks much to Karen Arnold for sharing this information with me. So much toxicity around.....it is sad!
>
>Warmly,
>Connie
>http://www.connieclark.ws
>http://www.optforfreedom.com
>
Private Reply to r | | Jun 15, 2006 1:55 am | | re: re: Garden Mulch Toxic to Dogs | # |
Connie Clark | |
Hi Marge, you are more than welcome to share this information. It was shared with me from a member of this network, Karen Arnold, and it is very important that we let others know of the toxic products out there that can harm us or our pets.
Best wishes to you in all you do!
Warmly,
Connie
http://www.connieclark.ws
http://www.optforfreedom.com
> Marge Carter wrote:
> than you for sharing this important information with me. would you mind if I share it with people I know. It is scary what manufactures can do and not tell the public what is in the product.
>Marge Carter
>http://www.margecarter.com
>
>> Connie Clark wrote:
>>
>>Posted by: "HomeBizExecs, Caroline Conley"
cpcnevc@sbcglobal.net caroline12704
>>Mon Jun 12, 2006 10:12 pm (PST)
>>Yesterday one of our friends experienced a tragedy and wanted me to pass a special message along to all of my dog loving friends and family. Please tell all dog/cat owners you know.
>>
>>
>>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 companies web site, 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 "Theo bromine".
>>
>>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.
>>
>>Theo bromine 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.
>>
>>
>>It might be a good idea to email the manufacturer at michellemessick@hersheys.com and request that accurate information about this product be posted on the packaging to avoid further tragedy.
>>
>>ELDON & CAROLINE CONLEY
>>
>>Thanks much to Karen Arnold for sharing this information with me. So much toxicity around.....it is sad!
>>
>>Warmly,
>>Connie
>>http://www.connieclark.ws
>>http://www.optforfreedom.com
>>
Private Reply to Connie Clark | | Jun 15, 2006 3:44 am | | re: Garden Mulch Toxic to Dogs | # | 
Paul Harvey | | Thank you Connie for the post. I shall pass it on.
Cheers,
Paul Harvey
> Connie Clark wrote:
>
>Posted by: "HomeBizExecs, Caroline Conley"
cpcnevc@sbcglobal.net caroline12704
>Mon Jun 12, 2006 10:12 pm (PST)
>Yesterday one of our friends experienced a tragedy and wanted me to pass a special message along to all of my dog loving friends and family. Please tell all dog/cat owners you know.
>
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