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Tue, May 28th, 2013, 12:41 AM #1
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Someone just shared this with me! This is the first I've heard of this product - I really can't understand who would approve this product on the market?
From the blog post:
"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.
Although 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: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**
http://midwestdogblog.tumblr.com/post/50960136050/please-tell-every-dog-or-cat-owner-you-know-evenThis thread is currently associated with: Home Depot, Target
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Tue, May 28th, 2013, 06:48 AM #2
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Thank you for sharing!!!
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Tue, May 28th, 2013, 10:18 AM #3
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Thanks for sharing!
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Wed, May 29th, 2013, 08:14 AM #4
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Thank you so much for sharing this terible story. I will make sure that we dont by this stuff and like you said i will tell others also. Again Autumn, Thank you.......
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Wed, May 29th, 2013, 09:55 AM #5
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Read the article on Snopes to see the chances are beyond slim that anything will happen to any pet. This story has been circulating for about a decade now.
Also the products on the market now are cleaned and the any potential toxins are eliminated.Last edited by momof3heathens; Wed, May 29th, 2013 at 09:56 AM.
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Wed, May 29th, 2013, 01:39 PM #6
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In Florida tons of people have this in their yards
http://forum.smartcanucks.ca/411352-...-lists-canada/
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Thu, Jul 4th, 2013, 09:46 AM #7
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I just noticed this, Autumn...thank you; I've passed it along to friends and our therapy dog group.
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Mon, Jul 15th, 2013, 12:57 AM #8
Thanks for sharing, i'll pass on..
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Mon, Jul 15th, 2013, 07:05 AM #9
Thank you so much for sharing!
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