FYI Importan for Pet Owners !
Hi there! Yep, **** this product has been "flagged" as numerous ways to kill your pet!
I have stopped buying packaged mulch since 2006'...
I like how it looks, but it's just not worth taking a chance on.
Thank you for thinking about us:)))
I can't find this on Snopes.com but feel it is worth being cautious about.
Just in case it is a very real problem. I would not want to find out AFTER my animal was dead so here it is. Connie
Please share this with all the pet owners you know and
ask them to do the same --
the information you take a few minutes to share might prevent the
senseless loss of other pets.
I have stopped buying packaged mulch since 2006'...
I like how it looks, but it's just not worth taking a chance on.
Thank you for thinking about us:)))
I can't find this on Snopes.com but feel it is worth being cautious about.
Just in case it is a very real problem. I would not want to find out AFTER my animal was dead so here it is. Connie
Please share this with all the pet owners you know and
ask them to do the same --
the information you take a few minutes to share might prevent the
senseless loss of other pets.
SUNSHINE of AFRICA COCOA SHELL GARDEN MULCH!!
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 . 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 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.
The obromine 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 the o bromine.
**PLEASE PASS THIS ON**
"Life is not about waiting for the storms
to pass... it's about learning how
to dance in the rain."
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 . 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 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.
The obromine 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 the o bromine.
**PLEASE PASS THIS ON**
"Life is not about waiting for the storms
to pass... it's about learning how
to dance in the rain."