FW: Pet Alert - Poisonous Mulch

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From: bennyjordan <bennyjordan08@...>

Subject: FW: Pet Alert - Poisonous Mulch

" bennyjordan " <bennyjordan08@...>

Date: Monday, February 23, 2009, 9:43 AM

Attention all canines & felines, please check labels before munching on mulch,

we humans seem to be focused on how it looks on the outside lawn instead of the

inside of you my precious lil house pets & four legged family members..    

CAUTION   

 

From: Kay Duncan [mailto:nkduncan@...]

Sent: Sunday, February 22, 2009 8:35 PM

benny jordan; bhburger@...; cherrywarr@...; trapper anderson; Elaine

Venable

Subject: FW: Pet Alert - Poisonous Mu

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> > Importance: High

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> > I also confirmed this at

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> > http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/bl_cocoa_mulch.htm

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> > Chris

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> > >

> > > 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. 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

> > > 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.

> > >>

> > >> This 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.

> > >>

> > >>

> > >>

> > >>

> > >>

> > >> 1. snopes.com: Cocoa Mulch and Dogs

> > >> <http://www.snopes.com/critters/crusader/cocoamulch.asp> €€€€

> > >> Can Theobromine, a chemical found in cocoa mulch, be harmful to pets?

> > >> ...Cocoa Mulch Cocoa Mulch Claim: Theobromine, a chemical found in cocoa

> > >> mulch, can be harmful to pets. Example: [Collected via e-mail, 2003]...

> > >> ...Cocoa Mulch, which is sold by Home Depot, Foreman's Garden Supply and

> > >> other Garden supply stores, contains a lethal ingredient called

> > >> " Theobromine " . It...

> > >> ...Cocoa bean shells contain potentially toxic quantities of theobromine,

a

> > >> xanthine compound similar in effects to caffeine and theophylline. A dog

> > >> that...

> > >> Thu, 05 Feb 2009 12:32:59 GMT

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

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