[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: mulch

  • From: sheila lieberman <dgshwpromo@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, mercergsd1@xxxxxxx
  • Date: Thu, 23 Apr 2009 18:52:18 -0700 (PDT)

I only allow Pine Bark Mulch around my dogs.  I don't care what is in front, we 
use something else there.
sheila
--- On Thu, 4/23/09, mercergsd1@xxxxxxx <mercergsd1@xxxxxxx> wrote:
From: mercergsd1@xxxxxxx <mercergsd1@xxxxxxx>
Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] mulch
To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Thursday, April 23, 2009, 9:25 PM

DId any one else hear about this or know any thing about it . ???

                                                                        
Lilnda

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 d ay, 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 futher
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 s
hown 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 heophylline. A dog that
ingested a lethal quantity of garden mulch made from cocoa bean shells
developed severe convulsions and died 17 hours later. Analysis of the stomach
contents and the ingested cocoa bean shells revealed the presence of lethal
amounts of theobromine. 






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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. Th
eir 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 d ay,
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 futher
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 a
ll 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 heophylline. A dog that
ingested a lethal quantity of garden mulch made from cocoa bean shells
developed severe convulsions and died 17 hours later. Analysis of the stomach
contents and the ingested cocoa bean shells revealed the presence of lethal
amounts of theobromine. 


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