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WARNING - DO NOT USE COCOA MULCH IF YOU OWN PETS

DON'T USE THAT COCOA MULCH!

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Yesterday one of our dog agility friends experienced a tragedy and wanted
me to pass a special message along to all of my dog loving friends and
family. Please tell every dog owner 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 company's website, 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.snop
es.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
"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. 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.
Theobromine 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.
Please email the manufacturer at michellemessick@hersheys.com and request
that accurate information about this product be posted on the packaging to
avoid further tragedy.
PLEASE GIVE THIS THE WIDEST DISTRIBUTION !!!

In January 1996 a greyhound by the name of ‘He’s My Denny’ died due to the negligence of David Gibby, a kennel employee at Daytona Beach. Gibby was first arrested under a new law linking Pari-Mutuel regulation abuses to civil code penalties. Gibby was later found guilty of felony animal abuse.
Ten years later a similar situation at the Daytona Track has appeared where kennel helper, Doug Fuhrman and trainer Rusty King, have been arrested today for felony animal abuse in the death of greyhound ‘Pete Sirocco.’ These men said they could not afford to seek treatment of two greyhounds injured in a kennel fight and left ‘Pete’ to bleed to death in his kennel crate. He was found by personnel from a local greyhound adoption program: Greyhound Pets of America twenty hours after the injury. He was taken on a makeshift stretcher to the Ravenswood Animal Clinic and transferred to a twenty-four hour ER facility. Initially ‘Pete’ rallied but ultimately he succumbed to his wounds. If ‘Pete’ had received immediate medical attention he probably would have survived. The other dog injured in the fight was taken in for veterinary care by Greyhound Pets of America and it survived. Their vet cost was $4,700.00.
This happens in the shadow of greyhound racing’s largest event now going on at Tampa St. Pete Greyhound Track where greyhounds are racing for a total one million dollar purse. Already one greyhound has died, ‘Moon Mountain Dipper’ died after a schooling race for greyhounds preparing for the greyhound industry’s big event. Whether you are a greyhound adopter or involved in greyhound racing I am sure you are appalled by the actions of these two kennel workers. You can contact the Florida State Attorneys Office by fax: 386-239-7716 attention: Prosecuting Attorney Susan Desrosiers.
We all need to be sure the State of Florida prosecutes Fuhrmann and King to the fullest extent of the law.

For more information contact:
National Greyhound Adoption Program
David G. Wolf
10901 Dutton Road
Philadelphia, PA 19154
215-331-7918
215-331-1947 fax

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