Animal Cruelty Exposed
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WARNING!!!
PLEASE PASS THIS ON!!! Please tell every dog or cat owner you know.
Even if you don’t have a pet, please pass this to those who do.
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.
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.”
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!!! PLEASE SHARE WITH YOUR FRIENDS!!!!
Source: Midwestdogblog
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