[Nfbf-l] Fw: [BattingTheBreeze] Fw: [Public] PET ALERT- Cocoa Mulch

[Kirk Harmon]

Hello all my dog and cat loving friends, I was surprised to read this article. I know that dogs are not suppose to  eat chocolate, but I didn't know that there was products out there that would use it as a deterrent for them. I thought all of you would like to know about it if  you already didn't! Kirk
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From: James Gamberton 
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Subject: [BattingTheBreeze] Fw: [Public] PET ALERT- Cocoa Mulch


This comes from a friend and neighbor who works for the University of 
Florida as explained below. Snopes.com verifies this thru a link midway of 
the e-mail. Please pass on.

Lauren Curry, Program Assistant
University of Florida
College of Veterinary Medicine
Center for Environmental & Human Toxicology
471 Mowry Rd. /PO Box 110885
Gainesville, FL 32611
352.392.2243 x5506
Fax 352.392.4707

P Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail

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/> http://www.snopes
<http://www.snopes.com/critters/crusader/cocoamulch.asp>
.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 th eobromine, 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 GIVE THIS THE WIDEST DISTRIBUTION! !!

Jim, Brenda and Baxter the dog

Jim Gamberton
Founder
Blindplace Inc a 501-c-3 corporation
330 NW 9th Street
High Springs, FL 32643
Tel/Fax: 386-454-2624
Cell: 352-328-5247
E-mail: jgamberton at windstream.net

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