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<DIV><SPAN style="COLOR: #400040">Please tell every dog owner you
know.<BR><BR>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.<BR><BR>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.<BR><BR>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
Coc oa Mulch can suffer physical harm to a variety of degrees depending on each
individual dog). 'However, 98% of all dogs won't eat it.'<BR><BR><BR>This Snopes
site gives the following information:<BR><A
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<BR><BR></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #400040">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.<BR>Theobromine is in all chocolate,
especially dark or baker's chocolate<BR>which is toxic to dogs.<BR>Cocoa bean
shells contain potentially toxic quantities of theobromine,<BR>axanthine
compound similar in effects to caffeine and theophylline. A<BR>dog that ingested
a l ethal quan tity 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.<BR><BR>PLEASE GIVE THIS THE WIDEST DISTRIBUTION!!! </SPAN><SPAN
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