Hi everyone,
After the tremendous response rec'd over my Old dog/New dog topic I thought I would
pass this on. Anything that can be done to avoid such a tragedy makes this email
a must.
Thank you for understanding.
Bill Katzenberger
William L. Katzenberger
Media Specialist and Technology Coordinator
Dodge Park Elementary School
3401 Hubbard Rd
Landover, MD 20785
----- Forwarded Message -----
From: "Pam Hendershot" <shots4us@verizon.net>
To: "william katzenberger" <william.katzenberger@comcast.net>
Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2009 8:11:11 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
Subject: FW: Pet alert - Poisonous Mulch...Deadly to dogs
thought I'd pass this on to you.
Pam
From: W DERRICK [mailto:carolederrick@verizon.net]
Sent: Monday, February 23, 2009 9:58 AM
To: Undisclosed-Recipient:;
Subject: Pet alert - Poisonous Mulch...Deadly to dogs
Subject: Pet alert - Poisonous Mulch...Deadly to dogs
PLEASE PASS IT ON ~ EVEN IF YOU DON ’ T HAVE A DOG OR CAT, YOU SURELY KNOW
SOMEONE WHO DOES.
C hecked on www. Snopes.com and it is true.
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 da y, 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 manufa ctured 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 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 GIVE THIS THE WIDEST DISTRIBUTION!!!
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