Cocoa Mulch Warning

I got this off a pet list I belong to, and thought I'd pass the information along, just in case someone doesn't realize...

Yesterday, one of our clients experienced a tragedy and wanted me to
pass a special message along to all of my dog loving friends and
family. I was hoping you could forward this to your contact list.

My client was the doting owner of two young lab/golden retriever
mixes. Over the weekend, they 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. They set the bag in
their yard. Their dog, Calypso, decided that the mulch smelled good
enough to eat so she broke into it and devoured a large helping. She
vomited a few times which was typical of her when she would get into
something she shouldn't have gotten in to. She was not 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. Denise (Calypso's mom) wanted me to
pass this information along so no one had to experience the same
tragedy she went through.

In Loving Memory of Calypso.



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.snopes.com/critters/crusader/cocoa.htm

If this information can save even one pet, then it is well worth repeating.
Deb