Attention Dog owners...cats too if they are like one of mine and not picky

Attention Dog Owners
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> Please read this and make sure to pay close attention to what you buy
> and what your dog eats when out and about. Pass this along to other dog
> owners and lovers.
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> Verified by Snopes
> VERIFIED ALSO BY GOOGLE
> Yesterday one of our dog agility friends experienced a tragedy and wanted
> me to pass a special message along to all of my dog loving friends and
> family. Please tell dog owner you know.
> 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.
> 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 This site gives the
> following information:
> 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.
> Theobromine is the ingredient that is used to make 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 email the manufacturer at michellemessick@hersheys.com and request
> that accurate information about this product be posted on the packaging to
> avoid further tragedy.
> PLEASE GIVE THIS WIDEST DISTRIBUTION
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