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READ if you have pets! A Warning to ALL Pet Owners!!

This was sent to me by a friend... and I wanted to share it with everyone on active rain! If you have pets.... Watch out! Mulch purchased from Home Depot and several other retailers could be toxic to your pet. With spring season here, and a lot of people doing some yard clean up, this comes in a timely manner. Please visit http://www.snopes.com/critters/crusader/cocoamulch.asp for more information!

Posted by Jonelle Simons on 06/17/2008 02:06 PM

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10 Comments on READ if you have pets! A Warning to ALL Pet Owners!!

JUN

2008

Thank you ...I stoped useing wood bark as the dogs seemed to love eating it and then well they would get sick so now I know why

wow, if it wasn't for your blog, I probably would have never heard about this. Thanks for putting it out there for all of us, Jonelle.

I will share this information with my clients. Thanks for the post.

Good reminder, I found this out last year when I was looking at the mulch at the store; a lady standing next to me told me that. I don't think I would have bought it, I just don't like the way it looks, but after she told me I felt like putting up a little sign. ( I probably would have been arrested!) LOL

I hope everyone read this!

Wow - thank you for posting this!

Good information for my long haired CHIHUAHUA.

THANK YOU!

Thank you for the information! I have 2 dogs that like to nibble on things.

AUG

2008

Jonelle: This is good to know. I've heard that other mulches can end up causing skin irritations on pets too. Luckily, my animals are indoor cats. But will keep this in mind when talking to dog owners in the area.

AUG

2008

My daugher used these in her front yard and after a year, have pretty much disappeared (gardners have a tendency to blow them away). Thank goodness she didn't put them in her back yard with her two labs! Thanks for the important info!

SEP

2008

Jonelle - I'm surprised most people don't make the connection. Chocoloate is bad for dogs....cocoa is the ingredient for chocolate. So don't use it! Thanks for the link to Snopes....that's always the first place I go when I hear something that sounds like it may or may not be true.

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