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    Warning lethal garden mulch - cocoa shell based

    I am posting a warning on as many pet forums as possible. This stuff has been on sale in the UK for some time and is now on sale in Australia:

    IF YOU HAVE PETS DO NOT BUY THIS PRODUCT IT CONTAINS THEOBROMINE WHICH HAS KILLED DOGS. I HAVE WRITTEN TO THEM AND WILL BE WRITING TO AUSTRALIAN QUARANTINE TO TRY TO HAVE THEIR IMPORT LICENCE SUSPENDED. THIS IS A UK COMPANY. IF IT IS AVAILABLE IN YOUR COUNTRY AND YOU HAVE PETS DON'T BUY IT. IT IS ON SALE IN TARGET IN AUSTRALIA
    http://www.sunshine-garden-products.com/new/index.php

    Please check the link and view the purple packet.

    Thank you and kind regards to all

    I will now post this on cat talk for people who don't ever come to dog talk
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    going to post this as my status on Facebook. I have a ton of people on my friends list with pets from Australia & U.K. Thank you for posting this


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    According to Snopes, while the mulch does contain theobromine, there is only one confirmed case of a dog having died after consuming it. So I wouldn't buy it for a dog's yard, but the panic and all the caps seem a little excessive. Have their import license suspended over something one dog died after consuming? Guess we'd better be talking to a lot of companies...

    http://www.snopes.com/critters/crusader/cocoamulch.asp

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