Cocoa Mulch – Toxic to Dogs & Cats

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. A dog that ingested a lethal quantity of garden mulch made from cacao bean shells developed severe convulsions and died 17 hours later. Check what you are using in your gardens and what your gardeners are using! For more information please see the following article: http://www.snopes.com/critters/crusader/cocoamulch.asp