-> Home Depot says their cocoa mulch is safe:  
  -> http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/catalog/servlet/ContentView?p  
  =SF_GC_PD_Mulch&s  
  -> toreId=10051&langId=-1&catalogId=10053  
    
  I'd be saying that too, if dogs were dropping dead to the right and to  
  the left of me . Nah unh, it aint our stuff! ;)  
    
    
    
  -> "The Home Depot does not and will not sell mulch harmful to pets. The  
  mulch  
  -> sold by The Home Depot containing cocoa shells goes through several  
  cleaning  
  -> processes, including a high heat system in order to strip the cocoa fat  
  from  
  -> the shells without the use of any chemicals. The Home Depot has very  
  strict  
  -> policies and procedures in place to ensure the integrity of the mulch  
  products  
  -> sold in our stores. All The Home Depot mulch suppliers are required to be  
  -> certified by the Mulch and Soil Council (MSC) which created the industry  
  -> standards and criteria for mulch and soil certification and inspection."  
    
  -> I think I will NOT take any chances..  
    
  I with You Janis.. And for those who don't care they can buy it, and  
  chance it. OTOH, there are a lot of different kind of mulch out there.  
  Do I want to take a chance my dog may or may not get sick? When there  
  are so many other alternatives out there?  
    
  I am not saying that the stuff is bad either. I am just like You, if  
  others seem to be having problems, No big deal, I can do well with  
  something else. Not having a green thumb, I don't even know why I would  
  want a mulch with Cocoa in it. Anyway, just wanted to pass it around as  
  it seems to be making the rounds, Legit or not, it is an suspicion worth  
  knowing about in case.  
    
  Have a good One!  
  Mike  
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