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I am on a mission to get these products off the shelves permanently. Below is a letter that is being posted all over the web today--and you can help. It explains why!!! Thank you for reading!! Stop the Slaughter Returning home from a routine trip to the library on Friday, July 13, 2007. I found one of my beloved cats lying on the floor in a pool of blood, her tiny body wracked with convulsions. Checking on the others, I found two more unable to stand, their legs too shaky to hold their bodies, their bodies trembling fiercely. Wrapping these three in towels, we headed for the Pet Emergency Hospital, where one of the first questions was whether I had recently given the cats a flea treatment—I had, that very afternoon. The next question: “Was it Hartz?” Again, my answer was yes. This was my first year using this particular brand. When I left the hospital that night, it was without my three cats. They were too far gone to make it through. I left with instructions to bathe the remaining four and watch them closely. I followed this. They were quiet and nervous that night. By the next morning, another cat was in full-blown seizures and the other three were blinking rapidly and jerking, their muscles starting to be affected. Another trip to the Pet Hospital. When I left this time, one more of my babies was gone and the other three had been admitted. I was scared they would not make it. These three did come home. They survived physically, but my heart goes out to them as they wander through the house crying for those who are gone. The look on the vet’s face got me thinking and I started to research. This was not the first tragedy caused by Hartz flea treatment. Cats have been dying from this product for years---yet the product remains on store shelves. Unsuspecting consumers, wanting to protect their pets and trusting the Hartz name buy and use it—sometimes it is fine, all too often it ends in tragedy. I am asking you today to take a stand with me and demand that Hartz remove their flea treatment for cats from the shelves. Hartz knows the danger, they are aware of the record, yet they continue—this slaughter must stop!! The warning on the box states simply the product should not be used on cats under five pound, pregnant or ill. None of my seven fell into any of those categories—all were over five pounds, five over ten pounds. None were pregnant. All were healthy. The youngest was just over two years old and the oldest six—not kittens. Yet EVERY SINGLE ONE had a reaction!!! How can you take a stand? The first step is to make a copy of this letter and post it anywhere and everywhere you can. Let people know the danger of this product. Next, contact Hartz at: Consumer Relations Department The Hartz Mountain Corporation 400 Plaza Drive Secaucus , NJ 07094 USA Consumer Hotline 1-800-275-1414 Monday – Friday | 9 am – 5 pm EST And insist they remove their product from the shelves. If you see the cat flea treatment on a store shelf, talk to the store manager, let him or her know the danger and ask that it be removed. Hartz, how many more lives must be lost before you stop this needless slaughter? Is it going to take you seeing the pain and horror in your child’s eyes when they watch a beloved friend die? Is it going to take looking into a pair of golden eyes that are begging for help as you hold the convulsing body that just hours before ran and played? If there is any compassion at all within you, you will see the need to remove this product immediately. I panic every time one of my remaining three moves quickly. Hundreds of others out there do the same. It is too late to save so many—it isn’t too late to save the rest!!! I ask each and every employee at Hartz to stop by the pet shop on your way home tonight—or maybe you have a cat at home –really look into that cat’s eyes and ask yourself this: Doesn’t that cat’s life mean anything? Is the money worth the pain and suffering? If that doesn’t change your mind, look into your child’s eyes. What would you do if you gave this precious child medicine to help him or her and instead of helping, the medicine attacked every muscle, caused convulsions – and death? My cats were my children—just as so many others are to those who love them. Find your conscious, search your hearts---and stop this senseless slaughter!!! Joyce A. Anthony
We need to Get Hartz flea products off the shelf--Read my letter please??
Date: Wed, 2007-08-01 06:26
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I say this product on the
I say this product on the shelves at my hometown hartings, and i was ready to grab all of them and throw them out the door. I mean nobody deserves to lose their pets this way. It's just so tragic. I even checked out their website (www.hartz.com) and they were just talking about how good this product was and that they would really like more people to buy it. I think they should at least have a warning on the front label saying that thier are a million precautions to take.
I was practically in tears
I was practically in tears while reading this message. I have absolutely adored animals my entire life, and if this is what is happening right in front of us, I will not just stand and watch it kill. I am so, so happy you sent this to me, and I am going to try my best and spread the word. And I will start with sending this email to all of my friends.
~~I'll be praying for all of those helpless animals
no kidding
was it a flea collar, or like,drops, cuz my mom wanted to buy some from walmart today and i threw a fit. thank god i read this, i cant imagine what people do for money. is that all our world has come to, killing for money. pathetic
OMG
What a tragedy... I can understand how you feel..I have now two cats one I just put to sleep I had him for 15years he was sick. He was my child, and having no siblings he was who I came home to play with. I have two others but they can't replace him. Wow seven cats thats terrible. Although others say they used this Flea product and their pets seem to be fine. Different pets react differently. So with that being said I say still get your message and story out their because you have convinced me I'm never going to give my babies Hartz Ultra Guardplus.
Hartz Products
I suggest that anyone who thinks Hartz products are great or something else happened to Joyce's cats do a little Internet search on Hartz flea and tick products. Or ask your Vet. Thousands of toxic reactions have happended to pets after using these products. Even the EPA is concerned--they made Hartz re-label their products to let the consumer know they might be dangerous to their pets and to watch for reactions. They don't mention how many of those reactions are deadly. This problem is just as bad or worse than the tainted pet food probelms-- but almost nothing is being done. Why isn't the media making a bigger deal out of this? Why is the EPA continuing to let these dangerous products be sold? Why aren't people outraged? Tell Hartz you love your pets and want something safer; tell your friends to stay away from Hartz flea treaments; tell stores they shouldn't be carrying these products. Do something!!!!
Yes I do use it
I have been using Hartz Ultra Guardplus drops for my cats this summer without any problem whatsoever. Before my previous beloved schnauzer died of a heart problem, I'd used Hartz flea collars for dogs on her for years, also without a problem. I've also used that big fogger thing in my back yard in the Hamptons - we're near the beach there and get oodles of ticks. I have never had a problem with any of these Hartz products and I certainly hope Joyce isn't successful in her mission to have them taken off the shelves because I want to continue using them - - and the big pair of green flea-free eyes staring at me right now agrees. Having said that, I am truly sad for Joyce. It took me months to recover when I lost my cat last year and I can only imagine how distressed she must be. When Joyce gets around to answering my prior questions, I'd like to also ask if the vet conducted any post mortem analysis. I read a piece about someone who thought it was a product that had killed their dog but when the vet did a PM, he found a knotted garbage bag in the dog's stomach. Perhaps her cats had some kind of deadly virus, because how come my cats have never been affected by Hartz products but all seven of hers were?
I have never used it on my animals though
If my dog didn't have sensitive skin then I would most likely end up with dead cats. She uses a prescription that can be used for cats too.
I am sorry about your cats
Well that is really sad and I am personally a cat owner of two cats and my grandmother uses their flea and tick colars on all 23 of her cats should I warn her about anything?
I would also like to ask joyce
Hi
I am a cat owner and i use hartz flea and tick collars on my cats and i would like to know if you used flea collars on your cats or not? Thanks
This is a very serious issue and my heart goes out to you for the loss of your cats.
I would like to ask Joyce
I would like to ask Joyce exactly what was the name of the product, how she applied it and how much did she use on each cat? Also, how did the vet at the hospital treat her cats? Did they all get the same treatment, or did the one who was bleeding get treated differently? What did the vet say about why those who succumbed were more vulnerable than those who survived. Also which animal hospital treated her cats? Would she recommend it? Was she satisfied with the vet? And finally, whether she contacted the Hartz company directly and how did they handle the situation with her? This is a very serious allegation we read about and, on behalf of many cat owners and my own many beloved cats, but also as a serious person who likes to consider all the facts, I would like Joyce to answer my specific questions.
At the same time I extend my condolences to her.
Thankyou
Venuscat