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Hartz
Flea and Tick
products
Danger:
Terrible experience...Please read and spread the word!!!
Last
night at midnight a friend came to the house and told me our
mutual friend was laying in his driveway holding his dog and
crying. He was saying to his dog how sorry he was, that he
only wanted to help him, please don't die.
I was told Andy used Hartz advanced flea and tick
drops on Scruffy. I nearly fainted.
Andy is poor, has no phone, limited use of a car.
This poor guy has no family, they are all deceased, and his
family is his 4 dogs. Scruffy is a 100 pound mixed breed dog
with a history of epilepsy. Scruffy was having flea problems
so Andy, not having much money, bought the Hartz product
from K-Mart. He applied the product early yesterday morning.
By 6pm Scruffy was lethargic, staggering, disoriented. By
8pm Scruffy started seizing. With no phone,living in a rural
area, all Andy could think to do was wash Scruffy with lots
of water. Since Scruffy was seizing, Andy gave him a dose of
pheno barbital, Scruffy's seizure medicine. The seizures
slowed down. Our mutual friend just happened to be close to
Andy's around 11pm and decided to check on him and see if he
needed anything. That is when he found Andy and Scruffy in
the drive. When he saw the condition Andy was in, and the
problems Scruffy was having, he decided to come to my house,
less than 5 miles away from Andy's house, and see if I had
any info on this product.
I told him to go back and use his cell and page the
vet to meet them at the clinic immediately. I told him this
is a potentially deadly product that needs to be removed
from the market. Keep the package and get to the vets right
away. Don't worry about the bill... I told him to tell Andy
that I would deal with Hartz later.
This morning early I went to Andy's and Scruffy was
weak, dazed, slightly shocky and still needing to get to the
vet. I was shocked he wasn't at the vets already. The vet
did not answer the late night page. Our mutual friend had
left Andy the cell phone. Andy had called the vet and a
ride. He informed me that his ride would be there any
minute. I wrote down the information from the package, told
him to call me if his ride didn't show. Scruffy is at the
vets now but is still not out of the woods....please say a
gentle prayer for Scruffy....and Andy.
I called Hartz. I told them what happened to
Scruffy. They took the information and gave me a case number
for Andy. He told me that Hartz would pay the vet bill and
refund his money for the product if we provided the
information and a vet report. I asked him if he thought that
would make up for a man possibly losing his best friend. No
answer. Then I asked them if Hartz was making so much money
on this product that they continued to market it, knowing
it's deadly potential....IS THE PROFIT WORTH THE COSTS OF
PAying THE CLAIMS? No answer. I told him that I felt Hartz
was marketing this poison to a lower income group of people
and that their company was banking on consumer ignorance. No
answer. I asked him if paying the claims was cheaper than
pulling the product...again..no answer. I asked this rep
what he personally felt about this product. He told me that
he only took the complaints, he had no answers. I asked him
if he liked working for a company that profited on the death
of companion animals. No answer. So I told him that if I
worked for any company that murdered animals that I would
quit that employ and make a lot of noise about it. I told
him his personal standards must be very low or completely
lacking. Still no answer. I want answers. I am sure there
are many victims of this product that want answers. He
ended our conversation asserting that Hartz flea and tick
drops are safe and he THANKED ME FOR USING HARTZ
PRODUCTS!!!!!!!! I hung up before I said something very
insulting....then I cried for all the animals that have died
so Hartz could make money.
PLEASE make it a point to tell everyone you know to
boycott these products. Educate everyone about the potential
hazards of these products. And please look in the links
below and sign the petition against Hartz...thanks....Julia
At this site you can download and print flyers and
stickers to warn people about these products. You can print
mailing labels too so you can put the message on every piece
of mail you send. I printed mine today.
BoycottHartz.com
Description: Hartz Mountain Corp manufactures a product
known as "Flea & Tick Drops Plus," an anti-flea remedy
which is applied to the animal's back, like Frontline or
Advantage. The difference is that Frontline and
Advantage use a much newer chemical, which DOES NOT HURT
the animal. Hartz uses phenothrin which --- according to
my vet --- has been around for 50 years, is not nearly
as effective, and can be toxic. Cats apparently are much
more likely to be sensitive than dogs.
Environmental Protection Agency
Description: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Use their search tool to find a lot of information on
Hartz
Hartz Consumer Relations Department
Description: You need to contact Hartz immediately
should anything happen to your pet due to a Hartz
product. 1-800-275-1414
National Pesticide Information Center
Description: NPIC is a cooperative effort of Oregon
State University and the United States EPA -
1-800-858-7378
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
Description: PETA
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