HARTZ: COMPANY WITHOUT A HEART
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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 www.hartzvictims.org 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. Added on: 20- Jan- 2004
Well said. I just spoke with Dr. Ochola at advanced Veterinary Group in Lawndale, for those who may not know this amazing referral only group, they are AMAZING), re one of my dogs and told her about the Hartz issue and she said she too has seen deaths from this horrible product. As a group, we shut down Arnold's idea of killing dogs and cats with in 72 hours at the pound, I think we need to work to shut down Hartz flea product. I actually have an employee who has used this on her cat. When I gave her the feed back she almost had a stroke, but she was also a bit suspicious, as she kept saying, "but, Hartz, that's a pet company." Some people have to be hit over the head!
Regards,
Marilyn
Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2004 12:15 AM
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.
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.
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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. Added on: 20-Jan-2004 Hits: 54 Rate this Site | Report Broken Link Environmental Protection Agency Description: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Use their search tool to find a lot of information on Hartz Added on: 25-Nov-2002 Hits: 86 Rate this Site | Report Broken Link 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 Added on: 25-Nov-2002 Hits: 139 Rate this Site | Report Broken Link National Pesticide Information Center Description: NPIC is a cooperative effort of Oregon State University and the United States EPA - 1-800-858-7378 Added on: 25-Nov-2002 Hits: 69 Rate this Site | Report Broken Link People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals Description: PETA Added on: 25-Nov-2002 Hits: 88 Rate this Site | Report Broken Link Solano Pet Emergency Clinic, Cordelia, CA - Topic: Topical Flea Products Description: The Solano Pet Emergency Clinic gives a helpful overview of the harmful effects of some topical flea products (pyrethrins or pyrethroids) Added on: 05-Aug-2003 Hits: 71 Rate this Site | Report Broken Link
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