Hartz Flea & Tick Products - Dangerous for Pets
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Despite multitudes of well-documented cases of Hartz Flea & Tick Products causing injury and death to many innocent pets, Hartz Mountain Corp. continues to deny any wrongdoing and insists that its products are safe.
Evidence against the safety of Hartz Flea & Tick products continues to grow rapidly. TV news channels have ran numerous reports on the problem and a class action suit has been filed against Hartz Mountain Corp. by the law firm of Faruqi & Faruqi, LLP and Squitieri & Fearon, LLP. However, these deadly products are still being sold in stores across the nation and remain well within the reach of unsuspecting consumers who are unwittingly putting their beloved pets into harm's way.
Further information regarding the class action lawsuit against Hartz Mountain Corporation can be found online at the following address:
http://www.faruqilaw.com/RecentFillings/hartz.htm
The principal ingredient in Hartz brand Flea & Tick products for cats is a 40-year-old chemical pesticide called Phenothrin. Although long since banned for use as a lawn pesticide, due its toxicity, Phenothrin constitutes over 85\% of the total ingredients in Hartz Advanced Care Plus topical flea & tick drops for cats.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is also actively collecting information regarding incidents with pets that have been affected by Hartz Flea & Tick products. EPA findings to date criticize Hartz for their testing practices and have suggested re-evaluation of these products for their safety. The EPA has also highlighted problems with the way in which Hartz Mountain Corp. has incorrectly categorized reported incidents of problems with cats such as to obscure the severity of the problem.
Veterinarians across the country are already fully aware of the problems caused by these Hartz brand topical flea & tick medications that are available over the counter. Interviews with veterinarians in Jacksonville, FL, for example, concluded that nearly two-thirds of the approximately 30 surveyed have seen problems related to the Hartz products and see them regularly. Research among veterinarians in other states produced similar results.
WJCT Channel 4 news (covering Northeast Florida and South Georgia) aired an extensive report in late October 2002 about heartbreaking personal experiences of pet owners using Hartz brand flea & tick products, along with veterinarians warnings about the problems associated with them. WJCT held back the report for several weeks to coincide with the start of the Nielson ratings sweep period to maximize the exposure of the story, which was also picked up by other WJCT affiliate stations in Houston, Detroit & Miami. WJCTs online version of the report can be found at the following address:
http://www.news4jax.com/jax/news/stories/news-175256020021031-161022.html
The following online resources document further information related to the ongoing problems affecting pets and pet owners. The vast majority of these testimonials are from legitimately concerned, loving pet owners with nothing to gain by maligning Hartz Mountain Corp. Some of these links are stories that were run by TV news stations. Almost all of these online resources are unrelated to each other. This highlights the extent to which pet owners across the country are learning about this problem, the hard way. A search using the term hartz in Googles newsgroup search engine at http://groups.google.com produced hundreds of other results describing cases of illness and death to pets by using of Hartz Flea & Ticks Products.
Please join other concerned and caring animal lovers by signing this petition. We sincerely appreciate your time and your support.
For more information, resources and updates to the petition, please visit Against Hartz:
http://www.geocities.com/againsthartz/
Evidence against the safety of Hartz Flea & Tick products continues to grow rapidly. TV news channels have ran numerous reports on the problem and a class action suit has been filed against Hartz Mountain Corp. by the law firm of Faruqi & Faruqi, LLP and Squitieri & Fearon, LLP. However, these deadly products are still being sold in stores across the nation and remain well within the reach of unsuspecting consumers who are unwittingly putting their beloved pets into harm's way.
Further information regarding the class action lawsuit against Hartz Mountain Corporation can be found online at the following address:
http://www.faruqilaw.com/RecentFillings/hartz.htm
The principal ingredient in Hartz brand Flea & Tick products for cats is a 40-year-old chemical pesticide called Phenothrin. Although long since banned for use as a lawn pesticide, due its toxicity, Phenothrin constitutes over 85\% of the total ingredients in Hartz Advanced Care Plus topical flea & tick drops for cats.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is also actively collecting information regarding incidents with pets that have been affected by Hartz Flea & Tick products. EPA findings to date criticize Hartz for their testing practices and have suggested re-evaluation of these products for their safety. The EPA has also highlighted problems with the way in which Hartz Mountain Corp. has incorrectly categorized reported incidents of problems with cats such as to obscure the severity of the problem.
Veterinarians across the country are already fully aware of the problems caused by these Hartz brand topical flea & tick medications that are available over the counter. Interviews with veterinarians in Jacksonville, FL, for example, concluded that nearly two-thirds of the approximately 30 surveyed have seen problems related to the Hartz products and see them regularly. Research among veterinarians in other states produced similar results.
WJCT Channel 4 news (covering Northeast Florida and South Georgia) aired an extensive report in late October 2002 about heartbreaking personal experiences of pet owners using Hartz brand flea & tick products, along with veterinarians warnings about the problems associated with them. WJCT held back the report for several weeks to coincide with the start of the Nielson ratings sweep period to maximize the exposure of the story, which was also picked up by other WJCT affiliate stations in Houston, Detroit & Miami. WJCTs online version of the report can be found at the following address:
http://www.news4jax.com/jax/news/stories/news-175256020021031-161022.html
The following online resources document further information related to the ongoing problems affecting pets and pet owners. The vast majority of these testimonials are from legitimately concerned, loving pet owners with nothing to gain by maligning Hartz Mountain Corp. Some of these links are stories that were run by TV news stations. Almost all of these online resources are unrelated to each other. This highlights the extent to which pet owners across the country are learning about this problem, the hard way. A search using the term hartz in Googles newsgroup search engine at http://groups.google.com produced hundreds of other results describing cases of illness and death to pets by using of Hartz Flea & Ticks Products.
Please join other concerned and caring animal lovers by signing this petition. We sincerely appreciate your time and your support.
For more information, resources and updates to the petition, please visit Against Hartz:
http://www.geocities.com/againsthartz/
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- GREED KILLS!!
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MZickwolf
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James S
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- remove dangerous products
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- Memphis, Tenn
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Amy B
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- Memphis TN 38133-4918
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Dawn D
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- In Loving Memory of SnaggleTooth--Hartz took you from us when you were so young -RIP our loving furbaby
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- PA
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Jo Ann P
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- The top people at Hartz should be arrested and tried for all of the suffering they have caused animals and their owners!
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S. S
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- This product should have been banned years ago
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- Gardena, CA,. USA
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Thomas B
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- Marion, Texas
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Elaine M. B
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- I wouldn't use Hartz Mountain anything period
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- U. S. A.
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Laura B
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- Overland Park KS
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J. D
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- Hartz should be closed down and not allowed to continue their reign of death amongst animals.
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- USA
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Leah K
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- Dearborn Heights, MI- USA
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Laurie
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- Sugar Hill,Ga
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Barbara J S
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- Memphis, TN
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Jerry H
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- Memphis, TN
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Joan O
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- Please take action. Let's get them shut down, so they cannot harm any other creatures!
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- Orange City, Florida
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Ronald M. T
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- I think one of my cats died as a result of Hartz products.
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- Tallahassee, FL USA
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Sandra D
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- Calhan Colorado
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Alexandra M
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- Loving previous owner of Lady a Hartz victim
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- Jacksonville, Florida
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CoolCreations
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- How low can you go????? We lost our cat to Hartz, and so have many others, yet they keep denying something is wrong!!!!
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- Jacksonville Florida
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Lee H
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- Sort this now !!!!!
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- UK
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Dottie Z
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- One of my cats had a bad reaction to a hartz flea product for cats. I really think it should be taken off the market.
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- NY
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Dorothy Z
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- Please remove these harmful products from the shelves!
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- USA
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Barbara M
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- US Texas
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Chris G
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- Jacksonville, Florida
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Bruce C
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- It is unconscionable that executives and decision-makers could be so indifferent to their customers.
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- Gainesville, Florida
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Cindy B
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Susan M
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- Hartz is dangerous!
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- Gold Bar, WA USA
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Heidie J
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- Corvallis, OR 97333
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Kaye J
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- Vet Tech who has seen the effects first hand!
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- NC - USA
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Christina G
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- Sunnyvale, CA
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Lori C
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Diantha G. B
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- Houston,Texas,U.S.A.
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Janette D
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- I like having my cats live.
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- Braintree MA
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Gretchen P
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- Working at a pet store for many years I specifically told people not to use it but because it was cheap and had been around for so long, customers still bought it. I'm glad somebody is doing something about it.
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- San Jose, CA
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Jennifer B
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- please stop killing our beloved pets and animals with your flea and tick stuff its not fair.
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Rachel H
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- Frederick, MD
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Christine R
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- Save Our Pets
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- Howard Beash NY 11414
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Carol M. S
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- Big business as usual. So what if a few animals die and you have to pay a little bit of money in a lawsuit. You're still making a huge profit, aren't you?
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- Staten Island, NY USA
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C S
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- Hartz should be run out of business on a rail...and indicted in the process
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- USA
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Colleen D
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- I have been hearing about Hartz product problems for years :(((( And in fact know a woman who lost her beloved dog to the blocaked years ago before it was pulled off the shelves and supposedly made safer :(((( What does it take for these people to realize we love our animlas and the reason we but flea products is to keep them comfortable ?? The bad thing is they do not have to pay for the loss of an animal in the style of pain and suffering like they would if it was a human loss :(((((( WAKE up Hartz and realize we love our naimals !!!! Please stop putting products out there that can kill them or make them sick so you can make a profit !!!!!!!!!
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Missy O
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zoe
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Kimberly S
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- Hopefully everybodys kids (pets) can be safe once and for all.
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- Easley, SC
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