Donation Enriches Pets' Lives at Sanctuary

If you knew how many cats and dogs have suffered because of Hartz's toxic products, you probably wouldn't be running this press release.

Hartz's donations to animal-rescue organizations are PURELY strategic. Hartz is fully aware of the consumer backlash against their toxic flea and tick products (see www.HartzKills.org and www.HartzVictims.org, for starters). They know that veterinarians warn against using Hartz, and in fact, most vets have treated numerous victims of Hartz’s lethal treatments. In light of this, it’s no surprise that Hartz donates supplies (and even money) to animal-rescue groups. This is their attempt to control their public image. They want people to believe they care about animals, when in fact, the opposite is true. They care only about money.

In 2008 alone, the EPA received more than 44,000 incident reports from people who accidentally poisoned their pets with Hartz flea and tick treatments and similar products (including Bio Spot, Zodiac, Adams, Sergeants, and Sentry), and thousands of these cats and dogs died terrible, painful deaths.

I understand that animal-rescue groups are desperate for supplies and money (we donate money to two local dog-rescue groups every year). It's understandable that groups devoted to helping animals would take donations from anywhere. But I'm willing to bet that the Best Friends Animal Sanctuary did NOT accept any donations of flea/tick treatments from Hartz. (Some animal-rescue groups refuse ANY and ALL donations from Hartz -- yes, even money.)

As an animal-oriented destination, you should have the best interests of pet owners and their pets at heart. So please do a little legwork before posting. Thank you.

good article.