This Pug Means Business

If Hartz is wanting to corner the market on killing pets, they have some stiff competition in FidoPharm’s PetArmor. Check out the still-active discussion on our PetArmor post from 2012. (Spoiler alert: dogs and cats are dying because their loving owners, trusting that regulatory agencies are doing their jobs, are using this poisonous brew to combat fleas.) Spread the word far and wide, and speak to your vet about SAFE options for controlling fleas and ticks.

Meanwhile, take a page from this pug’s playbook!

Dogs and cats everywhere — get decked out in actual suits of armor to protect yourselves against poisonous PetArmor!

 

Alex Gweneth’s Moral Bankruptcy Exposed by Broken Hartz

We’ve been unable to obtain Alex Gweneth’s baby photo, but we can only imagine that when he was born, he had the face of a cherub. His parents surely beamed with pride at their newborn boy. Would he become a surgeon? A teacher? An art historian? Little Alex’s future was not yet written. Oh, but it is written now. Mr. Gweneth, sadly, became a soulless flunkey for Hartz through his job at 5W Public Relations, a profoundly slimy firm with a long history of unethical conduct.

Thanks to a fascinating exposé by the heroes at Broken Hartz, we have learned about the pitiful fate of this once-promising young child. Instead of saving lives, teaching children, or preserving the legacy of Neoclassicism, Mr. Gweneth spends his days filling the internet with false claims about the safety and effectiveness of Hartz’s products. For this, he receives a paycheck. Read Broken’s Hartz’s post and prepare to be amazed.

Alex Gweneth: Visual Approximation

(Editor’s note: In the visual approximation of Mr. Gweneth, we notice that his skin appears to have been severely burned and scarred. We suspect that Mr. Gweneth may have applied Hartz to his own skin, causing a terrible reaction. After all, this is a common consequence of Hartz flea and tick “treatments,” as you can see in these pictures.)

Broken Hartz Vs. Hartz? No Contest!

Spread the word about Broken Hartz and their amazing, ass-kicking anti-Hartz campaign!

Target: Stop Selling Pet Poison!

Dear Target,

I like that you have plentiful parking. I like that you carry Swedish fish. I like the fact that you donate money to schools. What I don’t like is that you sell HARTZ flea and tick products, which are widely known to pose serious threats to people’s pets. I am certain that you know about this. I am positive that it has been brought to your attention. I know for a fact that victims have come to you with stories of how the product YOU sold them KILLED their beloved cat or dog. But the almighty dollar has clouded your vision and impaired your judgment.

Be as bold as your bullseye logo, Target. Tell Hartz to shove off. Stop peddling their poison to your customers. Stock safer, more effective flea and tick treatments, or just don’t sell flea and tick products at all. You’ve got blood on your hands, Target, and it’s not very cute.

Sincerely,

The Kill-Fleas-Not-Pets Squad

P.S. If you believe that Target is killing pets by selling Hartz’s poison to their loyal, trusting customers, please take a moment to contact Target and let them know what you think.

Broken Hartz Launches

While the EPA continues to twiddle its thumbs, more grassroots efforts to spread the word about poisonous flea and tick products are popping up on the web. Broken Hartz now joins the ranks! Please visit their site, follow them on Twitter, and get involved in any way you can!

Shame on PetArmor!

You may have noticed that certain big-box stores are now carrying PetArmor and PetArmor Plus in addition to their usual selection of pet poisons. PetArmor presents itself as being a generic version of Frontline Plus at a fraction of the cost, but that is simply not the case. PetArmor does contain the same main ingredient as Frontline Plus — fipronil — but it does not contain Frontline Plus’ other ingredient, methoprene. Thus, the two products are not identical.

More to the point, PetArmor and PetArmor Plus, along with their parent companies FidoPharm and Velcera, are being sued by customers whose pets died as a direct result of using their product. What does FidoPharm CEO Alex Kaufman have to say about the lawsuit? In a press release, he writes, “Since its launch in April of 2011, we have sold millions of doses of PetArmor and have a very low incidence of adverse events – far below 1 percent of doses sold.”

Far below 1% of doses sold? That’s your defense? Your defense is that less than one out of every hundred doses applied caused an adverse — and potentially even fatal — reaction?

I’m not a gambling man, but I don’t like those odds at all. I would never apply a product to my pet knowing that it had a roughly 1 in 100 chance of harming him. Would you?

Tell PetArmor what you think of their dangerous product. Send a polite but firm email to comments@PetArmor.com, or give them a call at 212-445-823 or 888-908-TICK.

Hartz Treats Can Kill Your Dog, Too

It’s not just Hartz’s flea and tick treatments that can kill your dog. Their Hartz Naturals Real Beef Treats are being recalled due to concerns about salmonella contamination. The bottom line is, Hartz does not care about the quality of its products. Stay away from Hartz at all costs.

NRDC’s Green Paws Campaign Bolsters Fight Against Hartz

GreenPaws.org

The good people at the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) have launched GreenPaws.org, a major campaign against those who wish to poison our pets for profit. Green Paws represents the culmination of rigorous, comprehensive research conducted by the NRDC’s dedicated scientists and advocates. The site has many useful resources, including easy-to-read reports and fact sheets, and a product guide that details toxicity findings on numerous brand-name flea and tick products. They also offer simple steps for controlling fleas without hazardous chemicals.

While you’re there, request an action kit to help share this life-saving information with your groomer, kennel, or other pet service provider. Also, tell the EPA to do its job by banning the use of these deadly chemicals in pet products!

NBC4 Blows Whistle on EPA, Hartz

NBC4 Los Angeles should be on the EPA’s payroll.  Why?  Because NBC4 is doing what the EPA should be doing — protecting the public from companies that peddle dangerous flea and tick treatments to unsuspecting pet owners. Watch the video below.

Click on image to watch video.

“The products we investigated are flea and tick shampoos and drops sold by major companies like Sergeant’s, Bio Spot, and Hartz,” the article reads. “They all contain the same type of pesticide, called pyrethrins or the synthetic versions known as pyrethroids. These are the same pesticides in household products like ‘Raid,’ used to kill bugs around your home.”

NBC4 and other outstanding news stations are a tremendous force in our campaign against Hartz et al. They spread the word far and wide about these depraved corporations, undermining their carefully constructed façades of legitimacy, warning unsuspecting pet owners, affecting sales, and slowly but surely chipping away at the market viability of their products.

But ultimately, only the EPA has the legal authority to remove these deadly flea and tick “treatments” from the market, so we are asking you to use the information on our sidebar to contact the EPA today and demand that they address this longstanding issue.

Be sure to forward the NBC4 article and video to everyone you know who loves animals, and always remember — kill fleas, not pets.

Ever Wonder Why Hartz Kills Cats and Dogs?

Most civilized people, they love pets quite a lot.
But the Hartz, who lived in New Jersey, did NOT!
Hartz hated pets! No matter what season!
Now, please don’t ask why. No one quite knows the reason.

It could be his head wasn’t screwed on just right.
It could be his sweatpants were cinched up too tight.
But I think that the most likely reason of all,
May have been that his heart was two sizes too small.

Whatever the reason, his heart or his sweats,
Hartz stood there angrily hating your pets,
Staring down from his office with a sour, Hartzy frown,
At the warm lighted windows below in their town.
For he knew that people were feeding their cats
Or tucking their dogs into warm, cozy mats.

“They take them on walks!” he snarled with a sneer,
“They buy them chew toys! How perfectly queer!”
Then he growled, and he said without any misgiving,
“I MUST find some way to stop all pets from living!”

Then he got an idea! An awful idea!
THE HARTZ GOT A MURDEROUS, AWFUL IDEA!

“All I need is some poison.” The Hartz looked around.
But, since poison is scarce, there was none to be found.
Did that stop the old Hartz? No! The Hartz simply said, 
“If I can’t find some poison, I’ll make some instead!”

“I’ll sell this to people!” The Hartz laughed at his plot
As he whipped up a lethal brew in a pot.
And he chuckled, and clucked, “What a great Hartzy trick!”
“This will kill cats and dogs, but not harm fleas or ticks!”

Unlike the Grinch, who realizes the error of his ways and whose heart grows three sizes, the Hartz remains an evil, unrepentant, animal-killing monster. Hartz will continue to sell its toxic flea and tick products as long as there are people who haven’t heard the awful truth. Please tell everyone you know — and even people you don’t know — to steer clear of all Hartz products. Let’s make 2009 less profitable for Hartz — and safer for cats and dogs everywhere.