2336 Douglas Street #1413 Austin, TX 78741 Hartz Mountain Corporation 400 Plaza Drive Secaucus, NJ 07094 June 25, 2001 To Whom It May Concern: I am writing to issue a formal complaint about your Hartz Advanced Care Brand Flea and Ticks Drops Plus and to request reimbursement for our veterinarian bill. On Thursday, June 21, [...]

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Dear Josh and Elise Janicek:  Thank you for contacting our firm regarding the class action lawsuit we have filed against Hartz Mountain Corp. If you have not already done so, we would encourage you to send us a copy of all documents you have concerning any problems with Hartz Mountain Corp. products. These documents may [...]

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From: <Lrn4yrslf> To: <josh@> Sent: Saturday, June 23, 2001 9:36 PM Subject: Re: Hartz Josh, Glad your kitty is ok. You need to know that Hartz will not give you any funds unless you return all the leftover product(the evidence) to them and, sign a statement saying you will never complain about them again and, [...]

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Here is the second letter that we wrote to the Hartz Mountain Corporation. 2336 Douglas St. #1413 Austin, TX 78741 Consumer Relations Department The Hartz Mountain Corporation 400 Plaza Drive Secaucus, NJ 07094 USA November 1, 2001 To Whom It May Concern: I am writing to inform you that your Hartz Advanced Care Flea and [...]

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via CatLoversAgainstHartz I had both my babies develop symptoms a few hours after I applied the drops. I rushed them both to the emergency clinic and luckily, they were intravenously given antibiotics to cleanse them of the poison. I wish everyone had a happy ending to their story and am horrified and appalled that this [...]

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This just in from CDM. I just became the 186th signature. I encourage everyone to sign this petition. Josh, I just wanted to let you know that Hartz are sueing me directly. Like you, I was outraged at Hartz about their indifference to the suffering of cats and decided to become an activist myself. I [...]

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This was sent to me from our first registered user. Thanks CDM! As you can tell, Hartz is re-packaging the same junk. Look for the newly packaged product in mid-January 2003. When you see this product on the shelves of your local grocer, do like Elise and I do – turn all of the boxes [...]

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I just joined the CatLoversAgainstHartz group over at Yahoo! and found this read: Via Jacksonville’s News 4 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Environmental Protection Agency is now investigating a product called Hartz Advanced Flea and Ticks Drops.  Although it’s sold in many grocery stores, some cat owners say the product causes loss of appetite, and possibly [...]

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via Houston’s KHOU – video included 05/13/2002  By Jeremy Desel / 11 News  There is no doubt that many pet owners love to pamper their animals. But could you be putting you pet in peril by trying to help keep them comfortable? For months, 11 News has been looking into a product that is pushed [...]

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Via News 8 Austin – video included 3/7/2002 5:32 PM By: Kelly Kyle The year-long federal investigation into Hartz flea and tick products has been completed by the Environmental Protection Agency.  Thousands of cats and dogs became ill after using some of Hartz flea and tick drops raising a red flag with the EPA. They [...]

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Via News 8 Austin 11/30/2001 4:15 PM By: Kelly Kyle The Environmental Protection Agency continues an investigation into Hartz flea and tick products, while a pet owner has filed a lawsuit against the company.  Austin veterinarian Dr. Christine Duvall has seen some of her patients die from what she believes was a bad reaction to [...]

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Via News 8 Austin 9/28/2001 9:55 PM By: Kelly Kyle and Web Staff For the last two months, Environmental Protection Agency scientists have reviewed nearly 4,000 pages of information on Hartz flea and tick products.  Now their report is ready and has been sent to an EPA regulatory committee that will decide what action to [...]

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Via News 8 Austin 8/30/2001 9:32 PM By: Kelly Kyle Hartz Flea and Tick drops remain under review by the Environmental Protection Agency, but since News 8 Austin brought you this story two months ago, we have received more reports about dogs and cats having reactions to the product.  A local pet owner who complained [...]

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8/1/2001 8:36 PM By: News 8 Austin Staff See below for a complete list of products. In last two years, Hartz brand flea control drops have been accused of making a number of cats and dogs sick. In some cases the drops were thought to be the cause of a pet’s death. An Austin family [...]

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Updated: 7/20/2001 7:03 PM By: Kelly Kyle Hartz Mountain Corporation flea protection products are now under scientific review by the Environmental Protection Agency.  Following up on a story News 8 Austin reported last month, the EPA became concerned after reports of several deaths, hundreds of seizures and thousands of minor incidents involving cats and dogs [...]

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This is the story that was aired on Austin’s News 8. Elise and I contacted News 8 the morning we found Riley had become ill after having been given the Hartz Advanced Care Flea & Tick Drops Plus for cats. Cats can react to flea medication 6/27/2001 8:28 AM By: Doug Shupe, News 8 Austin [...]

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ATTENTION NEW YORK– On November 15, 2001, the law firm of Faruqi & Faruqi, LLP and Squitieri & Fearon, LLP filed the first class action lawsuit on behalf Advanced Care Brand Flea & Tick Drops for Cats (“Advanced Care Drops”) users against The Hartz Mountain Corp. (“Hartz”). The complaint was filed on behalf of Dr. [...]

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Via Houston’s KPRC – November 22, 2002 HOUSTON — A product that pet owners use to protect their furry friends may cause serious harm, News2Houston reported Thursday. A few drops of a flea control product that are administered on a pet’s back may be poisoning them because of the toxins inside, which could be too [...]

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