I will be moving HartzVictims.org to a new server in the next few days. I apologize in advance for any downtime. Josh

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Sender’s Name: Liz Ayers Sender’s Email: [email protected] Message:  I am working on a story about Hartz flea drops…is there any way I can contact some of your letter writers and confirm their stories…perhaps there are some who would be willing to speak with me. My number is 315-477-4691. I work for the CBS affiliate in [...]

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HI JOSH !! Thank u for building this web site. I can not believe that the new owners of Hartz are making huge profits off the good name that the sterns family made. I trusted the hartz name to be safe. I put the flee and tick drops on my two cats. One of them [...]

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Message: Josh, I found your site yesterday after my 10-year-old Dixie Kitty was poisoned by the Hartz Flea and Tick drops. She is going to be one of the lucky ones. I have begun an e-mail campaign of my own, like a mad-man, especially after reading the letters that you received from Hartz Mountain. Their [...]

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Sender’s Name: Noel Thomas Sender’s Email: [email protected] Message: Hi. My name is Noel Thomas. I have been in a living hell all this week. It started Monday night with my 4 month old kitten going crazy. I put a hartz flea collar on him the day before. By that night he kept crying and so [...]

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John and Penni Herrick’s story was aired on Knoxville’s WATE. Click here to read the story on WATE.com

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HartzVictims.org now has 100 registered members. That’s good and bad. It’s good to know that people are coming here, telling their stories and making their voices heard. It’s sad that there are that many Hartz Victims. Fight the good fight people!! – Josh

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Nicole Ullerich from Los Angeles’ CBS affiliate called me this evening.  She is gathering information to run a story on Hartz Advanced Care Flea and Tick Drops Plus.  She is wanting to interview someone in the L.A. area.  If you are, or know a HartzVictim in southern California, please let me know ASAP.  Be sure [...]

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These pictures are the most disturbing that I’ve ever seen. You have been forewarned. Yes it is. Please see the attached recent photos of buddy taken on 7/26/03. My veterinarian has put her self on the line by writing hartz on my behalf and I intend to do something about this produced being sold. Sincerely [...]

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Someone on the FelineOwnersAgainstHartz Yahoo group posted this very useful link about what to do if your pet suffers from Hartz poisoning. It’s on a veterinary clinic site, and they also explain the effects that the toxins in Hartz products have on companion animals and what to look for: http://www.solanopetemergency.com/fleaprods.htm (Thanks to Val)

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Subject: HartzVictims.org Feedback  From: “jerry katz”  Date: Sun, July 20, 2003 7:33 pm  To: HartzVictims.org Sender’s Name: jerry katz Message: i used hartz flea & tick 2 in 1 on my 6 year old bulldog saterday night…1 hour later she died…the vet said it happens all the time…we are heart broken…and in total shock…..we dont [...]

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Here is a photo that Marlo sent in of her cat, Gwenevere after having used Hartz Advanced Care Flea and Tick drops.

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Dr. Fisher wrote in last week and said “As a former veterinarian at Hartz, I can accurately state that we DO NOT produce the Zodiac product line.” It was late when I received this e-mail and I immediately responded by saying something to the effect of Hartz products are a bunch of garbage. I then [...]

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My cat died 2 days ago from Zodiac flea treatment. I don’t know if Hartz makes it..I wasn’t actually the one that put it on my Kiki. I watched KiKi have seizures and the vet said they could save him but for $800 and I didn’t have it… they wouldn’t bill me… they wouldn’t help. [...]

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This from Matt Ogg at NBC. Please feel free to contact him. “I’m writing to you in hopes of speaking to someone about the harm that Hartz is doing to animals. We wanted to air a story on Tuesday, and would love to hear from anyone that could inform us. Again, the story is going [...]

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This from Guinness and EleEle’s owner: “Here is a photo for the HartzVictims site showing the burn on my cat due to the use of Hartz Plus. This is Guinness.”

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This in from Tom today: Sender’s Name: Tom Sherck Message: Looks Like Peta is after hartz too. See below: Will Hartz Poison Cats and Kittens? ———————————————- Last year, the Hartz Mountain Corporation—the huge pet-product conglomerate—reached an agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regarding pesticides used in its flea and tick products for cats [...]

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From Austin’s News 8 Video included 1/8/2003 9:32 PM By: Kelly Kyle Nearly two months ago, Hartz Mountain Corporation agreed to temporarily stop shipping two popular flea and tick control products for cats after consumers complained the products were making their pets sick. But you can still find the products on store shelves as retailers [...]

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Here is a photo of Darah’s kitty, Spaz. Darah used the Hartz 2 in 1 Flea Collar. “I did take Spaz to the vet, and was told this was a reaction to the collar. She was given anti-inflammatory medication and I have to clean her with saline and neosporin for the antibiotic factor. The poor [...]

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Please visit http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/factsheets/hartzq_a.htm for more information. Due to safety concerns stemming from use of two flea and tick control products for cats and kittens, EPA is announcing that the Hartz Mountain Corporation has agreed to enact measures to reduce potential risks to pets from using these products. EPA sought this agreement due to concerns over [...]

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I just received this e-mail from Darah. I have never used Hartz flea collars on our animals. If anyone has any information, please contact me or Darah. Sender’s Name: Darah Zink Sender’s Email: darahzink (at) yahoo (dot) com Message: I need to know if there are any known problems with the Hartz Flea Collars. Within [...]

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The following is an e-mail cohrrespondence I had with the news director at News 8 Austin today. I figured I’d tell them about my eBay auction to raise money for HartzVictims.org. A reporter called me tonight but said she wouldn’t be able to make it to Temple (60 miles north of Austin) tonight or tomorrow. [...]

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On Friday, December 6, 2002, eBay removed my auction (item # 927873731).  I tried. I have put a picture of Riley up for auction on eBay. This auction was inspired by an individual who is selling a picture of his cat looking at an eBay auction of Eminem’s house on a computer monitor. Last night, [...]

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I don’t understand why they don’t just take the stuff off of the shelves. Repackaging it isn’t going to do anything. Maybe Hartz will learn after their sales plummet and continue to receive complaints. WASHINGTON, DC, December 2, 2002 (ENS) Thousands of illnesses and deaths in cats and kittens have led to a recall of [...]

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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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