Rowan

This really sickens me and the fact it happened in my town makes me really nervous (note, one of them was a white toy poodle):

Update: Two Leesburg Dogs Euthanized Due to Poisoning - Leesburg, VA Patch

Dogs poisoned in Leesburg | WJLA.com

Yet another reason you shouldn't leave your dogs unattended in the back yard.

lilypoo

That is simply awful! :(

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dawns

that is horrible. I also saw on the news the other night where people are breaking into homes and stealing puppies now. what is wrong with people these days?

Chagall's mom

Oh no! Is there no end to the madness of mankind?! I would like five minutes alone with the jerk responsible for the poisonings. Or four minutes, I could get the job done by then. What a horrible thing! And you know I'm with you, Rowan, when it comes to not leaving a dog unattended in the yard. I know opinions on that are split, but we're all in unison in wanting to keep our pets safe.

plumcrazy

This... AND it's not a bad idea to regularly survey your yard to be sure someone didn't "plant" something when your dogs weren't out there!

I live in a pretty good neighborhood in a pretty good town, but there are CRAZIES everywhere!!! Since living in my home (19 years) I have occasionally found nearly entire pieces of bread, 1/2 chewed apples, etc., in my yard when I'm outside with the dogs (luckily I found these "goodies" before they had a chance to find them!!)

Not for a second do I suspect these items may have been laced with anything dangerous - more likely I have a neighbor who is feeding the squirrels and when the load gets too heavy to carry away, they drop it in my yard.... HOWEVER... this could/would be a method for someone who WANTED to harm my dogs to transport the poison into my yard... Load a piece of food with something deadly and toss it over the fence!! My dogs would eat it without hesitation unless I find it first!

This is a good opportunity to remind everyone to be as diligent as possible in the care of our fur-kids... Don't obsess, obviously, but definitely be aware of what's going on in the world!! Be careful out there!

Barb

(ps... FYI I'm going to move a new member's introduction post into this forum - it is addressing a similar issue of poisonings in a public park in England. Some people are simply SICK!)

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liljaker

I have always owned a poodle, and lived in metropolitan Chicago (Lincoln Park area) or now north of Evanston. I have also always heard about these sick people stealing dogs from cars, back yards, outside of stores, etc., and using them for bait for the dog fighting ring. I can remember probably 12 years ago when Jake was a pup (He was always on leash in city parks, etc) and an officer was on the beat and he said, that sure is a cute little guy -- beware we get lots of calls reporting stolen dogs, etc., so be sure you don't ever tie him up outside a store or something, or leave him in a car --- I have always remembered that, since there are some pretty sick people out there. Sad isn't it? Always bothers me when I see a dog loosely tied to a post outside a grocery store or something -- and tend to linger just to be sure the little dog is ok (or big dog).

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