On Saturday March 22, resident Ms Karin Harris three dogs were poisoned. The first one died at 21:55. Harris immediately phoned the SAPS to report the incident and also alerted Hi-Tech Security. Despite all efforts from reaction officer, Mr Wynand Stevens, and Harris, the second one died at 10:30 and the third at 23:45.
“This is not the first time that my dogs were poisoned. On August 6 last year, three of my dogs were poisoned and two died, and then again on November 18 another two died. Two of my neighbours’ dogs have also died in the same manner.
Harris recently found that the criminals made use of the rubbish which residents put out for municipal collection. “They place the poison underneath it, so dogs can easily get to it.”
She is frustrated by the inability of the police to address the situation and catch the culprits. “What concerns me even more is that a child could also be poisoned. I have several toddlers at my residence and their lives are at risk!” Mr Hennie Potgieter, operations mangager of Hi-Tech, confirmed there had been a spate of dog poisonings in Kingsview, Mopani, Kiaat and Impala streets over the past four months.
“Criminals do this with the aim of committing housebreakings. Several witnesses have reported seeing two men walking up and down the street prior to the incidents. This pattern happens every year and residents should take the necessary precautions to protect their animals. Never allow them to roam outside the gate,” said Potgieter.
“From meetings that I have had with
Lt Zungu of White River SAPS, it is clear that he takes these cases very seriously and is committed to catching the culprits.”
Temik is used as it is more poisonous than arsenic. One teaspoon is enough to kill a grown rhino and a milligram can kill an animal weighing less than a kilogram.
