VIDEO: Suspected dog poisoner caught on camera

The video clearly shows the man walking down the street before approaching the fence of a house and casually throwing something into the yard, Record Centurion reported.

Hannes du Buisson of Centurion Concerned Citizens (CCC) suspected it to be attempted dog poisoning, often done by tossing poison-laced meat into a property.

“Anyone who noticed suspicious behaviour or people throwing something into a property should either report it to CCC via the Zello smartphone app or phone their local community policing forum in order to catch the dog poisoners,” added Du Buisson.

Tshwane SPCA spokesperson Korky Levanon said the most common poison was aldicarb, dubbed “two-step”. It is sold as “temik”.

“Temik is not commercially available to the public. Only registered farmers can purchase it. The problem is the poison gets stolen from farmers and used to poison dogs. The poison is easily purchased at any taxi rank.”

Last month, a three-month-old dog died after it was allegedly poisoned by suspected house robbers during an attempted house robbery in Roodepoort, on the West Rand.
His dog kept barking in a corner of the yard by his caravan. Later he went to his garage in order to pull out his motorcycle. He found his garage door’s lock was tampered with to such an extent he could not open it.

“I then realised my dog was quiet. I called to her and she did not come. When I went looking for her I found her dead behind the caravan foaming at the mouth,” said Combrinck.

In the same week, two dogs were poisoned with bits of raw meat covered in blue granules in the Warner Beach and St Winifreds area, KwaZulu-Natal.

The owner, who did not wish to be named in fear of his two dogs’ safety, said the meat must have been thrown over his wall sometime during the day.
“When we got home after 5pm, we saw there was something wrong with our dogs. The small one was badly affected. The dogs were rushed to the vet, and he confirmed it was organophosphate poisoning.

– Caxton News Service