Dog poisoning has reared its head in the Moot again.
This after a dog was reportedly poisoned at a residence in Kilnerpark on Saturday around 02:40, resident Christo Lauterbach said.
“Me and my wife were woken up by our barking dogs,” he said.
“We immediately suspected something when they got quiet just after five minutes.”
He said shortly after, one of the dogs started to vomit.
“Upon further investigation, we realised the dog was poisoned,” he said.
“We tried to give him milk, but he died within 10 minutes.”
Lauterbach said he immediately contacted Kilnerpark Security, and the security company on the scene within minutes.
“By this time, our other dog also started vomiting and also showed signs of poisoning,” he said.
“She also did not want to drink any milk.”
Lauterbach said an officer suggested that they take the dog to a 24-hour hospital in Faerie Glen and drove ahead of them.
“Thanks to their quick reaction, we were able to save our dog – and the best of it all was that we were not even clients of Kilnerpark Security.”
He said he wished to make residents aware that dog poisoning had reared its head again, and remind them of the procedure to follow.
He said they had already taken the dead dog, as well as the suspected poison-laced sausage to an Onderstepoort vet.
“The pathologist told us that as it is a criminal case they cannot handle it, and we were referred to the K9 dog unit in Roodeplaat.”
To do this however, a case had to be opened at the police.
Lauterbach said he opened a case at the Villieria police station, and the police have confirmed the case.
Dog poisonings have affected residents in the past years, especially in the Moot.
Kilnerpark Security was not available for comment at the time of print.
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