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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsCanine competitor 'poisoned' at Crufts: Investigation after dog dies
London (CNN)An investigation is underway after a canine competitor died the day after taking part in Crufts, one of the world's most prestigious dog shows. An autopsy indicates he was poisoned.
Three-year-old Irish setter Thendara Satisfaction -- known to his owners as Jagger -- took second prize in his class at the event in Birmingham, central England, on Thursday.
But just a day later, after returning home to Belgium, he became ill. Owner-breeder Dee Millington-Bott told CNN Jagger was "finding it hard to breathe" so a veterinarian was called, but the dog died before he could get there.
"The vet thought it was suspicious, so carried out an autopsy," she said. "They found cubes of beef in his stomach that had at least two types of poison inside. Pieces of beef had been stitched together so that the poison didn't come out.
"He had enough in his system to kill a horse, according to the vet," said Millington-Bott, who is at a loss to explain why Jagger was targeted: "We can't fathom why anyone would do this."
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Canine competitor 'poisoned' at Crufts: Investigation after dog dies (Original Post)
CatWoman
Mar 2015
OP
Why??? Who could DO such a thing? Poor dog, poor owners...... i hope they catch the smarmy git.
peacebird
Mar 2015
#2
I hope they catch whoever did this... as a dog person this seriously disgusts me.
Initech
Mar 2015
#8
Evil bastards! I hope they are caught and prosecuted to the full extent of the law.
smirkymonkey
Mar 2015
#13
Cooley Hurd
(26,877 posts)1. My God...
Unfathomable.
peacebird
(14,195 posts)2. Why??? Who could DO such a thing? Poor dog, poor owners...... i hope they catch the smarmy git.
Arkansas Granny
(31,517 posts)3. How sad. I hope they find who did this.
Aerows
(39,961 posts)15. I hope they find who did this
before everybody that is angry about it finds the person who did this. They need to set up a cell with protection, because I'll wager it will be necessary.
Liberal_in_LA
(44,397 posts)4. so sad!
hlthe2b
(102,283 posts)5. I wish there were a hell for someone who would do such a thing.
There are no words for such senseless cruelty to a being we are all here to protect.
Jamastiene
(38,187 posts)6. That is truly disgusting.
This is why people who abuse animals should get more than just fines. They should get some real jail time, long enough to make others think twice. Poor doggie.
shenmue
(38,506 posts)7. Poor squee fella
Very handsome dog. Rest in peace.
Initech
(100,079 posts)8. I hope they catch whoever did this... as a dog person this seriously disgusts me.
CatWoman
(79,302 posts)9. here, here!!!
and he was such a beautiful dog
malaise
(269,022 posts)10. Good effin' grief
Who does that?
Jagger reminds me of a beautiful female setter I had decades ago.
City Lights
(25,171 posts)11. Humans really suck sometimes.
Ghost of Tom Joad
(1,355 posts)12. I hope that are no
more victims
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)13. Evil bastards! I hope they are caught and prosecuted to the full extent of the law.
Poor little angel. What a sweet little face. Who could do such a horrible thing?
Aerows
(39,961 posts)14. You have to be kidding me
WTF?