Dog Put Down After Being Poisoned In Mississauga Park
Posted April 23, 2009 12:00 pm.
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Police are still hunting down the unfeeling culprit who caused a pet owner to make a heartbreaking choice. His dog had to be put down after ingesting some tainted meat at a Mississauga park on Monday.
The 70-lbs. Weimaraner was being walked in Tom Chater Memorial Park when it ate some meat left in a yogurt cup. Tests showed the food had been tainted by windshield washer fluid, and the dog soon became seriously ill.
Although authorities originally indicated that the animal was expected to survive, veterinarians discovered the dog had suffered serious kidney damage as a result of ingesting the substance and had no hope of recovery.
The owner made the reluctant and heartbreaking decision to put his best friend down on Wednesday night.
Peel Police sealed off the park during a massive search and say they recovered other tainted samples. They believe they’ve found everything and the park has since reopened.
But the one thing still missing is the name of the person who put the deadly material where the animal found it. Cops say this is a criminal investigation and they’re hoping for tips from the public to find the party responsible.
It’s the latest in a long series of scares this year involving dogs and mysterious substances. Some have been innocent mistakes. Others are far more sinister.
In late March, there were several incidents that raised suspicions. Four dogs fell ill in Port Perry after taking in something at a local park. The substance turned out to be muffins laced with marijuana, the result of a local teen apparently trying to ditch the evidence of a party during his parents’ absence.
Another dog in Oakville ate a white powder and fell ill. It ended up being flour put out in a park by a running club .
One dog died and others were sickened after eating something at a Whitby green space .
A rash of dog poisonings in High Park raised an alarm last June .
And residents in Etobicoke faced a similar emergency with their own animals in February 2008 .
If you know anything about this current case, call Peel Police at (905) 453-2121, ext. 1133 or anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).
