Someone killed puppies with rat poison, says pound
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NEW PHILADELPHIA, Ohio (WJW) — Tuscarawas County dog wardens discovered a “horrific scene” of animal abuse on Friday.
They found three dead “pit bull-type dogs” as well as a fourth dog “still alive but suffering horribly,” along Kaylor Road Northwest, just south of Soehnlen Road, reads a Friday Facebook post by the Tuscarawas County Dog Pound.
That’s near the Beach City Wildlife Area.
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The fourth dog was “immediately” euthanized, according to the post.
After reviewing photos from the scene and conferring with a veterinarian, humane workers surmised the dogs had ingested rodent poison, according to the post.
“This causes mass amounts of bleeding internally,” it reads. “Animals who are poisoned like this will bleed into their chests and abdomens and eventually suffocate to death. Physical exam of the dogs showed signs of this type of death.”
The four dogs — three females and one male — appeared to be littermates and less than 1 year old, according to the post. They were all-white with brown patches. Some of them had blue eyes.
The dogs appeared to have died within 24 hours of being found. An assistant warden who patrolled the area earlier that week didn’t see any roaming dogs, suggesting the dogs were poisoned and dumped on Thursday, July 18, workers wrote.
“It is absolutely horrific to think of the suffering these dogs experienced,” reads the post. “We know the likelihood of finding who is responsible is slim, but we have to try. Someone needs to be held accountable for this horrible abuse.”
The dog pound is now asking residents if they know of anyone who had a litter of white pit bulls with brown spots and blue eyes at about Christmas-time, but didn’t sell them all — “someone who had four dogs two days ago and doesn’t have them today,” the post reads.
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Workers ask residents to reach out to the pound with information. Though dog wardens cannot bring charges, they can forward tips along to the proper authorities.
The pound can be reached by phone at 330-339-2616 or by email at dogpound@co.tuscarawas.oh.us.
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