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[THE HIGHLANDER]

It will be 2 weeks on wednesday since our beloved prize dog ZICCO was poisoned in the main carpark in chlorika village by evil cypriot bastards,having left all the windows a jar and just given him water we went to the internet cafe for 30minutes and on our return our beautiful dog was dead,later confirmed as poisoning,recently there have been another 3 cases of dogs poisoned in Chlorika village centre,in disgust i have now moved from that shitehole of a village,if anyone has info or thinks they might know whos responsible for killing inocent dogs in cars in chlorika please let me know as i will personaly give the bastards the same fate they gave my dog !!!!!!!

[raymanuva]

soz to hear that man... i keep my dog behind 2 gates.

[Get Real!]

It's illegal to leave animals and/or kids in a car, but leaving your mother-in-law is ok but for the life of me nothing bad ever happens to them...

[Niki]

That is just terrible for you Highlander, you must be heartbroken.

Why do they do this?? Your dog wasn't doing anything to these people.

We keep our 2 behind gates but often see people walking past looking at them with intense disgust. It is so worrying.

[twinkle]

B@ST@RDS!!! I hope they rot in hell. I am so surprised that a child hasn't died from this evil stuff yet. Once that happens, perhaps the pathetic government will do something. People don't realise that pets are some people's babies!!!

If I ever find someone laying down poison, God help them!

[tessintrnc]

I am very sorry about your dog. I hope that you find the people responsible soon.
Tess

[Jerry]

Murdering F....ing bastards - string them up. I'd be tempted to leave a muzzled dog in the same place, catch them in the act and ram the poison down their throats. I know how you feel, we lost our labrador a couple of months ago but he was not murdered like yours, we still hear him in the house sometimes. Really sorry for you.

[Cyprus Vending]

Hi Brian (long time no see).

Sorry to hear about your dog.

Why don't you put the same on the Paphos forum? :- www.cyprusliving.org

[Eliko]

THE HIGHLANDER, such a shame to read about the terrible incident which resulted in the death of your dog, my sympathies are with you and I can understand your anger.

However, since I am unable to imagine that anyone could be sick enough to administer poison to the poor animal (in the circumstances you have described), I am prompted to enquire of you whether or not you received a professional opinion on the death of your pet.

If it was left in your vehicle, (which you say it was) and the temperature was a little severe, is it not possible that 'Heat Exhaustion' was the cause of it's demise?.

Under such circumstances, as above, it is possible for a dog, particularly thoroughbred, to fall victim to the effects of heat even though there may have been (what you considered to be) adequate ventilation.

Fatalities in the conditions you have described, have been known to occur within 15-20 minutes.

I am not suggesting that you were in any way negligent, perhaps by drawing your attention to these facts, other dog owners among the forum members may take note and learn from your unfortunate experience.

My sympathy and best wishes to you in any case mate.

[Nikitas]

Does anyone know what these poison baits look like? I know that the chemical used is often an agrochemical but how do they get the dog to swallow it?

I live in constant fear of my dog finding a bait because she is sterilised, therefore greedy and on a vet prescribed diet. She is constantly picking up edible garbage even on a leash.

If you want to save a dog that has taken poison you have to have atropine injections with you all the time and know how to administer them within seconds of the event. Something not possible for most people in the majority of situations. At least if we know what to look for it might save some dogs.