Crime Stoppers has offered a cash reward for information that leads to the solution of a case involving dog poisonings on Spokane’s South Hill.
On February 19th, three dogs were poisoned at two different locations. A woman who let her dogs out at 6 a.m. in the area of Regal and Palouse Highway saw one of them eating something and called it away. Within an hour, the dog began convulsing and it later died at a veterinary clinic.
The same day, a pet owner discovered her two dogs dead in the area of 55th Avenue and Freya.
Investigators believe the dogs ate meatballs tossed into the yard. Lab analysis revealed that they were heavily laced with strychnine, a substance commonly found in gopher bait.
The meatballs were cooked after the poison was added giving them a green-ish tint. Dog owners are being encouraged to check their yards before allowing their pets outside.
The Humane Society of the United States has offered a reward for information that leads to the identification, arrest and conviction of the person responsible for the poisonings.
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