As of: February 13, 2024, 7:12 a.m
By: Katarina Amtmann
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The police appeal to dog owners to be careful (symbolic image).
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In an unobserved moment, a dog ate poisonous bait while out for a walk.
Shortly afterwards he showed signs of poisoning.
Schiltberg - A German Shepherd had to be euthanized because of poison bait near a dirt road in Schiltberg (Aichach-Friedberg district).
The dog probably ate the bait in an unsupervised moment during a walk, police said on Monday.
Shortly afterwards, the animal showed signs of poisoning and was euthanized on Sunday (February 11).
German Shepherd eats poison bait in Schiltberg: Appeal to dog owners
Further suspicious bait was discovered on the dirt road in the Gundertshausen district.
They were golf ball-sized meatballs laced with a blue substance.
The police are appealing to dog owners in the Schiltberg area to be particularly vigilant.
(came/dpa)
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