Thursday, March 12, 2015

Prevent Dog Poisoning!

English: Logo of National Poison Prevention Week
English: Logo of National Poison Prevention Week (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
I just got the latest newsletter from DogTimes, which reminded me that this is Poison Prevention Week.  But the story they have really shocked me.  The title is "Murder at the Crufts Dog Show & 5 things that are toxic to your dog." 

Yes, murder.  It looks like somebody deliberately poisoned an Irish Setter at Crufts, which is pretty horrible.  Nowadays, I think most people are aware that there are those who do this sort of thing; that kind of story turns up on the news from time to time.  But it's even more disturbing in this case because we assume that everyone there loves dogs.

At any rate, the article ends with reminders of what to keep away from your dog, and with all the new first-time dogparents out there, it's well worth reading.