At least three dogs in Spokane, Wash., have recently died from eating meatballs poisoned with strychnine. According to KOMOnews.com, investigators believe two of the dogs died when they ate meatballs that had been thrown over a fence into their backyard.
Several more meatballs were found on neighborhood streets. Their blue-green tint indicated they contained rat poison, which causes an animal’s organs to hemorrage. The Humane Society of the United States is offering a $2,500 reward for information leading to the arrest of the person or persons responsible for the poisonings.
The ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center offers the following tips for protecting your pets from malicious poisoning. (more…)
Lake Mohegan, a park located in Fairfield, Conn., is operated by the U.S. National Park system and open to all Connecticut residents. It’s a place for swimming and walking dogs on very wide paths through thick forest. Dogs must be on leash for the first 100 feet of the trail, but at the 100-foot mark, a sign says it’s OK for dogs to be off-leash. That’s one reason dogs from many Fairfield County towns, from Greenwich to Ridgefield, regularly pad over the Lake Mohegan trails.
The ASPCA’s Animal Poison Control Center (APCC) in Urbana, Ill., recently updated their list of top toxins for pets, and issued numerous tips on poison-proofing your home for your dog.
Here is some life-saving advice from the 
Don’t panic. Rapid response is important, but panicking can interfere with the process of helping your dog.
