UPDATE — Monday: The City of Kelowna says it has installed temporary signs at local dog parks to alert pet owners that “chemically laced bread” has been found.
It says, so far, reports of contaminated buns or doughnuts at the Glenmore and Rutland dog parks are unconfirmed.
Kelowna RCMP say they’re received only one complaint of someone who thought they smelled antifreeze at the Rutland dog park.
Officials say they’ve followed up on a report of a dog poisoning and say testing has shown there’s no evidence of poison.
KELOWNA — A warning for dog owners to be extra vigilant after reports someone has been leaving poisoned food — believed to be infused with anti-freeze — at dog parks around the city.
So far only there has been only one suspected poisoning. It happened Saturday around noon at the Rutland dog park on Hartman Road.
“I saw a woman here her dog had eaten donuts and she said the donuts had antifreeze,” said Scott Dale, who was at the park at the time. “She started crying and we told her to take her dog to the vet right away.”
That dog was taken to the Fairfield Animal Hospital but the clinic couldn’t confirm whether the dog did ingest anti-freeze.
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Police were also informed about another incident at the Rutland dog park on September 10th. In that case, patrons smelled anti-freeze in areas of the park.
Last Sunday at the Glenmore dog park, a pet owner noticed 24 buns had been laid out on the ground at the McKinley entrance. He said each had a blue-green tinge and a sweet smell similar to anti-freeze. That man ended up throwing them into the garbage before calling the city.
The City of Kelowna says it was informed of that incident and will be stepping up enforcement.
“Again we’ve been out to investigate it but we haven’t confirmed anything ourselves,” said Tom Wilson, City of Kelowna, “We are asking people to be extra vigilant and report anything immediately to the city if they do find anything suspicious.”
Due to the number of recent complaints, Kelowna RCMP says it will begin an investigation. Mounties want anyone who sees anything suspicious to contact them right away.
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