BOURNEMOUTH residents have responded with horror after the RSPCA revealed that pets have been dying after being poisoned with antifreeze in a Bournemouth park.
The report pinpointed the situation of the poisonings to Redhill Park, a preferred canine walking space park.
The Echo visited the park to talk to some canine walkers in regards to the recent report which speaks in regards to the poisonings.
Rob Ellis Gillard, 58 from Bournemouth stated: “It’s outrageous and not a nice death either.
“It’s horrible, if you don’t like dogs, that’s one thing, but there’s no need to poison them.”
Bob Brown, 77 from Bournemouth said: “If it was deliberate, it’s terrible and not a very nice thing to do.
“I come up here three or four times a week and walk the dog because it’s a reasonable place to walk and get a cup of coffee.
“But hearing that, I think it’s terrible that someone could do it.”
The poisonings have been reported in summer time 2023 though info has solely now been launched by the RSPCA.
RSPCA Inspector Patrick Bailey, who’s investigating for the animal welfare charity, stated: “We have no idea if these have been unintended incidents or deliberate however we might ask for everybody within the space to examine the place they maintain their pesticides and chemical substances together with antifreeze and ensure it’s safe and might’t be accessed by animals.
“If you do use antifreeze in your automotive, please make it possible for there are not any leaks and any spills are cleaned up correctly.
“We’ve sadly had studies of animals dying in the course of the hotter summer time months too and I’d like to talk to anybody inside a one-mile radius of Redhill Park who’ve had pets who’ve died on account of confirmed poisoning in the course of the summer time of 2023.
“We’d encourage anybody who has any details about unintended or deliberate poisonings within the space to get in contact with the RSPCA by contacting the appeals line quantity on 0300 123 8018 quoting reference 1158979″
Anyone who intentionally poisons an animal may very well be prosecuted below the Animal Welfare Act 2006. Under the Protection of Animals Act (1911) it’s also unlawful to place out poisoned baits with the precise intention of killing foxes.
Anyone who suspects their pet has been poisoned, ought to go to a vet instantly.
