Clio, an eleven year old black Labrador, and Jessie, an eleven month old Springer Spaniel, began to fit on Friday evening. Within a few hours they were dead.

Their owners, Richard and Dawn Hodge, told the Shropshire Star newspaper that food mixed with a white powder had been left at the garden gate, a favourite spot for the dogs. Police have suggested the power could have been weed killer and are awaiting the results of forensic tests.
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