Deliberate poisoning is believed to be responsible for the deaths of two beloved family dogs near Ironbridge, Shropshire.

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.
Thee offering a £500 reward for information and West Mercia Police are treating the incident seriously:

“At this moment in time we don’t know exactly what the substance was, but we do believe that it had been deliberately put there because it had been mixed in with a food product to encourage the dogs to eat it.

“We would appeal to anyone with information about what happened to contact us.”

If you have any information on the incident, which took place on Good Friday night in Hodge Bower, call Telford Police on 08457 444 888.

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