Attempted dog poisoning North Hollywood, CA (US) Incident Date: Friday, Dec 8, 2006 County: Los Angeles Local Map: available Disposition: Convicted Charges: Misdemeanor Abuser/Suspect: Lawrence H. Rothfork Case Updates: 3 update(s) available

Case ID: 10694 Classification: Poisoning Animal: dog (non pit-bull) View more cases in CA (US) Abuse was retaliation against animal's bad behavior Login to Watch this Case

Lawrence Rotheform, 54, could face up to two years in jail and $5,000 in fines if convicted of poisoning an animal, attempting to kill an animal and animal cruelty, according to prosecutors.

The dog's owner noticed her Boxer vomiting and experiencing paralysis in its hind legs in late November and early December.

On Dec. 8, she contacted authorities to allege that she saw Rotheform, who had earlier complained about her dog's barking, throwing meatballs containing a blue substance on to her property, prosecutors said.

Later that month, the dog's owner twice discovered pieces of hot dogs with white or blue tablets in them on her property, according to the City Attorney's Office.

A toxicology report on the meatballs and hot dog pieces found traces of rat poison, aspirin and Lovastatin, a drug used to reduce cholesterol, prosecutors said.

A veterinary expert later confirmed to police that substances found in the meat would be harmful to an animal of that size if ingested, according to the City Attorney's Office.

A search warrant served at Rotheform's home on Jan 31, 2007 led to the confiscation of samples of rat poison, aspirin and the cholesterol drug, according to the City Attorney's Office.

He was subsequently arrested, and the results of the investigation forwarded to Deputy City Attorney Don Cocek with the Animal Protection Unit.

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	CBS2 - Feb 5, 2007
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