15 Dogs Poisoned with cyanide at kennel
Austin, TX (US)Incident Date: Monday, May 9, 2005
County: Travis
Disposition: Open
Case Images: 1 files available
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Joe Summers walked into the Lone Star Puppies kennel in Southeast Austin last week to find 15 Pomeranians, papillons, poodles and dachshunds, lying motionless in a mockery of sleep.
Kennel owner Sabrina Denning stated that she took one of the dogs found dead Tuesday to the South Congress Veterinary Clinic, which shipped the remains to Texas A&M University for a necropsy. Examiners found that the dogs had been poisoned with cyanide, Denning said.
Most of the poisoned dogs were Summers' dachshunds, castoffs that he took in and gave away to new homes. He housed them at Denning's outdoor kennel and named them after the towns from which they came. Georgetown died, and San Marcos did, too. El Paso wasn't spared, either.
"It was a random act," Denning said. "They did not care which dogs they killed."
Denning and Summers have been left shaken and wondering what's next. They have about 20 dogs remaining at the kennel.
Denning said she has installed a security system at the kennel, which is in the backyard of her house. The kennel didn't have a lock; now it has security cameras. If you have information on this case, please contact:
Travis County sheriff's department
greg.hamilton@co.travis.tx.us
(512) 854-9788
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