SINGAPORE: Worried canine lovers in China are taking further precautions to guard their beloved pets, shopping for masks and muzzles after greater than 40 canine poisonings had been reported in Guangzhou, capital of southern Guangdong province.
Chinese social media customers have been sharing images of their canines muzzled or sporting particular face masks after studying a few spate of poisoning circumstances during which canines apparently ingested poison unfold on grass.
Writing on the Xiaohongshu app, the house owners of a Samoyed canine named Coffee mentioned that Coffee was poisoned after taking part in with different canines in a public meadow close to Liwan district on the night time of November 8.
By midnight, some canines started displaying signs of poisoning earlier than dying, Coffee’s house owners mentioned.
The subsequent day, Coffee additionally began displaying indicators of poisoning and was rushed to the vet however sadly he didn’t survive. Their different canine, named Milk Tea, was additionally poisoned and suffered kidney failure, however managed to outlive the ordeal.
Coffee’s tragic demise sparked a web-based outcry. It was simply considered one of dozens of circumstances being shared on Chinese social media websites as increasingly pet house owners got here ahead to precise their anger on the scenario.
Writing in response to Coffee’s house owners, one consumer instructed they be a part of different house owners in reporting the scenario.
“With extra individuals, you can also make noise concerning the scenario,” the consumer mentioned, additionally mentioning that related incidents have occurred in different neighborhoods of town.
