Officials in Ohio believe four dogs died due to being poisoned with rodent poison

Officials in Ohio believe four dogs are dead because someone poisoned four dogs with rodent poison.

The Tuscarawas County Dog Pound said they were called to Kaylor Rd NW just south of Soehnlen Rd NW, between Beach City and Dundee where they discovered a horrific scene of abuse.

At the scene the dog wardens said they found three deceased pitbull type dogs and one still alive but suffering horribly. Officials say then dog that was suffering was euthanized immediately.

Officials say they after a physical exam they determined the dogs died due to rodent poison after finding mass amounts of bleeding internally. “Animals who are poisoned like this will bleed into their chests and abdomens and eventually suffocate to death,” the Dog Pound said.

The dog pound said the 3 dogs that they found already dead, died in the 24 hours of them being found.

Officials say they believe the dogs were poisoned and then dumped.

“We know the likelihood of finding who is responsible is slim, but we have to try. Someone needs to be held accountable for this horrible abuse,” the dog pound said.

The dog pound said the pitbulls were 4 young dogs, 3 female and 1 male and appeared to be littermates. They were all white with brown patches.

“Someone knows who had a litter of white with brown spotted pitbulls with blue eyes (likely around Christmas time) who didn’t sell them all. Someone knows who had 4 dogs 2 days ago and doesn’t have them today, the dog pound said.”

Anyone with information can contact the dog pound here.

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