Poisoner killing pets for 16 years, claim family

A FAMILY whose two sheepdogs had to be put down after being poisoned with weedkiller say the culprit has been killing pets in the area for the last 16 years.

Schoolteacher Noel Buckley, from Marfield in Clonmel, has written an open letter to the alleged culprit along with his wife Gaye and children Stephen, 14, Gearoid, 12, and 10-year-old Maire.

Their dogs, Susie and Lynn, died after being fed Gramaxone, a substance which causes lung problems, kidney failure and severe breathing difficulties.