Fears for children expressed as dogs die after swallowing strychnine

Residents in a Clare village are concerned a child will be killed by swallowing strychnine, after about a dozen dogs in the area ingested the deadly poison.

Fears for children expressed as dogs die after swallowing strychnine

One of the dogs was found dead about 100 yards from Clonlara National School.

Strychnine, which is illegal to possess, was discovered in a number of the dogs after post mortems at the Treaty Veterinary Clinic, Thomondgate, Limerick.

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