DENVER ( KDVR ) — A poison pellet that appears to have been legally dispensed was eaten by a dog while walking through the Tapestry Hills neighborhood, leading to an investigation.
According to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, the agency’s animal law enforcement officers are investigating the “recent” incident, in which a dog “ingested rodent poison while walking through the Tapestry Hills neighborhood.” The agency did not share details of the dog’s condition on Sunday afternoon, but FOX31’s Alliyah Sims spoke with the dog’s owner.
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The dog, Emma, is an 11-month-old German Shepherd who was hospitalized for the poison. The dog’s owner, Jens Loechert, told Sims that animal law enforcement told her the poison “was not intentionally spread to kill animals like dogs,” but was instead spread in a backyard and carried elsewhere by wildlife.
The neighborhood appears to be located off Buffalo Trail, near Daniels Park, in Castle Pines.