Dog treats with fish hooks spotted at Blaen Bran Reservoir
The laced dog treats were reportedly found near the Blaen Bran Reservoir in Cwmbran to the Mountain Air Car Park between the Upper Cwmbran and Pontypool area.
Dog treats laced with fishhooks found in Abergavenny Castle Meadows (Image: Tracey Leake-Jones) In a post in online group 'The Dogs Of Torfaen' Caroline Quigg wrote yesterday (July 20): 'Hope this is OK to post here... WARNING TO DOG WALKERS! FROM BLAEN BRAN WOODLAND TO THE MOUNTAIN AIR CAR PARK... someone has put down marrow chewsticks with fishhooks inside them. Police have been called and a warning issued....'
Land near Mountain Air where a 'dog poisoning' was reportedly carried out (Image: NQ) Public reaction to this has been strong.
Ruthie Hamblin said: 'How awful!!! We walk our doggys up there, thanks for the warning!'
Becky Murphy said: 'Not again Abergavenny too! Too scared to take dog most places now nowhere safe it's so sad and just makes me so angry'
Chris Mercury commented: 'Bloody scumbags.'
Enfys with her owner Charley Meates (Image: Charley Meates) Earlier this month similar cases of dog treats containing fishhooks were reported in Castle Medows in Abergavenny.
According to Abergavenny locals the problem has been ongoing since March.
31-year-old Charley Meates is one dog owner who has first hand experience of the fishhooks.
Her Jack Russell Enfys had to undergo surgery last March after swallowing the hooks in Abergavenny.
Post surgery scars on Enfys a Jack Rusell Terrier who ingested two fishhooks in Castle Meadows (Image: Charley Meates) Charley told the Argus: 'The hook was completely concealed inside the treat. The eye of the hook was placed in the centre so it couldn't be attached to a fishing line, clearly showing this was intended to cause harm.
'They immediately rushed her into surgery because there was a high risk of perforation, especially if one of the hooks had already moved into her bowel.'
Gwent Police have been contacted for further details.
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