The Gerhardsville community is concerned after at least 17 dogs died allegedly due to poisoning.

The Gerhardsville community is concerned about crime after at least 17 dogs died allegedly due to poisoning by thieves in the past three weeks.

When resident Joanie Huysamen heard her dog bark last week, she never thought it would be the last time she would hear it. “I shushed our dog Princess the first time, but the second time I called her to the window when I smelled something funny on her. I knew something was wrong,” she said.

Dog poison

Huysamen woke up Rudi Feiertag around 4am when the dogs continued barking. “I walked to the gate and found our dog socially unresponsive,” she said.

Feiertag only later discovered chicken pieces covered in an oily liquid. “I found more than 10 smelly pieces of chicken,” he said.

An hour and a half later, Princess also died.

Feiertag discovered his tool shed was broken open and the weed trimmer was missing.

Another neighbour, Brian Michael lost all three of his dogs.

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