Tim Ryan, tryan@wolfrivermedia.com
The owner of a dog that was the target of an apparent poisoning attempt earlier this month said Friday the incident was not an isolated one.
“There’s somebody trying to kill dogs around here,” said Ken Wolf, owner of Wolf’s Road House in Thornton.
Wolf’s 7-year old lab-shepherd mix got sick for several days after apparently eating something around June 12.
Wolf found a piece of pork soaking in some type of red solution near his trash bin.
A veterinarian asked Wolf to bring it in, and it was sent to a lab in Madison.
The lab concluded the pork had been soaking in antifreeze.
“The vet said, ‘This is a deliberate thing,’” Wolf said.
Wolf called Shawano County authorities about the incident Wednesday, but at this point there are no suspects.
Wolf said some of his neighbors in the area have also reported their dogs coming down sick, one as recently as six weeks ago. He said one of his neighbors’ dogs died about three to four years ago.
Wolf had another dog that died seven years ago. At the time he was told the dog had apparently “gotten into something” and ate something poisonous. Whatever it was caused the dog’s kidneys and liver to shut down, he said.
The recent incidents now make that death suspicious, Wolf said.
Wolf said he is not aware of any complaints being made about the dogs, or noise from barking. He said he doesn’t know what the motive for the incidents might be.
Wolf said some neighbors are afraid to let their dogs out, and he said he now keeps closer watch on his.
“I won’t let my dogs out unless I’m with them,” he said.