On Sunday, November 27, a resident of the Sun City area of Mesquite reported to the police department that pieces of cubed meat had been found in his yard. The resident, aware of alleged reports of dogs in the neighborhood becoming ill, felt the meat may have been poisoned and contacted the police. Officers collected the meat samples and the Mesquite Animal Control manager sent the samples to a lab for testing. The recently returned lab test results showed the meat had been laced with an insecticide which is moderately toxic to mammals when ingested. The Mesquite Police Department has not received any further complaints, nor reports of sick pets in the Sun City area, and has no reason to believe there is any active danger to pets in the area. Mesquite residents, whose pets experience unusual sickness or exhibit abnormal behavior, should first seek medical help for their pet from a veterinarian, but then notify the Mesquite Animal Control division by contacting 702-346-6911. Citizens are urged to immediately contact the Mesquite Police Department to report suspicious or abnormal behavior so that we can promptly respond and investigate, by calling (702)346-6911. You may also contact the Mesquite Police Department crime tip line at (702)346-8826.
Didn’t this happen around the same time last year? Sick people are among us.
Keep you dog/cat in your own yard, and you will have nothing to worry about.
Didn’t the report state that the owner found the meat in his yard? People can throw things into “Your own yard.” Keeping your dog or cat in your own yard does not mean that hurtful people like this can’t still make your animal a victim. It’s not even a stone’s throw into most yards in Mesquite, there aren’t many that are much larger than a postage stamp. If you have a good arm, you can hit many a yard off the golf courses, the street or other yards.
How about finding the person who’s committing this horrible act…What could the poor dog have done to him? If the dog is a disturbance and they want some sort of retaliation, then do something about the owners (but, how about taking to them first)…the dog’s just being a dog, why hurt it?
We have a lot of sick people that like to harm animals
We also have a lot of thoughtless pet owners who care nothing about others. Or beautiful city has a very nice trail system, however one must vigilantly watch their step to avoid the dog poop left all over the place by pets of inconsiderate owners. Then there are those who think their dogs do not need to be leashed while traversing our trails. I once encountered a woman who was walking with her young unleashed German Sheppard, the dog ran ahead of her and approached me. I told her the dog was supposed to be leashed, and she went into an immediate hostile rant, and claimed he was on a “virtual leash”! What an unpleasant person she was, and what danger she placed her pet into with her ignorance. I DO NOT condone the actions of the person/persons who are attempting to poison the pets of others, but I can understand the frustration many must feel with the inconsiderate owners. Oh and then there is the black and white cat on my block, who likes to use my front yard for it’s bathroom. Animal control tried, but never captured the animal, and years later it is still using my yard.