Reading Police Warn Of Poison After Dog Deaths

READING, MA — Reading police are investigating the death of two dogs that got loose from their home on New Year's Eve.

Police believe the dogs died from ingesting Strychnine or a similar poison.

"Strychnine is highly toxic and kills domestic animals as well as local wildlife accidentally and indiscriminately," police said in a statement.

The Reading Police Department, Health Department and Animal Control officers are investigating. Residents are warned to keep their pets under close watch and monitor what they are getting into.

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