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AN Irish Setter has died after being poisoned at Crufts, his co-owner believes. Three-year-old Thendara Satisfaction (Jagger), bred by Dee Milligan-Bott and co-owned by her and Alexandra Lauwers, collapsed after returning to Belgium the following day.

https://breedingbusiness.com/irish-setter-dies-after-being-poisoned-at-crufts-owners-say/

It is a shame to see the lengths people are willing go to, simply for a ribbon.

Hope the owners find all the support they need and that the guilty people get convicted asap.

Sad.

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Last edited by Lazhar on 3/8/2015 12:52:08 PM

I doubt this was perpetrated by a fellow competitor... more like an extremist.

I think it's very easy to jump to conclusions - I really do doubt the dog was poisoned at Crufts. Owners are generally paranoid about leaving dogs unattended so it's pretty unlikely the dog was given food or water that had been 'spiked'.
If in fact the dog ingested a poison its more likely to have been something it found whilst being exercised, maybe rat poison at the ferry port (even in a minute amount) or a puddle with anti-freeze.
It's terribly sad but every year something like this makes the press, because it's great to condemn Crufts and the world of dog showing.

I must say I wonder who/why this was posted on SD. The poster is a basic who just joined today and appears to have taken the time to post but hasn't yet picked any dogs to play the game with.....

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I must say I wonder who/why this was posted on SD. The poster is a basic who just joined today and appears to have taken the time to post but hasn't yet picked any dogs to play the game with.....

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It does sound very sketchy....

The press have grabbed this and run with it, giving it a massive amount of coverage, with the breeders and owners holding press conferences here and in Belgium. I hate to say it but it reminds me of those held when a child goes missing and is found murdered.
To lose a pet is devastating, to have one killed is incomprehensible for most of us but I wonder why the coverage is so extensive in this instance. I heard one report today valuing the dog at £50,000 - how/why/who put this price on this dog's head?
I must admit I am now fascinated to know what the toxicology report contains.

Don't get me wrong my heart goes out to these people, who all seem genuinely heartbroken over this dog's death, but I also remember other dogs in past years who have been unwell, or died after attending shows all over the World. They never had more than a passing mention in the dog weeklies.

It has since been said that the dog was most likely to have been poisoned the day following competition when it was in Holland...

This up to date report says the poisons were fast acting and the stomach contents were undigested which leads the experts to believe the dog WAS NOT poisoned in the UK

www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-31913792

I can't imagine how sad Jagger's human parents must be. I don't know how anybody is cruel enough to leave out dog poison. Jagger will be remembered forever.

Really confused at to why this was pushed into the public eye as much as it was, especially as the accusation against Crufts Show was later proved to be false - the whole affair seems very odd indeed.

I think it stinks of the anti-dogshow fraternity press pushing it, HOWEVER I do think the 'specially prepared statements' that the breeders and the owners both here and in Belgium read out to the tv crews were a bit 'over the top'.