“They fell on their hindquarters in 30 seconds”: two horses and a dog found dead poisoned in Gigean

At least three animals found dead from poisoning in the space of a few days. The municipality of Gigean has warned of a serious phenomenon occurring in its sector since Wednesday January 8. Two horses, a dog and several wild boars died after ingesting what appeared to be pieces of bread of a strange color, on land adjacent to the Embosque activity zone, in Gigean.

“The horses fell on their hindquarters in thirty seconds”

“I learned on Friday January 10 that a dog had died very quickly after eating bread that he had found during his walk, explains the mayor of the town, Marcel Stoecklin. Already, Wednesday evening or Thursday, two horses had died in the same circumstances. They fell on their hindquarters in thirty seconds. This shows that their poisoning was very violent.”

“What happened is shameful, unspeakable”

The two equines belonged to the same owner and yet seemed protected behind their enclosure. “The owner is very shocked, continues the mayor. What happened is shameful, unspeakable. I have been a dog owner myself. I know that losing your pet in circumstances like this is terrible. We immediately notified the gendarmerie so that a sample could be taken from the stomachs of these animals in order to find out the origin of this poison. The municipal police found bread, of a rather strange color, on the horse grounds. Who would have this desire to harm? To whom? For what ? We ask ourselves a lot of questions.”

Investigation opened to determine what type of poison was used

Marcel Stoecklin calls on his constituents to be extremely vigilant when walking their pets. He is also worried about children who, during walks, could ingest this poison by coming across these poisoned breads. The City filed a complaint with the gendarmerie and an investigation was opened to, firstly, identify the poison used. Excavations were also undertaken on the land affected by these discoveries.