Three dogs have died from a suspected poisoning at a canine racing event in southern France, according to the local prosecutor.
Police were called to the French Canicross championships in the Gard region on Sunday morning, where they found three dead dogs and another that was seriously ill, according to a statement Monday from the Nimes prosecutor, Cecile Gensac. She said the animals suffered a “sudden illness” at the race, where dogs are harnessed to an athlete in a form of cross-country running.
An investigation has been opened into animal cruelty, Gensac said, which carries a possible sentence of five years imprisonment and a fine of 75,000 euros The event’s second day was canceled, according to a Facebook post by the organizers, the Federation of Canine Sports and Hobbies. Organizers blamed an unknown person, or people, for putting “poisoned meatballs on the site,” adding they had filed an official report with police.
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