AN angry resident is blaming the death
of his beloved dog Shiloh on poisoning by local drug merchants in
Darien Lane off Lower Main Road.
Brendon Hartzenberg, who has lived in
Observatory for two years, says it was an act of revenge from drug
pushers whom he and his brother regularly chase out of the lane.
His vet confirmed that Shiloh was
poisoned, but couldn’t say what kind of poison was used. The dog
died soon after the vet examined it. Brendon refused to have it put
down.
He says on the day of the poisoning,
the tow-truck belonging to his brother Shannon had petrol syphoned
from it and towing chains stolen, but they don’t believe the theft
is linked to the poisoning incident. Two other vehicles around the
corner in Oxford Road were also targeted on the same day.
Brendon explained that the drug
merchants regularly walk up the lane, meeting cars or people and
exchanging drugs for money. He used to walk the lane with his dog
chasing out the suspected drug merchants, he said.
Drug exchange is a daily occurrence in
both Lower Main Road and Darien Lane, said James Cowley, the
Observatory Neighbourhood Watch chair. But he says that the poisoning
was not necessarily from drug pushers - it could be anyone, including
criminals who wanted to get into the property.
James hasn't heard about many dog
poisonings in Observatory, lending weight to Brendon's opinion that
it was an act of revenge.
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