AR-News: (CA) Dog ingested pesticide: source

[Animalara2003 at aol.com]

Autopsy results expected today
Park not sprayed for several years

NICOLE MACINTYRE AND CAL MILLAR
STAFF REPORTERS

A dog that died after eating something off the ground in a popular Riverdale 
park ingested pesticide, a source familiar with the autopsy report on the 
animal says. 
The source said yesterday tests on T-Bone, a 12-pound Cavalier King Charles 
spaniel, found organophosphates, a group of closely related pesticides that 
affect the function of the nervous system. 
"It was a very toxic form of pesticide," the source said, adding it's still 
unknown whether the substance was intentionally placed in Withrow Park. 
T-Bone died Monday, less than a day after eating something in the park. More 
than a dozen other dogs — including one reported to police yesterday — became 
ill on the weekend after playing in or near the off-leash area. 
Two children also became ill after tobogganing in the park, but police aren't 
certain the cases are related.




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