There are people in the city who don’t like coyotes. Were coyotes the intended target of this malicious poisoning act? So far, two poisoned dogs have been reported and treated by the Animal Internal Medicine and Specialty Services and the SPCA.
One of the owners found baited meatballs in her neighborhood and it has been confirmed that they are what the dogs ate. This was in the Twin Peaks/Diamond Heights area, on Crestline and Burnett Streets especially.
The dog owner has gathered all the meatballs she could find — about 50 of them, but there is no way to know if she got them all.
UPDATE: I met Kiah on a walk today. She is one of the victims of the meatball poisoning — she ate two of them before anyone had any knowledge about what was going on. She’s under medical care and her outlook is good. The meatballs have now been found in Cole Valley, Hayes Valley and the Bernal Heights neighborhoods, and it appears that the target of this hideous crime is dogs:
Jul 04, 2013 @ 16:59:08
This posting makes the case clearly that a poisoner is an enemy to all, to coyotes & dogs & squirrels, raccoons, human children… What a terrible thing. Have these been found only on Twin Peaks so far? Anywhere else?
It is important to emphasize that this poisoner is sick, a criminal, endangering us all, whatever his “intended” target.