Local dog owners are being warned to keep a close eye on what their pets might be eating when they're out on walks.
The warning comes following an incident in the Boyle area yesterday afternoon when a 4 year old Spaniel died soon after being brought for a walk by its owner on their private land.
The dog was taken to the vet after it became sick a short time after being in the fields but it died soon afterwards.
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It's understood the dog had eaten sausages injected with a liver fluke medicine called Trodax which has been sometimes used as bait for foxes.
Neil Stewart says they have no idea of how the poisoned food ended up on their land:
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