In Celano, in the province of L'Aquila, during the night unknown criminals threw poison in the boxes where there were some hunting and truffle dogs.
The events took place in the locality of “La smooth”, on the outskirts of Celano, between Borgo Bussi and the quarry; some wild boar hunting dogs and truffle hunting dogs were poisoned on purpose by unknown criminals.
For six of the dogs the poison was lethal while for some there is still a faint hope of saving them after they have been rushed to a veterinary office; in the next few hours the fate of the unfortunate animals will be decided.
It was one of the owners who discovered the poisoning early yesterday morning after he went to take the dogs for a wild boar hunt but once there he saw the lifeless dogs on the ground.
Most of the victims are found in the side boxes where the criminals managed to throw the poison through the fence while the puppies trained in the collection of truffles, who were in the central boxes therefore more difficult to reach from the poison, were saved.
The Celano municipal police officers who carried out the first inspection investigate the matter; at the moment it is not possible to identify a lead to follow precisely in consideration of the fact that there is no reason that could have led criminals to carry out such an unjustifiable gesture.