Police hunt sick animal-hater who has been scattering cooked sausages spiked with NAILS across dog walking areas

Pet owners on alert after walkers make horrifying find



A vet says the intention is to kill and the traps would cause a 'slow death'

One dog lover found more than 40 scattered in field

An animal-hater is spiking sausages with nails to scatter them on playing fields for dogs.

Police issued a warning today after dog walkers discovered the sausages embedded with nails as their pets sniffed the deadly treats.



The dog hater littered a popular dog-walking spot in Abergavenny, South Wales, with cooked cocktail sausages, each one spiked with nine metal nails pushed inside.



Vet Ben Hynes was warned about the cruel campaign of terror by concerned dog owners.



Cruel: Dog walkers in Abergavenny in Wales were horrified to discover inch-long nails in sausages scattered in a field

Mr Hynes said: 'I was shocked and appalled at what I was shown .



'Had it not been for these extremely observant people out walking their own dogs, we could have easily seen a spate of dogs facing a slow, but certain death.



'Luckily we haven't had any emergencies but if we had, the animals would have been suffering from vomiting, bleeding and I have no doubt the result would have been fatal.



'There is absolutely no way that this can be anything other than the intention to kill animals.'

One shocked dog walker, who asked not to be named, said he noticed the sun reflecting off a nail in one of the sausages.

He said: 'My dog, which was on a lead, started to sniff at a sausage on the ground, but I immediately pulled him back when I saw something shining back at me.



'On closer inspection I realised that it had about nine or ten nails in it and thought that this was no coincidence as I was aware of a similar incident in the past involving shards of glass.



Horrific: One dog owner found around 40 of the sausages scattered through the area, which is popular with pet owners

'I looked around and found a lot more of these sausages - I must have collected close to 40.



'I appreciate not everybody likes dogs, but to react in this manner is not the way to deal with the problem.



'I have been extra diligent while out walking my dogs since as I believe it would have caused a slow death in the animal.'



The issue has been raised with police and warnings were sent to dog owners in the area through the Neighbourhood Watch and local vets.



A police spokesman said: 'This is a very worrying incident, especially as they are being left on playing fields where not only dogs but children could be harmed by these sausages.'



Caution: Dog owners have been warned by police to be diligent when out with their pets. File picture







