Dealing With Loss Of Three Beloved Pets, Dogs Poisoned Options

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On Wed. evening someone poisoned (with anti-freeze) three of my beautiful dogs. Sam ( Great Pyrenees) and Buster (German Shephard mix) died in the middle of the night the third, Fred (collie mix) I had to put down Thurs. morning.
Sometimes the pain feels like it will never end. I have three small children who are dealing with it I think better than myself. I haven't been able to sleep in my bed because it reminds me of that night. I was in a fairly deep sleep and heard thrashing around which at the time I thought was just the dogs playing. I remember thinking it sounded really rough but I was tired and didn't get out of bed. They weren't playing they were dying. We offered a reward for any information. One of the tips we received seems like it might be the guy. Unfortunately, we aren't getting much assistance from law enforcement. I feel very alone. We went out yesterday and picked up another dog from the local shelter. I'm having a hard time bonding with the dog.
Basically, I am tormented over their deaths and miss them dearly. We never received a single complaint from any of our neighbors which makes it all the more bewildering.
Finally, I feel like there isn't anyone around me that understands the sorrow I am experiencing which makes me feel even more crazy. I keep thinking this is some kind of nightmare and I'll wake up shortly.
Thanks for listening,
Sam, Buster, Fred's mom,
kendra

[Clairecares]

SO sad, when innocent lives are lost. It is NEVER right to kill a fellow creature (I see them as brothers & sisters, not below, but beside me)...we're all here because of a pet loss...

Here is my experience (not everyone, just me :->).

I am a card carrying animal lover. I run a rescue facility for horses. I've had very unfortunate experiences w/loose dogs belonging to my neighbors. My horses & cats have been chased (& killed) by dogs both running loose & also who "just got out for a minute". Talking to the various owners over the 9 years I've lived here is a temporary fix at best. Most of them mean well. They just don't see the problem.

When the poor dogs are locked up or tied up in their own yards (a sad existence that must be, tied up all the time) the barking never stops. The owners are immune, I guess. But it's misery for anyone who wants to sleep, watch TV, or enjoy their own yard. Further, I do not especially like cleaning up dog poop from my yard, filling in holes they dig to get in my yard under my fence, having to go elsewhere to ride my horses (since the neighbors' irresponsibility made my farm unsafe). I don't like that I had to spend $1,000 to build a fence to keep the neighbor dogs out(then they dug underneath). I talked til I was blue in the face. It didn't work. I'd NEVER poison any animal. It's not the animals' fault, & they do not deserve the death penalty.

When an 11 year old girl was thrown from her horse on my property & broke her arm (while one dog owner watched her dog chasing the horse & did nothing), I had enough. I nagged law enforcement MERCILESSLY. It was the (very real) threat of litigation against the county that made them take action. The owners were warned by animal control, they ignored the warnings, & finally the dog was removed. Looking back on all this now, it was a very long & painful process. Again, I myself would never, ever kill. But many of the other neighbors suggested it as a simpler, easier way to solve the problem. I have seen neighbors shoot dogs chasing their cattle, etc., without taking a single step to contact any owners. That sickens me. That dog is someone's friend.

There is NO EXCUSE for killing any animal, period, & I am certainly not defending this. I am terribly sorry for the loss of these 3 dear pets. I'm just saying, there are 2 sides. Just because nobody complained, doesn't mean there wasn't a problem. If they're not under your watchful eye, you do not know what they are doing, period....it's a sad, sad thing, any way I look at it. That's all. I'm so sorry it had to happen at all. It's a heartbreak...