Owner: 'No doubt' Crufts dog was 'maliciously poisoned'

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Channel: BBC Sounds · 2015 · Sports

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The co-owner and breeder of Jagger, the Irish Setter poisoned after appearing at Crufts Dog Show, has said the family have been left "devasted" by his death.

Dee Milligan Bott said the family had a "terrific day" at Crufts, and that Jagger became ill and died after they returned home.

She added that the vet was "immediately suspicious" after a post-mortem found an undigested piece of beef in the dog's stomach that was "stuffed with poison".

She stated that there was "no doubt" that the Jagger had been "maliciously poisoned" and that she believes he was poisoned because someone "wanted to cause distress at the best dog show in the world."

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