Basingstoke dog ill after eating discarded sultanas
The unlucky hound became unwell after munching the fruit left in the Black Dam area, a popular spot for dog walkers. BASINGSTOKE picnickers are being urged to dispose of their waste properly after a dog fell ill eating discarded sultanas. The unlucky hound became unwell after munching the fruit left in the Black Dam area, a popular spot for dog walkers. A spokesman for Basingstoke & Deane Borough Council said: Many foods can be fatal to animals if ingested, please dispose of your waste correctly and do not leave discarded food lying around. Grapes, raisins, sultanas and currants can be toxic to animals. Cooking or baking does not reduce the risk of poisoning.
Maureen Dowsett, of Derwent Road in Kempshott, braves all seasons to make sure the town stays tidy. Spotted at Stratton Park on Tuesday morning, the 83-year-old told The Gazette: I ve been doing this for over 49 years, come rain or shine. I ve got clothes for all the weather. The only time I don t come out is when it s icy and I get worried I might fall down. I ve got to get my daily dose of fresh air. It used to be all cigarettes and beer bottles - now it s all coffee cups and face masks. I used to walk two to three miles a day but now I try to keep it short, she said.
Dog walkers have been left horrified after sausage rolls booby-trapped with long metal spikes were found near a park.
Two sausage rolls with dangerous 10cm spikes sticking out of them were discovered close to the popular dog walking area in Basingstoke, Hants.
Mother Tracy Hook posted photos of them online to warn others after her 17 year old son spotted them on a pathway.
The 43 year old, who lives just five minutes from the park, said: My son was walking home at around 11.15am when he found the rolls in an alleyway leading to Stratton Park. It s such a lovely area and I regularly use it. It just amazes me that somebody would want to be that cruel.
Dog walkers horror after huge metal spikes left in sausage rolls near park
A horrified child spotted the sausage rolls and alerted his mum, who then shared a picture of the spikes in a local Facebook group. She thinks somebody wanted to inflict harm on an animal
19:10, 7 MAY 2021
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DOG owners in Basingstoke are being warned about park safety after a resident found needle-spiked sausage rolls in Stratton Park over the weekend. Tracy Hook, 43, from Buckskin, posted the warning on a community Facebook page after her son discovered the offending items on Saturday morning (May 1). The 17-year-old boy was walking along an alleway which connects the park to Cleveland Close, where he lives, when he spotted two sausage rolls in plain sight , with several metal spikes sticking through them. He returned home and told his mum, and Tracy immediately went out and collected them, throwing them away in the outside waste bin before looking along the rest of the alleway for any more.