Dog treats laced with fishhooks found in woodland

Dog owner, Jon Moss reported finding one of the dangerous dog treats on a walk in Abergavenny

Police have repeated a warning for pet owners to be vigilant after further reports of dog treats laced with fishhooks were found in walking spots.

Bone marrow chew sticks with fishhooks embedded within them were reported to have been found around Blaen Bran Community Woodland in Cwmbran, Gwent.

It comes after laced chew sticks were discovered on Castle Meadows in Abergavenny in June.

Posting in the Dogs of Torfaen page on Facebook, Caroline Quigg said the dog treats were found between Blaen Bran Woodland and the Mountain Air car park.

In the post, Ms Quigg said: "Warning to dog walkers! From Blaen Bran Woodland to the Mountain Air car park someone has put down marrow chew sticks with fish hooks inside them.

"Police have been called and a warning issued."

Dog owner, Jon Moss said he would take his pet, Ripley elsewhere as it was "too dangerous" to walk in Castle Meadows again

Jon Moss, from Llantrisant, said his Spanish Mastin, Ripley, was seconds away from eating one of the laced dog treats while out for a walk in Castle Meadows, Abergavenny, earlier this summer.

He said that he put Ripley on a shorter leash after being warned by fellow dog walkers on the route, and kept an eye out for the chew sticks.

"And sure enough, about five minutes later, on one of the little paths, I found one myself," he said.

Mr Moss said if he had not put his dog on a shorter leash "she definitely would have eaten it".

Gwent Police repeated their warning for dog owners to be vigilant, issued after a report of dog treats laced with fishhooks found on Castle Meadows in Abergavenny around 30 June.

At the time, Insp Emma Sowrey said: "Following this report we will be carrying out patrols in the local area, we would encourage dog owners to be vigilant and if anyone has any information they can contact the local council or ourselves."

Torfaen council said it had not received any reports of an incident, but would be a matter for the police.