Animal Poisonings Confirmed on La Graciosa

Animal poisonings confirmed on La Graciosa

Teguise Ayuntamiento has confirmed that animals found dead on la Graciosa have been poisoned. After autopsies were carried out by toxicologists from the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, it was established that cats and a dog had died after consuming the pesticide oxamyl, the fungicide boscalid and anticoagulants usually used as rat poisons. Teguise’s animal welfare councillor, Ginés González, has announced that two environmental rangers…

The City of Teguise reported this Friday on the results of the investigation that revealed the presence of toxic substances in several cats and a dog found dead in La Graciosa last April.