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Sep 15, 2009 6:12 am US/Eastern

Glassport Police Dog Poisoned With Anti-Freeze

GLASSPORT (KDKA) ― A Glassport police dog is undergoing dialysis after someone tried to poison him with anti-freeze.

Zen is a two-year-old German Shepherd.

Police believe someone hurled a rag soaked with anti-freeze into his cage Monday morning.

"I came out about quarter after eight to take my kids to school and came up past the dog's cage and dropped them off," Deputy Chief Shawn Deverse said. "About 15 minutes later when I was coming home, I noticed a rag on the far corner of the cage there – it was kind of hanging in, dripping down."

Deverse says Zen has worked with him and lived with his family for more than a year and a half.

"I've never had any problems – even people on the street – I've never had anybody threaten the dog," he said. "I'm clueless."

Dr. Merilee Costello of Avets Animal Hospital in Monroeville says Deverse's quick-thinking – rushing Zen to the hospital - likely saved the dog's life.

"It's really, really important because if you don't catch it within the first six to eight hours after they've ingested the anti-freeze, it can cause some almost uniformly fatal kidney failure," Costello said.

Zen is going through several hours of dialysis and is expected to be OK.

"[He's] part of my family. They've made an attack on the police department, they violated my privacy – they came to my home as well," Deverse said. "That concerns me and hopefully it will be dealt with."

The person who poisoned Zen could face serious charges.

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