Kennel Club claim Crufts dog ‘poisoned in Belgium’

Jagger the Irish setter died after competing at Crufts. Picture: AP

Irish setter Jagger died after the event in Birmingham earlier this month, having reportedly eaten poisoned food. According to a toxicology report, Jagger was fed a “fast-acting poison” shortly after his return to Belgium.

The dog was not poisoned at Crufts. Toxicologists believe he was fed a piece of poisoned beef, a spokeswoman said.

The Kennel Club’s Caroline Kisko said: “There has been a lot of concern about whether the poisoning happened at Crufts and we are now able to reassure dog-lovers that this could not have been possible and it is highly likely that the poisons, thought to be on a piece of beef, were eaten in Belgium, shortly before Jagger’s death.

“We have had confirmation, including from independent toxicologists, that the poisons identified in the toxicology report – carbofuran and aldicarb – are fast-acting. Severe clinical symptoms would usually occur within half an hour to three hours.” She added because of the timings it was “inconceivable” he was poisoned at Crufts.