Dog Owners Warned Their ‘Adorable Bundles Of Fluff Will Die A Slow And Agonizing Death’ If They Don’t Stop Barking


A group of dog owners have been targeted by an anonymous letter writer who has warned that if they fail to stop their dogs barking, then their pets will be poisoned and “the adorable bundles of fluff will die a slow and agonizing death.”

The Mirror reports that residents in Tennyson Avenue and Macauley Close, in Dukinfield, Greater Manchester, U.K., are living in fear for their pets’ welfare after receiving a horrific letter warning them that poisoning may be the only solution to the barking dogs of “nuisance neighbors.”

Dog owners in the neighborhood are warned that if they can’t prevent their dogs from barking, “a cooked piece of sausage meat containing a toxic, lethal concoction of rat poison, slug pellets, and antifreeze” might just make its way into their garden and into the stomach of their dog.

“I’m sure that no reasonable person could ever imagine causing the levels of distress to another as they witness the slow and agonizing death of their adorable little bundle of fluff while they look on helplessly as they realize that that broken up, cooked piece of sausage meat that landed inside the gate the other night contained a toxic, lethal concoction of rat poison, slug pellets, and antifreeze.”

The hateful letter writer accuses barking dogs as being symptomatic of the general decline in a once “respectable” neighborhood, and makes no bones about their intent to use the most diabolical means to silence the yapping hounds.

“Does it seem to you like people these days seem to have lost all sense of awareness of how annoying their little dog is that yaps all the time?

Do they think no one else can hear it piercing their eardrums? Or even worse, they leave outside to enjoy the sunshine because they’ve gone out to work or down the shops.

Is there anything we can do about it?”

The letter writer includes a website link in their letter to a website, which sells a “bark stopper,” which is a device that prevents dogs from barking by emitting an ultrasonic sound wave. The letter writer describes this as a “humane way” of silencing a barking dog.

“There is a humane way of putting an end to the barking without having to worry about making any futile and, let’s face it, uncomfortable requests to its inconsiderate owner. It’s £25, but it does work.”

Concerned residents have been liaising with police in an effort to trace the anonymous letter writer and prevent them from causing any real damage to their dogs.

Local resident, Gary Moss, 35, who owns a three-year-old pug named Darling, explained to the Manchester Evening News that he thinks there’s more to the letter than meets the eye.

“It has gone out to everyone on the estate. I was a bit worried as it seems to be making threats, I was worried it might be inciting a threat.

Probably 89 [percent] of people here are dog owners. There is a little park near us, everybody walks with their dogs, there is just dogs everywhere. I can think that is the only reason why this person is annoyed.”

The Letter In Full

“Dear Fellow Resident

Remember about 20 years ago when the Tennyson estate used to be respectable, before the nuisance neighbours with the dog moved in next door? Remember when we used to teach our children a little restraint and awareness? Remember when the area didn’t used to sound like a council estate on a sunny Saturday afternoon, and you could sit out and relax without wondering from which direction the next bark will come?

Does it seem to you like people these days seem to have lost all sense of awareness of how annoying their little dog is that yaps all the time? Do they think no one else can hear it piercing their eardrums? Or even worse, they leave it outside to enjoy the sunshine because they’ve gone out to work or down the shops.

Is there anything we can do about it?

I’m sure that no reasonable person could ever imagine causing the levels of distress to another as they witness the slow and agonising death of their adorable little bundle of fluff while they look on helplessly as they realise that that broken up, cooked piece of sausage meat that landed inside the gate the other night contained a toxic, lethal concoction of rat poison, slug pellets, and antifreeze.

No, we live in a respectable area and thankfully, nobody could possibly imagine that anyone could play such a dirty trick…

There is a humane way of putting an end to the barking without having to worry about making any futile and, let’s face it, uncomfortable requests to its inconsiderate owner. It’s £25, but it does work.

I hope to appeal to the respectable amongst us of this once desirable area. If enough people use these, I’m sure that together we can combat this intolerable and needless intrusion of our right to a bit of occasional peace and quiet around our homes, and it should hopefully remove any need to rely on the ignorant to receive our message.”

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