Kennel Club claim Crufts dog ‘poisoned in Belgium’

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

A DOG which died after competing at Crufts appears to have been poisoned in Belgium, the show’s organisers said yesterday.

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.