Neighbour from hell: Dog owners feel threatened after receiving a disturbing letter
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For pet owners, our cute little friends are more than just animals – they are a huge part of the family. We love them and protect them just like our own children and grandchildren. So, imagine receiving a letter in the mail from an anonymous neighbour filled, to your horror, with threats aimed at your beloved furbabies.
Now that is terrifying, appalling, and downright immoral.
And that’s exactly what happened to this family living in Queensland who, after six years of peaceful co-existence with their neighbours, received a very threatening letter in their mailbox.
Graceville couple Anthony and Jessica Tuite have been living in fear ever since receiving an anonymous letter threatening to poison their dogs if they didn't stop barking. The Tuites have two rescue dogs – a Great Dane named Barney and a Great Dane Ridgeback cross named Donnie – who they say are usually quiet and well-behaved.
However, the writer of the letter claimed that the dogs had been 'barking excessively', leading them to take matters into their own hands.
The contents of the letter read as follows: ‘If the barking of your dogs does not stop, the chocolate in this envelope will be thrown over your fence in greater amounts … which will kill them.’ Now, we don’t know about you, but we find this incredibly disturbing.
‘You have been warned nicely many times by people ... but you do nothing,’ the letter ends. Of course, this whole ordeal sent the Tuites into a frenzy. And who can blame them? The last line of that anonymous letter seems like it was taken straight out of a horror movie!
The menacing letter was shoved into their mailbox along with pieces of chocolate inside. Chocolate is known to be poisonous to dogs when ingested – and could even be fatal in large amounts.
Jessica said she was filled with ‘instant panic’ when she received the letter. ‘Please don’t hurt my dog,’ she pleaded on camera. ‘Our dogs are our family.’
Jessica also said her two rescue dogs are usually well-behaved and quiet. ‘They only bark when someone comes into their yard but that’s their job,’ she said.
Jessica also explained that after six years of living at their current home, they were hurt and saddened to find the letter.
Graceville Park body corporate chair Phill Keleman was just as shocked when he heard about what had happened in the neighbourhood.
‘That's just immoral,’ he said.
'You just don't make those threats.' He went on to say that a more productive approach would have been to sit down with Anthony and Jessica Tuite and have a proper conversation.
Mr Kellerman’s advice was for both parties to sit down together and ask, ‘How do we work together to make it better?’. We couldn't agree more!
According to experts, these are some of the food items considered poisonous to dogs:
Here at the SDC, we love animals, so any story that involves harm befalling them always gets our backs up. What did you think of this story, dear members? Do you think the neighbour went too far? Let us know in the comments!
Now that is terrifying, appalling, and downright immoral.
And that’s exactly what happened to this family living in Queensland who, after six years of peaceful co-existence with their neighbours, received a very threatening letter in their mailbox.
Graceville couple Anthony and Jessica Tuite have been living in fear ever since receiving an anonymous letter threatening to poison their dogs if they didn't stop barking. The Tuites have two rescue dogs – a Great Dane named Barney and a Great Dane Ridgeback cross named Donnie – who they say are usually quiet and well-behaved.
However, the writer of the letter claimed that the dogs had been 'barking excessively', leading them to take matters into their own hands.
The contents of the letter read as follows: ‘If the barking of your dogs does not stop, the chocolate in this envelope will be thrown over your fence in greater amounts … which will kill them.’ Now, we don’t know about you, but we find this incredibly disturbing.
‘You have been warned nicely many times by people ... but you do nothing,’ the letter ends. Of course, this whole ordeal sent the Tuites into a frenzy. And who can blame them? The last line of that anonymous letter seems like it was taken straight out of a horror movie!
The menacing letter was shoved into their mailbox along with pieces of chocolate inside. Chocolate is known to be poisonous to dogs when ingested – and could even be fatal in large amounts.
Jessica said she was filled with ‘instant panic’ when she received the letter. ‘Please don’t hurt my dog,’ she pleaded on camera. ‘Our dogs are our family.’
Jessica also said her two rescue dogs are usually well-behaved and quiet. ‘They only bark when someone comes into their yard but that’s their job,’ she said.
Jessica also explained that after six years of living at their current home, they were hurt and saddened to find the letter.
Graceville Park body corporate chair Phill Keleman was just as shocked when he heard about what had happened in the neighbourhood.
‘That's just immoral,’ he said.
'You just don't make those threats.' He went on to say that a more productive approach would have been to sit down with Anthony and Jessica Tuite and have a proper conversation.
Mr Kellerman’s advice was for both parties to sit down together and ask, ‘How do we work together to make it better?’. We couldn't agree more!
According to experts, these are some of the food items considered poisonous to dogs:
- Xylitol (an ingredient usually found in gum, candy, or toothpaste).
- Avocado.
- Alcohol.
- Onions and garlic (powdered, raw, cooked, or dehydrated).
- Coffee, tea, and other drinks with caffeine.
- Grapes and raisins.
- Milk and other milk-based products not made for dogs.
- Macadamia nuts.
- Chocolate.
- Fat trimmings and bones.
- Persimmons, peaches, and plums.
- Raw eggs.
- Salt.
Key Takeaways
- Jessica and Anthony have been living in fear after an anonymous neighbour sent a disturbing letter.
- The letter writer threatened to poison the family's dogs if they did not stop barking.
- Jessica said she was filled with "instant panic" when she read the threat.
- The family has reported the threat to the police.