Remains of dogs exhumed for tests

Grim task: Personnel from DVS and the police forensic unit digging up the remains of one of the dogs allegedly poisoned in Lavender Heights.

SEREMBAN: As authorities exhumed the remains of two dogs at Lavender Heights near here to see if they had been poisoned, animal lovers want more concrete measures taken to educate the young to love animals while still in school.

Personnel from the Department of Veterinary Services (DVS) and the police forensic unit arrived at the neighbourhood here where they spent three hours digging up the remains of two of the five dogs believed to have been poisoned last week.