"Residents being warned to watch out for poisoned sausages at a suburban Auckland park which have caused at least one animal to get sick.
Poisoned sausages with blue powder in their centre have twice been found at Craigavon Park in Blockhouse Bay, 15km southwest of downtown Auckland.
Auckland City Council was first notified about the sausages when a dog became ill after eating one in early May.
It was told about a second poisoned sausage on Monday, from which a council environmental health officer took a sample.
The blue powder could not be seen until the cooked sausage was cut open, the council said.
Police and animal control have been notified, as has the Auckland Regional Public Health Service, which has arranged testing of the powder.
Temporary signs are in place to warn the public about the sausages and maintenance contractors are to monitor the park. A wider search has found no more of the sausages.
"The public should not touch any food items seen in the park, but report them immediately to the council so they can be removed to prevent possible harm to the public and dogs ," the council said. "
Lets all do our bit to keep an eye out for those bad sausages that are hanging out there. Note to self, don't take sausages offered by random guys at the park .....
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