Update on the JJ investigation

Early Monday morning I went to our local agricultural products store in town to try to find out who may have purchased the insecticide which is the favorite lethal substance used in dog poisoning here. (It's called "Larnate".)

Interestingly, it turns out that about a month ago the government has severely restricted the distribution of this product, precisely because of such misuse. They are requiring a special authorization through health authorities for the purchase of it and there is a hefty fee for this. (Much more than a whimsical, and most likely uneducated, person could afford. Plus the insecticide is not cheap either.)

They explained that no one has purchased the stuff at this store in quite awhile, so I asked how someone might have acquired it elsewhere. It's doubtful that anyone did, apparently, unless they had it on hand from before the law was implemented.

So, I ask, what other explanation could they give to account for the reactions an animal would have, such as was described to me by the neighbor. (That is, the dog loses equilibrium, falls down and has convulsions, foams at the mouth, etc. I've seen this before a number of times, either with our own dogs or ones on the street in town.)

Surprisingly, they said that if a dog would eat one of the large toads we have around here, or if it were bitten by a snake, it would have a similar reaction.
For this reason I'm beginning to think I was mistaken about the poisoning.
Only God knows the truth...