Dogs are mysteriously dying in this Southern California beach town. What is behind it? [View all]

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Dogs are mysteriously dying in this Southern California beach town. What is behind it?

So far, seven dogs have died and 11 have fallen ill after walks along the Venice canals.

Kaitlin Reilly, Reporter
Thu, August 7, 2025 at 5:09 PM EDT
4 min read

A wave of mysterious dog deaths in Venice, Calif., is causing concern for locals in the popular Los Angeles County beach town.

Venice is known as a dog-friendly area, with many residents regularly seen walking their pets along the neighborhood’s signature canals. However, since July, at least seven dogs have died, and 11 more have fallen ill, following walks near the canals, according to a report from the Los Angeles Times.

The dogs were reportedly healthy prior to these walks, with one as young as 6 months old. However, after walking near the canals, the dogs reportedly experienced a variety of sudden and severe symptoms such as lethargy, nausea, seizures and weakness, as well as neurological symptoms and cardiac arrest, according to a report from ABC News.

Residents have not received any concrete answers about what happened to these dogs. One pet owner, Eric Torres, took his 4-year-old dog, Chloe, to the vet after she collapsed and experienced a seizure following their 4-mile walk around the canals. Chloe died hours after receiving medical attention, and blood and urine test results were inconclusive for poisonings, the Los Angeles Times said. It was only after Torres saw news reports about other dogs dying following canal visits that he began to suspect there may be a common cause.

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