What is strychnine?

• Strychnine is a white, odorless, bitter crystalline powder
  
• Strychnine is a strong poison; only a small amount is needed to produce severe effects
• Strychnine prevents the proper operation of the chemical that controls nerve signals to the muscles. Muscles throughout the body have severe, painful spasms.
  
• Strychnine can be fatal to humans and other animals and can occur by inhalation, swallowing or absorption through eyes or mouth.
  
• Strychnine produces some of the most dramatic and painful symptoms of any known toxic reaction.
• The onset of symptoms is 10 to 120 minutes after ingestion.
• Symptoms include seizures and rigid extension of limbs.
• Death is usually secondary to respiratory paralysis.

Strychnine is particularly cruel, causing terrible suffering to the dogs, crippling their nervous systems and choking them.