Italy Outraged at Killing of Police Bloodhound, Found Dead After Eating Food Laced With Nails

ROME—The horrific killing of a police bloodhound, who helped find nine people over the course of his sniffer-dog rescue career, has outraged Italians and sparked a criminal investigation to find his killers.

Bruno, a 7-year-old, 88-kilogram (195-pound) bloodhound, was found dead Friday morning in his shed in southern Taranto. His trainer, Arcangelo Caressa, said he had been fed bits of dog food laced with nails. In an interview on Tuesday, Caressa said he suspected the killing was revenge against him—not Bruno—for his volunteer animal rescue work.