The Northern Ireland Environment Agency has confirmed that blue-green algae has been found in Lough Neagh after reports of several dogs dying in the past two years after being walked along the lough shore.
A devastated family told Belfast Live they had lost their nine-month-old pup after it lapped up some of the water earlier this month.
Now a post on Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council's Facebook page has confirmed the presence of poisonous toxins in the water.
