WILMINGTON ISLAND, Ga. (WSAV) - Five pet deaths in the past year, three in the past month, are raising eyebrows for Wilmington Island residents and animal business owners.

They said the common factor in the deaths are cancerous diseases seemingly triggered after a Chatham County-owned aircraft sprays mosquito-controlling substance over the island.

Leora Smith recently lost her family dog, a German Shepherd, in mid-September, and after speaking with neighbors, friends, and those who live on neighboring islands, she realized she was not alone in her loss.

"She was an indoor dog, there was no reason for her die," said Smith, "I'm a realist, and cancers in German Shepherds are prevalent, but five in one street of 25 houses that makes me wonder."

She hosted over a dozen Island animal busine

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