After competing at Crufts, one of the world’s most prestigious dog shows, a three-year-old Irish red setter named Jagger tragically died from what his owner is calling a “malicious poisoning.”

In the hours following his second place finish in the sporting group category, the beloved pet — whose show name was Thendara Satisfaction — reportedly collapsed on Friday, March 6 in his home after appearing in the dog show the day before.

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Dogs compete at the Crufts dog show on March 6, 2015. Note: The dog from this story is not included in this picture.

One of the dog’s co-owners said a vet’s preliminary investigation revealed cubes of meat in the animal’s stomach had been laced with poison.

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“We are led to believe that there’s no doubt the dog was maliciously poisoned,” Jagger’s co-owner Dee Milligan-Bott told ‘BBC Radio.’ “We are all devastated.”

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An Irish setter competing at the Westminster dog show in 2014. Note: This is not the dog from the story.

The Kennel Club — which organizes the annual Crufts dog show in Birmingham, England — said they were “deeply shocked and saddened” by Jagger’s death, but added they “cannot know the cause of this tragedy” until a toxicology report is released later this week.

“I can only imagine that it was a random act that somebody premeditated and wanted to cause total distress at the best dog show in the world,” Milligan-Bott added in her ‘BBC’ interview, confirming she did not believe her pet was killed by another competitor’s owner.