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Dog Freezes To Death
http://montreal.ctv.ca/cfcf/news/cfcf
Dog freezes to death There's another disturbing case of animal cruelty in the Monteregie -- the second in less than a month. During a week where we saw record breaking cold temperatures, a Burmese Mountain dog was left outside for days. It froze to death. Neighbours say the family went to Cuba last weekend, and left their dog in the backyard with food and water, but no shelter. "The people abandoned him," said Linda Robertson of the SPCA Monteregie. "They left on a holiday. They're going down to a warm climate where they're going to be in the sun, and here this dog is suffering from the cold." On Monday, a neighbour heard the dog crying throughout the night as temperatures dropped into the minus thirties. She called the SPCA the next afternoon. "When she called us at 3:00 o'clock, she told us she thought the dog was dead," said Robertson. "It was too late for us to do anything." One neighbour told CTV News she believes the family had asked someone to come take care of the dog, but that person never showed up. However the SPCA says the family never should have left the dog chained outside in the first place. "We're going to do whatever is necessary to prosecute these people and hold them accountable," said Robertson. Neighbour Serge Benoit couldn't agree more. He even took digital photos of the dead dog, in case they could be helpful in a court case. "I think people should take more responsibility for man's best friend," said Benoit. Provincial police officers are investigating, which means the owners could face charges of animal cruelty when they get back from their vacation. |
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