Alberta man charged in Strathcona dog killing
Last Updated: Tuesday, February 26, 2008 | 2:18 PM MT
CBC News
A 42-year-old man has been charged after a dog's throat was slashed on an acreage near Sherwood Park, just east of Edmonton, on Feb. 16, RCMP said Tuesday.
The incident happened in the Camelot Square area of Strathcona County, while a neighbour was looking after a dog for another homeowner, police said.
The dog, which had gotten loose, had been involved in a fight with another neighbour's dog earlier in the day.
Police said later that evening, a man from the house where the dog fight happened went over to the neighbour's house and told the caregiver he was taking the dog back to its owner.
The caregiver heard the cry of an animal in distress, and found the dog, dead, behind a shed with its throat cut, RCMP said.
Shawn Eugene Rankin faces one count of unlawfully killing an animal.
He is to appear in court April 9.
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