RCMP in B.C. search for suspect after four-month-old puppy fatally shot UPDATE #10
RIP sweet puppy...the police caught one of your killers, and I'd like to bring some friends to help him spill the beans on where his buddy is! :mad:
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RCMP in B.C. search for suspect after four-month-old puppy fatally shot
2 hours, 32 minutes ago
By The Canadian Press
QUADRA ISLAND, B.C. - A man who lives near Campbell River says his two children are distraught after finding their puppy shot to death after he ran to greet two men as they walked past the family's home.
Nick Rose said Monday he was in his yard cutting firewood with his 12-year-old son Saturday morning when two men who had apparently been hunting went by.
Rose said the four-month-old Jack Russell terrier ran toward the men as they walked down the road and he heard a shot as the hunters rounded the corner. The father and children ran to check on the dog and found him dying.
He said his son and his 14-year-old daughter were extremely upset and that he had to restrain the boy from trying to attack one of the men.
Rose said his young son was particularly distressed because he has just completed treatment for a brain tumour and the puppy was a replacement for another dog that had been put to sleep.
Chris Rose, the boy's grandfather, said the family, in particular his grandson, is upset over the puppy's violent death.
"Naturally, the whole family is just upset - tears and crying on the street. It was just awful," said the grandfather. "In particular my grandson, who, I should add, four years ago had brain surgery for cancer."
The grandfather said he believed the puppy was hit with a single shotgun blast at close range.
Quadra Island RCMP said charges of dangerous use of a firearm and endangering an animal are being considered.
Cpl. Craig Peterson said RCMP have obtained witness statements and one of the two hunters is believed to have left Quadra Island and is believed to be living in the Victoria area.
Victoria restaurateur offers $500 to replace boy's puppy shot by hunter
The hunter has turned himself in. He says it was an ACCIDENT??? Shouldn't be carrying loaded shotguns in a residential area in ANY case. That guy's BIRTH was an accident!
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Victoria restaurateur offers $500 to replace boy's puppy shot by hunter
Tue Sep 16, 9:06 PM
By The Canadian Press
VICTORIA - A Victoria businessman has donated $500 to get a B.C. boy a new puppy after the child's dog was shot by a hunter.
The Jack Russell terrier had belonged to 12-year-old Max Rose on Quadra Island, near Campbell River on Vancouver Island. Bill Lang says when he heard the dog had been killed last weekend he wanted to do something about it and contacted the Rose family.
He says the breeder of the original dog has another similar puppy for the Quadra Island family, and the donation from Lang and his wife will cover the costs.
The puppy replaced another dog that had helped the boy while he recovered from a brain tumour.
The hunter turned himself in to police, reportedly telling police the shooting was an accident. The Crown is weighing charges in the case.
Breeder offers Quadra Island boy new puppy
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Breeder offers Quadra Island boy new puppy
Wed Sep 17, 11:05 AM
VANCOUVER (CBC) - A Surrey, B.C., dog breeder is offering another puppy to the 12-year-old Quadra Island boy whose Jack Russell terrier was shot and killed last Saturday.
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A Surrey, B.C., dog breeder is offering another puppy to the 12-year-old Quadra Island boy whose Jack Russell terrier was shot and killed last Saturday.
Just three weeks ago, Lois Clough had sold the 14-week-old terrier to the family of Max Rose. Clough said she was appalled when she heard the puppy had been shot on Saturday morning.
"As soon as I heard about it, I knew right away he was going to have another one of my terriers and money wasn't the issue. He needed to have one and he needed to have one when he was ready," said Clough.
The dog, Seymour, was bought to lift the spirits of Max as he recovers from treatment for brain cancer. The puppy was also a replacement for another dog that had recently died.
"I have sent them photos of puppies, and when they are ready to pick out, they are going to," said Clough.
Nick Rose said the support they've received since his son's dog was shot has been overwhelming.
"We've had so many people offering puppies, offering help," said Rose on Tuesday.
Neighbours on Quadra Island are also collecting money to help the Rose family pay off the loan they originally took out to buy Seymour. A Jack Russell terrier puppy can cost upward of $1,000.
Seymour was killed on Saturday morning after he wandered off the family's rural property to follow a pair of men who appeared to be hunting as they walked past and down the road.
A short time later Rose and his son heard a gunshot and ran to the road to find the men standing next to the quivering body of the dog.
On Monday night, a 31-year-old man turned himself in to Westshore RCMP and told police shooting the dog was an accident, Cpl. Craig Peterson told CBC News.
Quadra Island RCMP are recommending that Cody Wellard, 31, be charged with careless use of a firearm and endangering an animal, said Peterson.
