By Thia James

Info sought after dogs found dead in garbage bag

Jan 4, 2015 | 7:24 AM

The Prince Albert SPCA is asking for the public’s help after a garbage bag containing the partially frozen bodies of two dead dogs was discovered at the side of the road at the Davis Road turnoff on Saturday.

A woman spotted the garbage bag in the ditch, and saw feet sticking out of it, said SPCA adoption co-ordinator Meagan Boucher. The woman, who called the SPCA after making the discovery, realized there were dogs inside when she saw the feet sticking out of it.

 “She wasn’t prepared to open the bag, but when she came, she was worried that one of them might have been hers. So, that’s why we opened up the bag in front of her and she wanted to see them,” Boucher said.

Inside were two dogs, one male and one female. The male, brown and black, had a curly coat and the female was likely a Labrador-Collie mix, with a mostly black and brown coat and some white fur on her chest.

SPCA staff scanned the dogs for microchips, but could not find anything. The dogs also were not wearing collars. 

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Staff weren’t able to look at the dogs’ teeth, but Boucher said they appeared to be young, possibly a year old or younger.

The SPCA staff looked through all of its lost dog reports, checking as far back as last March. They didn’t find any descriptions that lined up with that of the two dogs.

The SPCA is encouraging the public to contact its staff with any information about these dogs. Boucher said any information provided will be kept strictly confidential.

“Any … extra information that we do get will help us find out what happened to them, and who did this and why.”

She described this latest incident as “devastating” and frustrating. She raised the possibility that the dogs could have been killed by a driver accidentally, but feels it’s awful someone would do this rather than give them a proper burial or trying to find the owners.

“Just to dump them on the side of the road like trash is disgusting.”

To see the photos click here.  Warning the images are graphic.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Prince Albert SPCA at 306-763-6110.

tjames@panow.com

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