A 12-year-old collie was killed by three pit bulls within the B.C. Inside Sunday morning, in accordance with authorities.
Officers have been known as to a house in Kamloops at round 7: 15 a.m. for experiences of a deadly mauling in a household’s fenced-in yard. A spokesperson for the Kamloops RCMP mentioned police consider the pit bulls jumped the fence.
“The proprietor was alerted by the sounds of the canines at roughly 6:15 a.m. and got here out to search out her canine had been fatally injured. The three canines fled the yard by leaping the fence,” the spokesperson mentioned in an e mail.
The RCMP just isn’t pursuing felony prices.
The pit bulls have been discovered and are within the custody of the town’s neighborhood providers officers. CTV Information has contacted the Metropolis of Kamloops for extra info and this story will probably be up to date if a response is obtained.
Usually, canines which can be discovered to represent a hazard to people or different animals may be seized by municipal authorities and detained. Metropolis officers can even apply to the courts to have a canine euthanized.