Man arrested after shooting neighbour’s dog

Posted Jul 4, 2014 01:24:32 PM.

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VAL-DES-MONTS — A 78 year-old Val-Des-Monts man has been charged after allegedly shooting his neighbour’s dog.

MRC Des Collines police arrested the man at 5:30 p.m. Thursday in the Poltimore area, about 50 kilometres north of ottawa.

The Labrador retriever was seriously injured by the bullet, but it is expected the dog will survive.

the neighbour, a 27 year old man, allegedly confronted the shooter and hit him with a stick, however he was not seriously injured.

Both men were arrested and could face charges, and the 78 year-old man may face animal cruelty charges, along with illegal possession of a firearm.

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