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Boy, 8, used BBQ fork to kill dog: SPCA
CBC News
An eight-year-old boy in central Newfoundland has admitted to using a barbecue fork to beat a neighbour's dog to death, in an incident that the SPCA said is exceptionally disturbing.
The boy, a resident of Stoneville, admitted to killing the dog after his neighbours found their pet Pomeranian dead on the morning of June 4.
The owner suspected the small dog had been attacked, as there was blood on its face. The family, shocked and disturbed by the pet's death, buried the dog without examining further.
Bonnie Harris, who manages the SPCA in Gander, said when neighbours heard about the dog's death, the truth was revealed.
"One neighbour in particular realized what she had seen the night before was a young child, out with a red-handled instrument, she didn't know what it was, swinging it at the ground," Harris told CBC News.
"She couldn't see the dog, but she could see the child with the instrument, just banging it on the ground, she thought."
The eight-year-old later admitted to killing the dog, and revealed that the red-handled instrument was a large barbecue fork.
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It states that Child Youth and Family Services and the RCMP are involved but no charges will be laid. I certainly hope this kid gets some help very quickly and that an eye is kept on him by the authorities, the community and particularly, his parents.
Extremely disturbing.
Link from CBC news with more info: http://www.cbc.ca/canada/newfoundland-labrador/story/2010/06/14/dog-killed-bbq-fork-614.html
CBC News
An eight-year-old boy in central Newfoundland has admitted to using a barbecue fork to beat a neighbour's dog to death, in an incident that the SPCA said is exceptionally disturbing.
The boy, a resident of Stoneville, admitted to killing the dog after his neighbours found their pet Pomeranian dead on the morning of June 4.
The owner suspected the small dog had been attacked, as there was blood on its face. The family, shocked and disturbed by the pet's death, buried the dog without examining further.
Bonnie Harris, who manages the SPCA in Gander, said when neighbours heard about the dog's death, the truth was revealed.
"One neighbour in particular realized what she had seen the night before was a young child, out with a red-handled instrument, she didn't know what it was, swinging it at the ground," Harris told CBC News.
"She couldn't see the dog, but she could see the child with the instrument, just banging it on the ground, she thought."
The eight-year-old later admitted to killing the dog, and revealed that the red-handled instrument was a large barbecue fork.
More on link
It states that Child Youth and Family Services and the RCMP are involved but no charges will be laid. I certainly hope this kid gets some help very quickly and that an eye is kept on him by the authorities, the community and particularly, his parents.
Extremely disturbing.
Link from CBC news with more info: http://www.cbc.ca/canada/newfoundland-labrador/story/2010/06/14/dog-killed-bbq-fork-614.html