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Thread started 09/15/08 9:17pm

meow85

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Puppy shot outside home

B.C. family shocked after dog shot outside home


Police are hoping that a B.C. man, suspected of shooting a four-month-old Jack Russell puppy just metres away from its home on Quadra Island Saturday morning, will soon report to police.

"I'm hoping that he will turn himself in,'' said Cpl. Craig Peterson of Quadra Island RCMP.

Owner Nick Rose said the dog -- called Seymour -- was a gift to son Max, to mark the end of three-years of cancer treatment.

"My kids were happy and laughing like they haven't been in years. My son in particular since before he was diagnosed with cancer I hadn't heard those kind of giggles and that kid of laughter out of him."

But all that changed on Saturday morning outside the rose family's Quadra Island home.

"We had our new puppy with us, and we had a great night just the three boys, and we're staring our chores and down the road walked two hunters returning from an unsuccessful dear hunt."

Both of these hunters had shot guns. Not knowing any better, Seymour did what most puppies would do.

"He bounded out in his affable, puppy-like way wagging and simpering and practically peeing himself wanting to say hi."

But Rose knew the two men from an incident a few years earlier and he knew this was trouble.

Frantic he called Seymour back. But the puppy just followed the pair around a corner and out of sight. That's when a shot rang out.

"I ran to the end of our driveway and looked around the corner and there was our little puppy, quivering in his death-throws at the side of the road."

The hunters ran off leaving Nick and his kids in shock along with the rest of the island community. Even police are in disbelief.

"I'm like you, stunned, shocked that a senseless act like this has been carried out," said Peterson.

Police know the identity of one of the hunters and are hoping they turn themselves in to face possible charges.

"Right now we're looking at dangerous use or careless use of a firearm as well as endangering an animal, in this case killing a dog."

For Seymour's family, charges are taking a back seat to the emotional impact and senselessness of what happened.

With reports by CTV British Columbia's Stephen Smart and The Canadian Press


http://news.sympatico.msn...ell_080915



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Reply #1 posted 09/15/08 9:19pm

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no words...

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Reply #2 posted 09/15/08 9:21pm

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grimnt said:

no words...

sigh

I know, eh?

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Reply #3 posted 09/15/08 9:22pm

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meow85 said:

grimnt said:

no words...

sigh

I know, eh?

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Makes my faith in humanity just go down and down and down... really does
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Reply #4 posted 09/16/08 2:07pm

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Apparently it's now believed by police that after the incident, the suspect left the island.
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Reply #5 posted 09/16/08 2:16pm

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I would love to be sitting in a comfy chair,front row seats, with a cold beverage when karma comes round for that asshole. mad
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Reply #6 posted 09/16/08 3:14pm

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This is not a criticism....just a question....why do people feel the need to share such shitty sad stories...?
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Reply #7 posted 09/16/08 3:15pm

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meow85 said:

Apparently it's now believed by police that after the incident, the suspect left the island.


All they have to do is publish a pic and the guys name in a newspaper or something and karma will find him....
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Reply #8 posted 09/17/08 12:25am

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http://www.canada.com/the...64591859db


The shithole turned himself in! woot!
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Reply #9 posted 09/17/08 12:30am

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http://www.canada.com/theprovince/news/story.html?id=a34bf811-548e-43c3-b48d-4764591859db


The shithole turned himself in! woot!


that's awesome, but the story I want to hear is when karma catches up thumbs up!
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Reply #10 posted 09/17/08 12:39am

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grimnt said:

meow85 said:

http://www.canada.com/theprovince/news/story.html?id=a34bf811-548e-43c3-b48d-4764591859db


The shithole turned himself in! woot!


that's awesome, but the story I want to hear is when karma catches up thumbs up!


nod You can't get away with deliberately harming another life and not expect karma to come back and bite you in the ass.

Maybe he'll get attacked by wolves. Quadra's got plenty of them....
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Reply #11 posted 09/17/08 12:54am

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EmeraldSkies said:

I would love to be sitting in a comfy chair,front row seats, with a cold beverage when karma comes round for that asshole. mad
[Edited 9/16/08 18:26pm]


Thant makes 2 of us! They should hunt those assholes
down and shoot them in their asses! Now I am officially sick
to the guts!
feeling ill mad
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Reply #12 posted 09/17/08 3:00am

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Senseless And Heartless
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Reply #13 posted 09/17/08 3:12am

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Reply #14 posted 09/17/08 4:56am

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that shit is most definitely messed up, i just dont get you guys blind belief in Karma

in my experience there is no such thing.
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Reply #15 posted 09/17/08 5:39am

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UPDATE:

Victoria restaurateur offers $500 to replace boy's puppy shot by hunter



at 21:06 on September 16, 2008, EDT.
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.


©The Canadian Press, 2008
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Reply #16 posted 09/17/08 5:48am

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luv4u said:

UPDATE:

Victoria restaurateur offers $500 to replace boy's puppy shot by hunter



at 21:06 on September 16, 2008, EDT.
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.


©The Canadian Press, 2008


It doesn't sound like an accident to me but I'm glad he turned himself in.
Karma is already working nod
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Reply #17 posted 09/17/08 5:53am

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oh my! that is sooo sad! poor pup, poor kid, poor family! sad
geesh! talk about giving hunters a bad name! damn! practically every man I know hunts and NONE would ever do such a terrible thing.
"not a fan" falloff yeah...ok
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shellyevon said:

luv4u said:

UPDATE:

Victoria restaurateur offers $500 to replace boy's puppy shot by hunter



at 21:06 on September 16, 2008, EDT.
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.


©The Canadian Press, 2008


It doesn't sound like an accident to me but I'm glad he turned himself in.
Karma is already working nod


I agree, not an accident. I believe shooting the puppy was intentional nod
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Reply #19 posted 09/17/08 6:32am

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rose poor little doggie
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shellyevon said:

luv4u said:

UPDATE:

Victoria restaurateur offers $500 to replace boy's puppy shot by hunter



at 21:06 on September 16, 2008, EDT.
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.


©The Canadian Press, 2008


It doesn't sound like an accident to me but I'm glad he turned himself in.
Karma is already working nod


so who controls this karma then, it sounds like hocus pocus to me..
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Reply #21 posted 09/17/08 6:49am

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This just breaks my heart. cry

I will never, ever in my life understand the cruelty of some human beings. That poor little dog and his family. I hope this asshole is made an example of and is thrown in jail. It was clearly not an accident. It sounds like this family has has problems with this guy before.
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eraclito said:

that shit is most definitely messed up, i just dont get you guys blind belief in Karma

in my experience there is no such thing.


Karma, God, divine justice, universal balance, whatever you want to call it. shrug
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Reply #23 posted 09/17/08 10:11am

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luv4u said:

shellyevon said:



It doesn't sound like an accident to me but I'm glad he turned himself in.
Karma is already working nod


I agree, not an accident. I believe shooting the puppy was intentional nod

nod

How do you accidentally shoot the top of a small animal's head off? It's not as if Jacks are big, even fully grown. Had the shot only grazed the pup I could believe it was accidental, but for something like this you'd definitely need to be aiming.
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Reply #24 posted 09/19/08 4:26pm

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I SERIOUSLY doubt this was an accident either. What a great thing this person did to donate the $500 for the new puppy. So sweet. cool
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meow85 said:

grimnt said:



that's awesome, but the story I want to hear is when karma catches up thumbs up!


nod You can't get away with deliberately harming another life and not expect karma to come back and bite you in the ass.
Maybe he'll get attacked by wolves. Quadra's got plenty of them....


Yup,somehow it always comes back to you. I will be honest though,cause when I first read this my first thought was "I would have so gone after them,and put a bullet in their ass",but I think that would have only left me satified for a short amount of time,It would'nt have brought back the dog. Hopefully this guy get's severely punished,and then karma has it's turn.
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