100 sled dogs killed after downward turn in tourism
Word is coming to light this Tuesday morning from British Columbia that has thee animal activist community buzzing about the killing of 100 sled dogs, according to CKNW radio out of Vancouver, Canada.
Once the 2010 Olympic Games came to an end, a decline in tourism at a business called Howling Dog Tours which is now owned by Outdoor Adventures Whistler led management to order one employee to kill a third of the 300 dogs there. That's according to the CBC News.
The CBC reports that the dogs were repeatedly shot and their throats were slashed before being dumped into a mass grave.
Thee employee who killed the dogs described the scene with one dog's eye hanging off while it was still running around. Another dog was still alive when thrown into the grave.
There's no word if the company will face criminal charges but according to the general manager for cruelty investigations with the British Columbia SPCA, it's legal to shoot an animal if it dies instantly.
But since some of the dogs did not appear to die instantly, the SPCA plans to dig up the grave to see if there is any evidence for a criminal investigation.
- February 1st, 2011 7:57 am ET
Word is coming to light this Tuesday morning from British Columbia that has thee animal activist community buzzing about the killing of 100 sled dogs, according to CKNW radio out of Vancouver, Canada.
Once the 2010 Olympic Games came to an end, a decline in tourism at a business called Howling Dog Tours which is now owned by Outdoor Adventures Whistler led management to order one employee to kill a third of the 300 dogs there. That's according to the CBC News.
The CBC reports that the dogs were repeatedly shot and their throats were slashed before being dumped into a mass grave.
Thee employee who killed the dogs described the scene with one dog's eye hanging off while it was still running around. Another dog was still alive when thrown into the grave.
There's no word if the company will face criminal charges but according to the general manager for cruelty investigations with the British Columbia SPCA, it's legal to shoot an animal if it dies instantly.
But since some of the dogs did not appear to die instantly, the SPCA plans to dig up the grave to see if there is any evidence for a criminal investigation.
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