RCMP Are investigating after two dogs from Clanwilliam went missing before one of them was discovered dead days later.
The dogs went missing from the community, roughly 230 km northwest of Winnipeg, on October 19. Dog kennels on the property were damaged when police arrived. Two dogs, a Norwegian Elkhound Husky Cross named Duke, and a Norwegian Elkhound Border Collie Cross named Duchess, were gone.
Duchess was found deceased on October 23, while Duke was found severely injured. They were both found by the owner in the southwest area of Clanwilliam.
Duchess was sent to Winnipeg for a necropsy. Duke was taken to Brandon for surgery to remove a protruding eye.
RCMP are continuing to investigate.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Minnedosa RCMP at 204-867-2916 or call Manitoba Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477, submit a secure tip online at www.manitobacrimestoppers.com or text “TIPMAN” plus your message to CRIMES (274637).
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