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Provide information on this shooting to the Attorney General’s Animal Cruelty Task Force, toll-free at 1-877-5-HUMANE (877-548-6263)
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CAÑONES, NM — A young, gentle-natured dog turned up out of nowhere at a home in the Village of Cañones one month ago, and quickly became a favorite of the community. He had recently been chosen to be trained as an assistance dog for a Vietnam veteran in Albuquerque, but they never had the chance to meet. The dog found his way to his Rio Arriba County foster home for the last time on the morning of Friday, November 13, with his chest and front legs covered in blood. The dog, named Sioux, had been shot in the throat.
Neighbors helped the hemorrhaging dog into a vehicle to get him medical attention, but it was too late. Sioux died before they could reach the veterinary hospital.
Animal Protection of New Mexico (APNM) is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information on the person responsible for killing this dog.
Susan Olsen, the neighbor who assisted the dog’s foster caregiver, tells APNM that she attempted to discover where Sioux was when he was shot. She traced the dog’s bloody trail from the dog’s foster home, but was unable to pinpoint where he was shot.
Sioux crossed the Cañones Creek from the north at about 100 yards from Olsen’s house and about 200 yards from his foster home at a neighbor's. His path took him about 50 feet from the bridge that crosses the creek on County Road 194.
“A trail of blood followed his tracks,” Olsen stated. “There is an unobstructed view of that section of the creek from the bridge. Then he walked up my driveway and crossed 194 to arrive at his home."
The dog was buried for days before APNM received a report of the incident. No necropsy was performed.
Provide information on this shooting to the Attorney General’s Animal Cruelty Task Force, toll-free at 1-877-5-HUMANE (877-548-6263). Anyone providing information that leads to an arrest and conviction may receive up to $5,000. All calls are confidential, and callers may remain anonymous.
Animal Protection of New Mexico is a statewide nonprofit organization dedicated to advocating the rights of animals by changing the systems that cause and allow animal suffering—since 1979.
Also see: Potential Therapy Dog Shot, Killed (ABQ Journal) |
