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Man charged for assaulting police dog - Catherine - 08-04-2016
A man in Edmonton, fleeing the police, assaulted the police dog that stopped him.
He has now been charged under Quanto's Law. Quanto was a police dog who was killed in the line of duty. A new law was created to make it a more serious crime to hurt a service animal.
http://news.google.ca/news/url?sr=1&ct2=ca%2F4_0_s_6_1_a&sa=t&usg=AFQjCNHeNMlyJFDSLLVRQSl2LZ54CUKg8Q&cid=52779172962684&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cbc.ca%2Fnews%2Fcanada%2Fedmonton%2Fassault-on-police-dog-leads-to-first-charge-under-quanto-s-law-in-edmonton-1.3706336&ei=LsaiV6CbK8-wqQLy3reIDA&sig2=OAaa0XY-NGZpipBzM4HlTg&rt=HOMEPAGE&vm=STANDARD&bvm=section&did=-8978421932344097100&sid=en_ca-w&ssid=w&st=1&at=dt0
I am glad they have more legal protection for police dogs. No dog should ever be assaulted, but it is worse when it is a dog who is doing his job.
RE: Man charged for assaulting police dog - Tobi - 08-05-2016
Good. Quanto's Law may put off any criminals if they think of hurting a police dog...or anyone else who hurts a service dog.
I hope the police dog is okay and recovering.
RE: Man charged for assaulting police dog - Catherine - 08-06-2016
The dog is okay and will be back to work soon enough. Other places are putting in laws to protect service animals.
The USA has a federal law protecting police dogs and dogs working in related ways areas.
https://www.google.ca/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=2&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwj3t5fl8qrOAhUK32MKHdaSAZQQFgghMAE&url=http%3A%2F%2Fabcnews.go.com%2FUS%2Fstory%3Fid%3D96229&usg=AFQjCNGn3nljzzXRqFIFpbxX6FBd0TKCVg
Dogs risk their lives to serve us. We should be able to protect them.