A Winnipeg teen was arrested for animal cruelty after injuring or killing Canada geese together with his automobile, in response to police.
On Saturday, the 17-year-old boy allegedly struck six birds whereas driving within the metropolis, the Winnipeg Police Service (WPS) mentioned in a information launch.
Police mentioned it started simply earlier than 10 p.m. on Saturday within the West Fort Garry Industrial space, the place the teenager allegedly ran over and injured a sleeping goose in a parking zone on Henlow Bay. Minutes later, police say the accused drove to a unique parking zone on the identical road and hit two extra.
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“Two sleeping geese had been pushed over and killed,” the assertion from police says.
Roughly 20 minutes later, two geese had been chased from their nest, then run over and killed within the 550 block of Sterling Lyon Parkway, police mentioned.
The teenager was arrested on Monday and is going through 5 counts of killing or injuring animals.
Police recognized the suspect via a white Subaru SUV seen at each scenes. He was launched on the situation he would seem at a later date, police mentioned.
Manitoba Conservation has been notified of the continued investigation into the case because it includes a protected species, WPS mentioned.
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