RCMP are appealing for tips from the public after a horse was shot in a pasture near the town of Two Hills, northeast of Calgary and 140 kilometres east of Edmonton.
Police believe it happened sometime between November 13 and 15.
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The horse was shot in its torso by a small calibre weapon – it was injured but not killed.
People in the area had spotted someone shooting from the road in a dark-coloured pickup truck.
Causing injury to animals carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison.
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