Watch above: WARNING – some of the images in the video above are graphic. The Prince Albert, Sask. SPCA posted photos on social media Saturday of two dogs found frozen. Amber Rockliffe reports.
SASKATOON – The Prince Albert SPCA is looking for information after a woman found two dogs frozen solid in a bag on the side of a road.
“This woman was kind of distraught. She pulled over on the side of the road and found a garbage bag and noticed two legs sticking out,” said Ariane Gervais, the animal care attendant who took the call.
The dogs were found on the side of Davis Road just off Highway 3 southeast of Prince Albert, Sask.
“She was panicked, she didn’t know what to do, we offered to go out there and pick them up for her and she said she would bring them in,” said SPCA Adoption Coordinator Meagan Boucher.
One of the dogs had a large head wound and there was blood on both animals.
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“We did scan them for micro chips – there was nothing – from what we could see, there were still quite frozen still so we couldn’t quite check the ears for tattoos, couldn’t quite check their teeth,” Boucher explained.
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The SPCA said both dogs looked fairly young, but had no identification collars. The organization posted photos of the dogs on their Facebook page to bring attention to the incident and they’ve received dozens of online comments since.
“Ninety-eight per cent of it is positive – very supportive that we’re doing the right thing by posting the pictures, and we’re going to try to bring justice for these dogs and figure out what happened to them,” Boucher explained.
Gervais took a job at the SPCA to help animals, and has worked there for six months. She’s fielded hundreds of calls, but says she’ll never forget this one.
“Similar, yes, but not to this degree. I’ve never dealt with this yet, this is a first for me,” Gervais explained.
The SPCA plans to cremate the dogs and spread their ashes in the woods this spring.
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