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Man gets ticket for having dog off leash after senior’s pet killed in Alberta park

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VERMILION, Alta. – A man whose dog is accused of killing a senior’s poodle in an Alberta provincial park will have to go to court to answer to a ticket.

RCMP say the man was given a ticket under the Alberta Parks Act for having a dog off leash and has a court date of Dec. 5 in Vermilion.

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Police say they are not releasing the man’s name.

READ MORE: Alberta RCMP looking for 2 men after dog attacked and killed in provincial park 

A 70-year-old woman was walking her poodle in Vermilion Provincial Park on Sept. 22 when police say a larger dog came from the pathway and attacked the smaller dog.

A man then came from the path and took control of the dog, and was joined by another man with a dog.

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Both men left without helping the woman with the injured dog, which died of its injuries.

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