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Number of dead dogs found in Quebec town climbs to 27

A file photo of a dog's legs. EPA/LAURENT DURBULE

Quebec provincial police (SQ) are at a loss to explain the discovery of over two dozen rotting dog carcasses on the outskirts of a town near Quebec City in recent days.

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Sgt. Helene Nepton said eight more dead animals were discovered by a resident on Monday in Cap-Sante, about 50 kilometres southwest of the provincial capital.

That’s in addition to 19 others reported by another resident in late April.

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Nepton says all 27 appear to be dogs and there are few clues to explain what happened to them.

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She says an examination will be done on the carcasses, which appear to have been lying in the area for at least six months.

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