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James, the kid’s father, told CTV News he was shocked to see his child had a broken nose as well as puncture wounds and deep gashes on his face. “My kid’s face was mutilated to the point where I could not recognize my child,” he said, adding the family is considering a lawsuit. The boy is believed to be one of two suspects in break-in at a gas station at 14935 108 Ave. on Saturday morning. The police dog services initiated a pursuit and one of the boys was taken down by one of the dogs.
The other suspect managed to get away. The gas station reported that 40 energy drinks were stolen during the break in. Sgt. Peter Thiessen told The Leader there will be a full review conducted by the Lower Mainland District RCMP of the actions by the dog, its handler and the suspect. He said the injuries sustained are not typical, unless the suspect
somehow further aggravated the dog. “Our police service dogs are trained to bite and hold,” Thiessen said. “Now that can be exacerbated when you have an individual acting aggressively, fleeing, or any number of factors that could escalate that to another level. “The review will indicate exactly what transpired that resulted in the injuries... and why this dog was apprehend-
ing this suspect in the manner that it was,” Thiessen said. The 16-year-old has been released, but police are recommending charges in relation to the break-in. The review comes only days after a Vancouver man launched a lawsuit against the Vancouver Police Department after his leg was allegedly torn badly by a police dog earlier this month. According to the Pivot Legal Society, dog bites comprise half the injuries reported by municipal police in British Columbia during arrests.
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having dogs at large in Surrey, and six dogs were found with no tag. Failing to fetch feces didn’t even make the top 10 list.
David Justice, who was walks his dog Sunny every day at Freedom Park in Fleetwood, says the majority of dog
poop is being left on the ground by owners. In the back trails at Freedom Park, Justice says there’s a “steaming heap” every few feet. “It’s just disgusting,” he says. “They should pickup the goddamn stuff.” What happens to the rest of it? City staff acknowledge that it ends up in a variety of places – some of it is left where it lands, some is flushed down the toilet, and some is put into garbage cans and eventually taken to the landfill. The ideal situation, staff say, is to flush dog poop down the toilet, where it would undergo the same treatment as human waste. It’s understood many people won’t go to that length to dispose of the waste, so city staff ask that people put it in a biodegradable bag, then place that bag within the household garbage bag. Manager of Parks Owen Croy said the city will soon be exploring ways to compost canine waste. “We’re looking at best practices from other communities, how to use biodegradable bags (and)... have a composting program that works,” Croy said. Once the material is composted, it could be used to fertilize plants throughout Surrey parks. “We have almost 6,500 acres of parkland and many of those areas could used some additional organic materials, so we’ll get going on that in a bigger way in the coming year,” Croy said.
- with files from CTV News
City: Hoping to compost poop In the first nine months of last year, 28 people were nabbed for
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