Sled dog raped and shot near graveyard

Last Friday while we were sleeping, a female sled dog was taken away from her puppies from the kennel next to our house near the cemetery.

The dog was found Tuesday on the nearby beach. The City of Iqaluit by-law department took her remains. She was dead: shot in the head at close range.

She had obviously been sexually abused. She was a beautiful, trusting and friendly, white working dog with a black head.

This was no spur-of-the-moment act but one that required premeditation.

Whoever did this perverted act is still at large. There are lots of children in this neighbourhood. It is hard to feel they are safe when such a violent act occurs.

If you have any information about the theft, rape and killing of this dog, please contact the police.

Paul Crowley
Iqaluit