Owner flees with dog after New Minas pet store employee bitten
NS SPCA investigating May 19 incident, RCMP not pursuing criminal charges
A pet owner who fled from a New Minas pet store after her dog bit an employee in the face has yet to come forward.
The female employee was bit in the face by a dog at Paulmac’s Pets store in New Minas on May 19. Kings District RCMP responded to the incident at 7:35 p.m. and have referred the case to the Nova Scotia SPCA after conducting an investigation.
The dog’s owner fled the scene after the incident and had not been located as of May 22.
NS SPCS chief provincial inspector Joanne Landsburg confirmed the organization is investigating the incident and actively looking for the dog’s owner to come forward and share her side of the story. Once both sides have been heard, the organization will determine how to proceed.
“We’d like to get the owner’s side of what happened so we can conclude whether the bite was either a provoked or notprovoked type of attack,” said Landsburg, who confirmed the victim described the dog as a brown-coloured mastiff-type breed.
A social media post written by the employee’s mother asking for the public’s help in locating the owner has reached over 3,700 shares on Facebook alone.
“We are hoping to find any witnesses … or anyone who may know this dog and owner. Please share this post so we can find who is responsible for this,” the post reads.
RCMP media relations officer Cpl. Jennifer Clarke confirmed police will not be pursuing criminal charges in connection with the incident.