Family Dog Killed in Snare Trap

Summary:

MEKINOCK, N.D. (Valley News Live) -North Dakota Game and Fish is investigating tonight after a family’s hunting dog was killed in a snare trap. The dog went missing over the weekend and was found late yesterday afternoon near the family’s home in Mekinock. A smiling yellow lab, a great hunter and a family member–that’s the way loved ones remember Lucy. A family friend states that he got a call Saturday night saying Lucy left the house and never came back. After searching the family’s 16 acres, they found Lucy a day later less than 200 yards from their home. A trapper had recently set a snare on the Turtle River, which runs through the family’s property. Lucy was found caught in it and did not survive.

Result:

Investigators are looking into where the snare came from.