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Box of dead puppies found in landfill

Atikameksheng police and OPP launch animal cruelty investigation
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Police are investigating after several deceased puppies were found abandoned in a blue recycle box at a landfill site on Reserve Road at Atikameksheng First Nation.

The Atikameksheng Anishnawbek Police Service, along with the Nipissing West Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), have begun a cruelty to animals investigation.

Officers are seeking the public's assistance in identifying the individual(s) involved in abandoning these animals.

If anyone has any information regarding this investigation, contact the OPP at 1-888-310-1122. Should you wish to remain anonymous, you may call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or submit information online at www.ontariocrimestoppers.ca where you may be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2,000.