Dog killed by animal control officer who mistook it for a coyote in Northbridge
A Northbridge man is devastated after his Husky puppy was shot and killed by an animal control officer, who thought the dog was a coyote. WBZ-TV's Paul Burton reports.
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A Northbridge man is devastated after his Husky puppy was shot and killed by an animal control officer, who thought the dog was a coyote. WBZ-TV's Paul Burton reports.
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