Governor issues pardon for dog that killed neighbour’s pug
Mar 30, 2017 | 4:45 PM
AUGUSTA, Maine — A death row dog considered dangerous may be getting a reprieve.
Republican Maine Gov. Paul LePage said Thursday he has pardoned Dakota the Alaskan husky from a death sentence levied at a court hearing last week.
District Attorney Maeghan Maloney says her office is researching LePage’s pardoning power.
Dakota killed a neighbour’s pug last year and later broke out of court-ordered confinement to bite the neighbour’s Pekingese, which survived. Dakota was ordered held at a shelter and has since been adopted.