By The Canadian Press

Young dog tossed into dumpster in Coquitlam, B.C., died of heat exposure: SPCA

Aug 24, 2016 | 11:42 AM

COQUITLAM, B.C. — The SPCA hopes someone can help them identify two people seen tossing the body of a dog into a dumpster in Coquitlam, B.C.

The remains were dumped on July 26, but the information is being released now because the SPCA says necropsy results show the young female boxer-cross died from extreme heat.

Security video from a parking lot in an industrial and commercial area of southeast Coquitlam shows a light-coloured mini-van pulling up behind the building.

Two people get out and throw the dog’s body into the container before driving away.

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It’s hoped someone will recognize the people or the vehicle in the footage, or the distinctive blue-and-grey collar and a red-and-black leash the dog was wearing.  

The senior animal protection officer for the SPCA in B.C., Eileen Drever, says investigators want to know conclusively how the young animal died and why it was discarded like garbage.

“Based on the necropsy results we believe the dog died from extreme heat exposure, where the body’s temperature is elevated beyond its ability to release the heat, resulting in a very painful death,” she says in a news release.

Anyone with information about the dog or its fate is requested to contact the provincial SPCA.

The Canadian Press