This news is not as far north as usual, but extremely disturbing: a pair of teenagers in Didsbury, Alberta have been charged with animal cruelty after torturing their family dog and dragging it behind the car. The RCMP officer involved stated it was "definitely... most horrendous act I've seen against an animal".

If this horrifies you as much as it does us, sign this petition urging that the teens be punished to the maximum extent possible. It's too late to save the dog, but it's the best way we have of saying that this type of violence must not be tolerated.