Warrant issued for woman accused of dragging dog down Alberta highway

The woman charged with dragging a dog behind a car on a highway east of Calgaryfailed to appear in an Albertacourt Tuesdaymorning.

A warrant has been issued for 40-year-old Melinda Harris, who now lives in Mackenzie, B.C.

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On July 2, a police officer was stopped by a driver who had seen a dog on a leash being dragged behind a black car. The car, with the injured dog tied to it, was found in a field later that day.

RCMP took the dog, believed to be a border collie cross, to an emergency veterinary clinic, but the animal had to be euthanized.

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