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Calgary-area man charged after social media photo of dog tied to flatbed truck

A dog tethered to a flatbed trailer is shown in a handout photo from the Calgary Humane Society. A Calgary-area man is facing charges after a photo of dog tethered to a flatbed trailer began circulating on social media.THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Calgary Humane Society MANDATORY CREDIT
Original Publication Date November 14, 2017 - 11:56 AM

CALGARY - A Calgary-area man is facing charges after a photo of dog tethered to a flatbed trailer began circulating on social media.

Calgary police, the Calgary Humane Society and Rocky View County began an investigation shortly after the photo surfaced on Oct. 28.

Brad Nichols of the humane society says transporting dogs in the bed of trucks is extremely dangerous for dogs.

He says they risk falling off and are exposed to extreme weather.

Nichols says it was even more dangerous for the dog in this case because the flatbed truck had no side rails to keep him on the trailer.

Volodymyr Irodenko of Rocky View County was charged Saturday with causing an animal to be in distress, transporting an animal outside the cab of a vehicle and other charges.

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