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Eureka man accused of shooting neighbor’s dog

by SCOTT SHINDLEDECKER
The Western News | July 23, 2024 7:00 AM

A Eureka man is facing charges he shot and killed a neighbor’s dog during an incident earlier this year.

Roger Allen Day, 71, pleaded not guilty to one felony count of aggravated animal cruelty July 15 in Lincoln County District Court. His next hearing is scheduled for Aug. 19. 

According to the affidavit of probable cause, county deputy Bo Pitman got a call from dispatch on the morning of May 16. The woman said her neighbor had shot her dog. When Pitman spoke to the woman, she said her dog died at the Whitefish Animal Hospital and they had spent $2,000 on exploratory surgery. The dog was shot above the groin and suffered intestinal damage.

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