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A 68-year-old Ottawa man has been charged with animal cruelty in connection with with the trampling death of a gosling on Hazeldean Road in Kanata.
The incident occurred Tuesday morning when police were called to the 400 block of Hazeldean Road, in the Hazeldean Mall area.
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Witnesses said some Canada geese had nested in a planter.
The gosling managed to get out of the planter and the suspect deliberately trampled the animal.
The man has been charged with causing unnecessary pain and suffering to an animal.
He is scheduled to appear in court at a later date.
Safe Wings Ottawa has relocated both adult birds and the two surviving goslings to a nearby pond for safety concerns.
The Ottawa Police Service launched an animal cruelty investigation on Wednesday into reports a gosling had died.
Police did not name the suspect, nor did they explain how the suspect was located.
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