Posted on 11/15/2009 2:49:47 PM PST by Daffynition
OTTAWA — Canada’s newly armed border guards have claimed their first victim: a hapless moose.
The creature was felled by the duty sidearm of a border officer in late August, newly disclosed documents show.
The incident — marking the first time a border-guard sidearm has been discharged on duty — occurred about 25 kilometres west of Creston, B.C., as an unidentified intelligence officer with the Canada Border Services Agency was driving on official business to Nelson, B.C.
The officer was behind an RCMP vehicle when both drivers spotted an injured moose struggling in the westbound lane of Highway 3.
The animal had suffered serious injuries to the rear legs and pelvis, and was crawling forward into the eastbound lane using its front legs.
The RCMP constable decided to put the moose out of its misery and prevent a possible highway accident, say documents obtained by The Canadian Press under the Access to Information Act.
The constable discharged his pistol twice into the moose’s head, which brought the animal to a stop but did not kill it.
The Mountie “then requested that (the) CBSA intelligence officer ... euthanize the moose based on his known familiarity with livestock,” says an official report into the incident.
The border services officer “discharged one round from his CBSA duty pistol into the head of the moose, resulting in the death of the animal.”
The carcass was then removed from the flow of traffic.
An internal review of the Aug. 26 incident, required whenever a sidearm is even drawn, absolved the officer of any wrongdoing, noting that he was requested by a police officer to assist and that the injured moose was a serious threat to traffic.
“The drawing, pointing and discharge of the duty firearm by officer ... was justified,” the review concluded.
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We stopped to help a guy who hit a deer one night.
He had a protective gate on the front of his pickup, and I have often wondered if this wasn’t his way of hunting.
The deer was still alive when he loaded it on the back of the truck.
Sarah was too busy hunting Care Bears from a helicopter with a barbed crossbow to get this one. I believe that because I heard it from that classy rock-ribbed conservative, Joe Scarborough.
BILL CLINTON: “Now that is one good-looking moose. If I were a single man, I’d be asking that moose for a date...”
It ain’t a fact ‘til I hears it from Keith Olbermann!
I’ve heard about that moose.
Yes. She gets around.
Laz would hit it.
I wonder if his audience will get bored when President Palin is the worst person in the world every night, “...just because she exists!”
He could lose 50% of his audience...but the other guy would probably keep watching.
I would hit it, then I would bellow like a moose.
That’s cheatin’! You should’ve shot out his tires. ;)
I...would pay good money to see that.
I...would pay good money to see that.
And I.... would pay good money to do it.
Keeping cheese and sisters safe throughout Canada!
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