WINNIPEG — A Winnipeg couple is heading to court to fight a $2,500 bill they received from Manitoba Public Insurance after their dog ran into the road was hit and killed by a car. MPI issued the bill under the province’s Animal Liability Act, which holds the owner liable for damages the animal causes to property. The Rzesnoskis tell CTV Winnipeg they will fight the charge, saying that losing their beloved pet was hard enough and they can’t believe that MPI would come after them. He was my everythingThe accident happened while Bobby Orr was staying with Kris Rzesnoski’s dad, Terry, in East St. Paul. Terry Rzesnoski says the dog wasn’t on a leash and was playing with another dog when he suddenly ran into the road and was hit, dying shortly after.

Source: National Post March 07, 2017 17:37 UTC