Archie (pictured) was shot by a Russian hunterA husky dog was gunned down in front of its owner after a wild goose chase in an animal cruelty case which has caused outrage in Russia. Blue-eyed pet Archie was on a walk with his owner when the dog vanished for a few minutes. Irate hunter Oleg Potapov, 41, then appeared claiming the husky had 'stolen' his wild goose prey from a flooded former quarry in Chelyabinsk. Dog-owner Ekaterina Mokhrova and her friend Marina Matveicheva froze as the hunter shouted: 'Not a step closer or I shoot you.' Then Potapov was caught on camera gunning down Archie with three shots as one of the women filmed the macabre scene.

Source: Daily Mail June 29, 2020 14:28 UTC