Police alert pet owners after man finds bone with spike while walking his dog

Police in Burnaby are urging dog owners to be vigilant after a man found a bone with a spike inside of it while out for a walk with his dog.

According to Burnaby RCMP, the discovery was made in the 500 block of Frances Street.

“The dog picked up the bone which has a spike in it and thankfully was not harmed,” police said on Twitter.

Last night one of our Frontline officers received a report from a man who came across the bone pictured ⬇️while out walking his dog in the 5000-block of Frances Street. The dog picked up the bone which has a spike in it and thankfully was not harmed 1/2 pic.twitter.com/CE5AtLf7rW

— Burnaby RCMP (@BurnabyRCMP) July 24, 2020

They noted that this is the “only report” they’ve received of this happening, and are “asking anyone who knows how the bone got there to contact police.”

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In the meantime, RCMP are reminding dog owners to “please continue to be vigilant & report anything suspicious such as this to police.”