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Community horrified, outraged over dog's cruel death

WORLAND – A medium-sized, black and white, adult female dog that recently had puppies was found bound and weighed down in the Highland Canal near the corner of Road 13 and Lane 17 in Worland about 9 a.m. Wednesday morning.

“It (dog) was about six tenths of a mile north on the canal off of Lane 17,” Washakie County Sheriff Steve Rakness said.

Charles Getzfreid first found the dog as he was helping...