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An Edmonton man who killed his friend’s dog with a rock over a Facebook dispute should serve two years in prison, a Crown prosecutor argued Wednesday.

Crown prosecutor Christian Lim told court that Joshua Conrad’s killing of the animal after he’d lived in his friend’s home was a breach of trust because he knew the animal could be lured outside by pretending they were going for a walk.

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“This is one of the most egregious examples of animal abuse,” Lim said. “It is horrific. He took advantage of a helpless, defenceless animal.”

In May 2012, Conrad was angry because he believed his friend Taylor Sim had changed his Facebook password. In an act of “revenge,” Lim said, Conrad, 22, illegally entered the Sim family home and lured Shasta, a Shih Tzu, outside the house in an attempt to force Sim into a confrontation.

Later that same day, a woman walking her own dog in the Mill Creek Ravine saw Shasta floating in some water with a crushed skull.