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The Quebec Court of Appeal rejected on Friday a motion to save from euthanasia a pit bull-type dog that attacked six people in August 2018 in Montreal North, ruling that the owner of the animal did not show a genuine interest in its fate.

The dog, which weighs 70 pounds and is named Shotta, had been in the care of a friend of owner Chista Frineau on the day of the attack. The animal bit four children and two adults, causing serious injuries to them.

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Shotta was seized and entrusted to the SPCA. The city of Montreal sought to euthanize the dog, a decision that was upheld by Quebec Superior Court. A U.S. shelter, Road to Home Rescue Support (RHRS), appealed the ruling, with Frineau later joining the court case.

Lawyer Anne-France Goldwater, an animal-rights advocate, represented the plaintiffs in their case. In March, Goldwater succeeded in suspending the euthanasia order pending the appeal.

But three judges of the appeal court concluded that “RHRS has no legal interest in the questions raised by the appeal,” while Frineau “did not challenge (the euthanasia order) in a timely manner.”