A baggy containing a chicken breast with embedded razorblades was found in a Pacific Heights neighbourhood backyard on Jan. 6, 2020. (Brittany Betker/Facebook)

By Chris Vandenbreekel/CKOM

pet crime

Chicken with razor blades tossed into dog owner’s west Saskatoon backyard

Jan 7, 2020 | 4:24 PM

A Saskatoon dog owner is keeping a closer eye on her canine in the backyard after a chilling incident Monday morning.

Brittany Betker had just let Duke, her rescue dog, out into their backyard around 10 a.m. for a bathroom break. As she watched him, she noticed the pooch pick up something she didn’t recognize.

“I noticed he was running around with something in his mouth and I went up to see what it was,” she told 650 CKOM.

“It was a baggy, and there was a chicken breast inside. When I looked closer, there were three or four razor blades sticking out of the chicken breast.”

Luckily for Betker, Duke hadn’t attempted to eat the dangerous piece of poultry yet.

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The baggy had apparently been tossed into their backyard at some point before they let the dog out.

Betker called police, and they came and collected the bag as evidence.

On Monday afternoon, they issued a public warning about the incident — noting no other baggies had been reported by neighbours.

Betker’s home backs onto an alleyway in Pacific Heights, leading from nearby schools and the Shaw Centre.

She said there’s a lot of foot traffic behind their tall fence, but her dog doesn’t pose a problem.

“There are other dogs in the neighbourhood who bark more than he does,” she said.

After the incident, she and her husband are watching Duke more closely in the backyard — making sure he’s only picking up toys they know are his.

The couple are also left scratching their heads as to the motive.

“It’s freaky when you find something that could harm your dog sitting in your backyard,” she said.

“I don’t know who would ever want … to put harm to an animal like that. It just doesn’t make any sense.”

CKOM