Anger in Italy after earthquake 'hero dog' killed in poisoning

Call for tougher animal cruelty laws following death of Kaos, who found quake survivors
Animal rights activists in Italy have called for tougher penalties against animal cruelty after a rescue dog that saved people in a major earthquake was poisoned and killed.
Kaos, a German shepherd, was hailed Italy’s “hero dog” after finding survivors buried beneath the rubble in the hours after a 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck the hilltop town of Amatrice in central Italy in August 2016, killing 230 people. Alongside his owner, Fabiano Ettore, Kaos was among the first to arrive at the scene and worked relentlessly over the next few weeks to assist rescue workers.
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