The force said an unnamed man, 31, is being charged under the Dog Act after an Oct. 6 incident, in which a poodle was attacked on Hayward Avenue, near downtown St. John's.
The Dog Act requires "an owner of a dog shall keep it safely tethered or penned up at all times."
The RNC said the man will appear in court at a later date.
"The court will decide the fate of the pit bull," the RNC said in a statement.
The poodle, whose lungs were punctured during the attack, died soon after it was rushed to animal hospital.
(CBC News - Oct 14, 2011)
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