The Missoula County District Court recently reached a settlement for more than $5,000 in a civil lawsuit for the death of a Missoula family’s dog in 2019 after it was caught in an illegal animal trap. The dog’s owners accused the defendants, Michael K. Bruno and Jaymz Partida, both of Missoula, of illegally setting the steel-jawed trap in the Tower Street Conservation Area which resulted in the death of the17-month-old Lab mix, Betsy, according to court documents.
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