An event at a South Delta dog park Sunday will pay tribute to the six Ladner canines that died after allegedly being left in the back of a dog walker's truck on a hot day.
The event is set for 11 a.m. on Sunday at the North 40 off-leash dog park in Ladner.
Originally believed stolen from the dog walker's truck at a Langley park, the dogs' bodies were recovered from an Abbotsford ditch a week later after the dog walker admitted the canines had died in the back of the truck.
On Monday, the SPCA announced that it will recommend animal cruelty charges against the dog walker.
An online petition has been started to make animal cruelty an indictable offence under the Criminal Code. The petition has garnered more than 110,000 signatures.
There is also an online fundraising drive, initially started to help cover the costs of the search for the dogs, that will now help fund memorials for the canines as well as legal fees.
