Victoria restaurateur offers $500 to replace boy's puppy shot by hunter

The Jack Russell terrier had belonged to 12-year-old Max Rose on Quadra Island, near Campbell River on Vancouver Island. Bill Lang says when he heard the dog had been killed last weekend he wanted to do something about it and contacted the Rose family.

He says the breeder of the original dog has another similar puppy for the Quadra Island family, and the donation from Lang and his wife will cover the costs.

The puppy replaced another dog that had helped the boy while he recovered from a brain tumour.

The hunter turned himself in to police, reportedly telling police the shooting was an accident. The Crown is weighing charges in the case.