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Jennelle Andre-Sealey, left, and Tatiana Janovcik, with husky mix and rez dog Bear, whose jaw was injured by a gunshot while on God’s Lake Narrows First Nation. The two women worked closely with Amanda Nobiss through their group Partners in Prevention, a branch of K9 Advocacy Manitoba, and both said more resources and government action is critical to protecting both dog populations and communities as a whole. (Morgan Modjeski / Free Press)