The incident happened last Thursday after an employee called 911 around 9:30 p.m. after seeing a truck drive onto the property and hearing what sounded like gunshots. Quebec provincial police arrested the men, ages 42 and 21, who were found in their vehicle after officers responded to the wildlife park in Montebello, Que., about 134 kilometers west of Montreal. The carcasses of three wild boars and a moose were found in the vehicle, along with at least one firearm, according to Marc Tessier, a spokesman for the Sûreté du Québec (SQ). Tessier said the defendants were scheduled to appear in court Monday to be formally charged with multiple offenses related to killing animals, breaking and entering, and firearms offenses. The accused are not known to the police. Billie-Prisca Giroux, spokeswoman for Parc Omega, said in a statement that the company has surveillance cameras, as well as a security guard on site, who was the one who called 911. “The entire team at Parc Omega is deeply saddened by this event and we would like to sincerely thank our beloved customers for the outpouring of love and support they have given us,” the statement said. “We would like to reassure our customers that everyone is safe and that this type of situation is an isolated event. We have made every effort to ensure that this situation does not happen again, for everyone’s safety and for the safety of our precious animals.”
