The owners of a dog seized in Langley, B.C., in what they say was a case of mistaken identity, are demanding he be returned after a warrant used to apprehend him was ruled invalid.

The Langley Animal Protection Service (LAPS), which serves as the Township of Langley’s contacted animal control provider, seized the pit bull named Enzo on April 10, 2024, after an incident at his owner’s home.

The family says a contractor had entered their yard without warning several months earlier, and that their other dog, not Enzo, bit him. The man’s injuries required medical attention.

When animal control officers returned in April, they seized Enzo.

“We say that, first of all, they have the wrong dog,” said Rebeka Breder, the family’s lawyer.

“And even if Enzo was involved in that, that he should be

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