Couple rushing chihuahua to vet get $258 speeding ticket

A Quebec couple issued a $258 speeding ticket over the weekend intend to contest the ticket because they were rushing their dying chihuahua to the veterinarian.

Const. Franco Di Genova of Laval police said the couple were pulled over on the Highway 440 service road near Cur-Labelle Boulevard at around 10:25 a.m. local time Saturday for driving107 km/h in a 70 km/h zone.

FrancineMonette says she was performing mouth to mouth resuscitation on her unconsciousdog, named Mister Albert.

"I was crying and said to him, 'Please, sir, please we have to get to the clinic. He's dying, my dog is dying,'" Monette told CBC News.

The officer escorted the couple to the vet, where Monette went inside with the dog while her husband stayed outside with the officer.

MisterAlbert was treated at the Centre Vtrinaire Laval, where he died.

Monette's husband received a $258 ticket and was docked three demerit points.

"There was no compassion, no hesitation, no nothing. [The officer] was like ice," Monette said. "He could have given us a warning."

She said it's not the price of the ticket but the principle of the matterthat is motivating her decision to fight the fine and file a police ethics complaint.

"[MisterAlbert] was like our baby, our infant," Monettesaid.

Di Genova said he understands the couple's love for their pet, but laws have to be respected.

I own a dog also, but where do we draw the line? Di Genova said.