Updated 9.38pm
A 51-year-old man was arraigned before the Gozo court late on Tuesday accused of shooting dead two dogs.
Raymond Bajada was accused of animal cruelty and illegal possession of a weapon.
The two fox terriers were killed at a farm in Triq il-Għaxra ta’ Ottubru 1942 in Sannat on Monday afternoon.
Inspector Bernard Charles Spiteri prosecuted.
MEP candidate Arnold Cassola shared an image of the two dogs on his social media pages on Monday night.