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A 24-year-old man accused of killing cats and dumping them under a Winnipeg bridge has been formally charged amid signs that new provincial measures to protect pets are on the way.

Randy Jensen is charged with three counts of killing or injuring an animal, court records showed Thursday. The charges are scheduled to be on a provincial court docket for the first time Tuesday.

Jensen has no other pending charges and no prior convictions, court records showed.

He was released on an undertaking after the Winnipeg Police Service’s major crimes unit arrested him at his home Jan. 10.

At the time, police said three killings were confirmed after residents found dead cats under the Summit Road bridge, near CentrePoint Canada Way, in December.