For violently beating his dog, a man in his twenties was sentenced to 7 months in prison.
This would be one of the heaviest penalties imposed in a case of animal cruelty, estimates the Montreal Society for the Protection of Animals (SPCA), which investigated the case after a citizen report.
About a year ago, animal welfare officers from the SPCA’s Bureau of Investigation found the young dog nicknamed “Angie” in “terrible shape.” “
The animal is lethargic, with a punctured eye, nearly half of its teeth are fractured, and it has an open wound on its skull. The dog was immediately seized, then transported urgently to the Center Vétérinaire Laval where multiple fractures were listed and emergency care provided.
Criminal charges have been filed against the man.
He pleaded guilty in the Municipal Court of Montreal on December 7 of last year for having, on two occasions on January 10, 2021, willfully causing unnecessary pain, suffering or injury to a dog and not having provided him with proper care.
In addition to the 7 months of detention, he is now prohibited from owning an animal, having the care or control of it or even living in a place where an animal is found for a period of 15 years.
Despite this, the director of the Investigations Office of the Montreal SPCA, Chantal Cayer, recalls that this sentence, high for Quebec, is “however clearly below those issued, for similar facts, in other Canadian provinces. “
As for Angie, after having received numerous medical treatments, she was adopted “by a loving family”, underlines the SPCA.