Sentencing hearing following a guilty plea to causing unnecessary pain and suffering to nine sled dogs, contrary to the Criminal Code. The accused euthanized a number of sled dogs following a lull in business after the Vancouver Olympics, in a manner which caused the dogs severe pain and suffering.
In holding that a jail sentence was not appropriate, the Court fined the accused $1,500, ordered he serve three years’ probation, and perform 200 hours of community service.
Source: Case Law
Jurisdiction: British Columbia
Topics: aggravating factorsculleuthanization of an animalprinciples of sentencingpublic denunciationsled dog
