Canada cruelty charge over cull of huskies

[Eugene]

Source: BBC

21 April 2012 Last updated at 12:10 GMT

Canada cruelty charge over cull of huskies

A man who admitted killing more than 50 dogs in the western Canadian province of British Columbia has been charged with animal cruelty.

Robert Fawcett ran a company offering dog-sled tours but its business slumped after the 2010 Winter Olympics.

He killed the huskies by shooting them or slitting their throats.

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British Columbia's criminal justice branch said that Mr Fawcett - who ran Howling Dog Tours - faces one count of "causing unnecessary pain and suffering" to dozens of sled dogs in April 2010. He is due to appear in court next month.

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Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-17797693

[robinlynne]

1. one count? why not 50 counts?

[polly7]

2. I agree. This made me sick for days after I first heard of it

and still does, even now. And, it was first reported as up to one hundred dogs. He should be in prison.

B.C.'s laws have changed because of it ... the only bit of good news in it all:

The discovery of the slaughter horrified the province and led to amendments to the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, increasing fines for animal cruelty convictions to a maximum of $75,000 and allowing jail terms of up to two years.

In February, the provincial government also introduced the Sled Dog Code of Practice, which sets standards for health, nutrition, housing, working conditions, transportation and euthanasia.

(Link contains source, but also a picture of the filled-in grave some may not want to see).

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/story/2012/04/20/bc-sled-dog-slaughter-charge.html

[freshwest]

3. Cut throat capitalism at its finest. Cut your losses. Cut their throats. Handslap, nothing more.

[RebelOne]

4. This has been happening for a long, long time. n/t

[Peregrine Took]

5. I loathe this "sport." n/t

[polly7]

6. The dogs were used for sled-tours during the Olympics.

Apparently business slumped after, and they were killed. Horrible.