Source: By Star Staff, Nov 6, 2008
The Sudbury of the Ontario SPCA have charged two people with running a puppy mill in the Wahnapitae area.
In a release Thursday, the SPCA said officers removed 42 small
breed dogs on Aug. 1 following an investigation. It was now says 37 of
those dogs and their offspring are available for adoption.
“In August, the Ontario SPCA obtained a search warrant and
found the facility to be unsanitary and the dogs covered in feces and
urine,” the agency said in a release. “The veterinarian on scene deemed
the animals to be in immediate distress and recommended their removal
from the property.
“The 42 dogs were taken to be bathed and groomed and then
moved to appropriate boarding facilities. The dogs underwent veterinary
examination and received proper medical and dental care.”
Janice Henry, 59, and Cynthia Szymychalski, 48, have been
charged under the Criminal Code of Canada with failing to provide
suitable and adequate care, and causing unnecessary suffering to 13
dogs.
Henry and Szymychalski also face seven charges each under the
Ontario SPCA Act, including confining an animal to an enclosure that is
dangerous to the animal’s health and well-being; confining an animal
with other animals that may pose a danger to the animal; and confining
an animal in unsanitary conditions without adequate space, ventilation
or opportunity to exercise.
Now that the dogs are safe, the SPCA is inviting people to
visit its Sudbury branch on Notre Dame Avenue to meet the dogs and fill
out adoption applications. Many of the dogs are being distributed to
other Ontario SPCA Community adoption centres.
If you would like to make a financial donation to keep the
shelter running, “Cash for the Claws” donations are tax receiptable,
please contact the Sudbury & District Branch at 705-566-9582.
To report animal cruelty, please contact the Ontario SPCA
Provincial Office at 1-888-668-7722, Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS
(8477) or police.
Sad to report that these 2 ladies are back at it again.
There are several new dogs at this “kennel” and the women haven’t seemed to learn a thing.
It looks good that things were done, unfortunately, not enough this time.