Second man charged in North Preston frozen dog case
Posted Jan 17, 2014 12:28:35 PM.
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The SPCA has laid more charges in the case of a dog found frozen solid in North Preston just before Christmas.
Three animal cruelty charges were laid this week against the owner of the property where the animal died of malnutrition and hypothermia.
Since then, the dog’s owner has come forward. Now he’s being charged with the same three offences.
The charges are failure to provide an adequate source of food and water, failure to provide reasonable protection from injurious heat or cold, and causing an animal to be in distress. If convicted, the accused could face a lifetime prohibition on owning or having custody of animals, a maximum fine of $10,000.00, or six months jail time.
