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Sammy, one in every of two canines to die just lately within the care of unlicensed Kippen Cares kennel in Hamilton
A lady is going through almost 100 charges within the deaths of 5 canines and the misery of two dozen different canines at a Hamilton boarding service.
Ontario’s solicitor common says 96 charges have been laid in opposition to the Hamilton woman beneath the province’s animal welfare laws.
The province says the fees stem from issues concerning the care supplied at a dog-boarding enterprise.
It says 5 canines died and 24 others had been in misery.
Proprietor Jenuen Monroe mentioned she was “devastated” after boarding her two canines at Kippen Cares and returned to search out Cartelo, her American Pocket Bully, in a physique bag within the freezer.
A second canine proprietor, Cassandra Almeida, began a GoFundMe after Sammy, her Samoyed/Malamute cross (who was rescued from a meat market in China in 2022) was additionally discovered deceased on the similar facility.
Hamilton Mayor Andrea Horwath weighed in saying she was “deeply disturbed” concerning the allegations and provided her condolences to the house owners of the canines.
Horwath famous the duty is within the fingers of the Province and PAWS, nonetheless, however did say the Metropolis will likely be issuing penalties to the kennel for working the enterprise in a “non-permitted capacity.”
The solicitor common says Jessica Kippen has been charged with 24 counts every of 4 offences associated to requirements of care, publicity to undue danger of misery, inflicting misery, and allowing misery
The fees had been laid on Nov. 15 and the accused is about to look in provincial offences court docket in Hamilton on Jan. 15.
“Cruelty to any animal is not tolerated in Ontario,” the province mentioned in a launch.
Anybody with details about an animal in misery or animal abuse can name 1-833-9-ANIMAL to report.
– With recordsdata from Glenn Hendry
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