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FIDOFAIL: Toronto Humane Society is inumane
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| Abercrombie |
| quote: | Arrests carried out at Toronto Humane Society
Updated: Thu Nov. 26 2009 4:58:46 PM
ctvtoronto.ca
Investigators from the Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals executed search warrants this afternoon at the Toronto Humane Society (THS) and a private residence.
"The warrants were issued in an ongoing investigation into animal cruelty at the Toronto Humane Society," OSPCA spokesperson Rosaline Ryan told reporters Thursday.
"Five people were named in the search warrants and are being charged with criminal offences."
THS president Tim Trow is to be charged with Criminal Code offences such as two counts of cruelty to animals and three counts of obstruction of a peace officer, she said.
The THS's head veterinarian and three other staffers are also to face charges:
Dr. Steve Sheridan - cruelty to animals
Gary McCracken, general manager - cruelty animals (2), obstruction of a peace officer (3)
Andy Bechtel - cruelty animals (2), obstruction of a peace officer (3)
Romeo Bernadino - cruelty animals (2), obstruction of a peace officer (3)
In addition, the above plus the THS's board of directors will face five charges of animal cruelty under the Ontario SPCA Act.
Police officers loaded the suspect into police cruisers. They were to be taken to 52 Division for processing.
OSPCA officials said the charges stem from an inspection they carried out in early June.
Earlier this year, the Globe and Mail newspaper ran a series of investigative articles alleging that animals in the shelter were suffering and dying in cages rather than being euthanized.
This led to an investigation by the OSPCA in early June.
"Four cats in particular were found to be in distress at that time," OSPCA investigator Kevin Strooband told reporters.
Criminal lawyer Christopher Avery said there were three prongs of liability:
failing to provide basic wants and needs to the animals
no disease or pathogen control
medically untrained management has the final say in medical care
"That has left literally hundreds of animals to suffer to death in their cages," he said.
During the raid, officers used pepper spray to subdue a dog named Bandit, which was being kept by Trow. The dog is under a euthanasia order for a 2004 attack on a three-year-old child, but that order is under appeal.
"Immediately upon entering Mr. Trow's offices, Bandit attacked Toronto Police Service members assisting with the warrant," Avery said. "The dog was pepper-sprayed and taken into control."
Avery said investigators will be going through the facility "cage by cage, animal by animal" and comparing those findings with veterinary records.
The OSPCA received a tip that about two dozen animals were hidden during the June investigation because of their condition, he said.
No allegations against Trow or the others have been proven in a court of law. The THS will be closed to the public over the next few days.
"We're doing our best to help the Toronto Humane Society get back on its feet," Avery said.
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Totally sickening :whip: :mad:
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| Miss. S |
| wow thats horrifying..... |
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| v-vaughn |
This makes me really angry...and this dude was re-elected as a president. Some human beings are absolutely pathetic.
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| VDub |
You know, when a person is terminal and suffering, they are forced to wait to die. And sometimes they actually beg for euthenization. But it's not allowed...
So why are these people punished for doing the same with animals???
Don't get me wrong. I'm a supporter of euthenization. People and pets...
But what's good for the goose should be good for the gander...
This dying animal issue is minute compared to the good that the THS does for animals...
And does anybody remember when Tre used to be out every weekend before he became super animal cop??? |
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| VERTiG0 |
| Shoot that piece of in the face and let him bleed out in an alleyway |
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| She_Fitz |
| quote: | Originally posted by VDub
You know, when a person is terminal and suffering, they are forced to wait to die. And sometimes they actually beg for euthenization. But it's not allowed...
So why are these people punished for doing the same with animals???
Don't get me wrong. I'm a supporter of euthenization. People and pets...
But what's good for the goose should be good for the gander...
This dying animal issue is minute compared to the good that the THS does for animals...
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This is not about euthenaza. It is about the conditions they live in and letting them die slow painful deaths in their cages.
Big difference. |
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| VERTiG0 |
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| flavor |
| quote: | Originally posted by VDub
This dying animal issue is minute compared to the good that the THS does for animals...
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I could not agree more! I volunteered the THS for quite a while and you would not believe the things that come thru that door. The THS does more good for animals then any other 100 shelters combined.
Dont get me wrong this is ing disgusting and it makes me sick BUT dont lose sight of all the good the THS has done and will continue to do. |
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| v-vaughn |
| quote: | Originally posted by flavor
Dont get me wrong this is ing disgusting and it makes me sick BUT dont lose sight of all the good the THS has done and will continue to do. |
Once these corrupt, horrible, undeserving-of-life-on-this-planet individuals are thrown in jail to rot.
THE CHIEF VETERINARIAN!!!! WTF IS THAT?! Ugh, disgusting. |
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| Jayx1 |
| somehow i get the feeling that this is more political than anything else. |
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| Kellyboop |
| quote: | Originally posted by Jayx1
somehow i get the feeling that this is more political than anything else. |
Don't you get that feeling for everything? :p |
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