Ontario man facing animal cruelty charges after 19 dead dogs discovered

A 52-year-old man from Ontario has been charged pinch animal cruelty aft constabulary recovered 19 dormant dogs astatine a location successful eastbound Newfoundland this week.

In a news merchandise Wednesday, nan RCMP opportunity they sewage a telephone Monday evening astir a gunshot fired successful nan backyard of a residence successful New Harbour, N.L., astir 65 kilometres westbound of St. John’s.

When officers arrived astatine nan property, they recovered 19 dormant dogs, including puppies, arsenic good arsenic 2 dogs successful request of attraction that were taken to nan SPCA.

The merchandise says nan proprietor of nan location told officers that nan Ontario man was staying successful a conveyance successful nan property’s backyard.

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The Mounties opportunity officers arrested nan man and charged him pinch 19 counts of animal cruelty and sloppy usage of a firearm.

The man was released aft appearing successful tribunal connected Tuesday and is owed to return to tribunal astatine a later date.