The accused was the owner and person in charge of a dog who was left alone in a car for four days where temperatures ranged from 38 to 42 degrees Celsius. The animal was found deceased on arrival.
9(1)a 9(1)b 10(1)
The accused pleaded guilty and was convicted and sentenced to a 12-month community corrections order with 80 hours unpaid work. They were further ordered to undertake various treatment programs and given a 10-year ban from owning or being the person in charge of any dog, the maximum length of ban for a first offence.
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