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11-11-2005, 07:13 PM
Blainville kennel owner faces cruelty charges
Canadian Press
Friday, November 11, 2005
BLAINVILLE -- A man faced several cruelty charges Friday after animal protection officials seized about 100 starving dogs from a filthy home and kennel.
The dogs were so hungry they had started to eat each other, say workers who seized the animals. The dogs had long, matted filthy fur and severely infected wounds in video footage aired Friday on Quebec all-news TV channels.
"They were starving," said Sebastien Christin of Chenil GL, the kennel that took charge of the animals after they were discovered north of Montreal.
"They were eating from a pile of filth -- excrement, dead dogs. They were starting to devour one another."
Officials said the kennel and home were left in the care of the man after his mother died two years ago.
"We have no idea how long ago they were fed," said Cathy Blais-Samson of Chenil GL.
"They really were in pitiful shape."
© Canadian Press 2005
Canadian Press
Friday, November 11, 2005
BLAINVILLE -- A man faced several cruelty charges Friday after animal protection officials seized about 100 starving dogs from a filthy home and kennel.
The dogs were so hungry they had started to eat each other, say workers who seized the animals. The dogs had long, matted filthy fur and severely infected wounds in video footage aired Friday on Quebec all-news TV channels.
"They were starving," said Sebastien Christin of Chenil GL, the kennel that took charge of the animals after they were discovered north of Montreal.
"They were eating from a pile of filth -- excrement, dead dogs. They were starting to devour one another."
Officials said the kennel and home were left in the care of the man after his mother died two years ago.
"We have no idea how long ago they were fed," said Cathy Blais-Samson of Chenil GL.
"They really were in pitiful shape."
© Canadian Press 2005