Windsor/Essex County Humane Society officers have laid animal cruelty charges against a Windsor man in a dog starvation case.
The body of a deceased dog was found on March 8, 2017, near an abandoned building at the corner of Louis and Cataraqui in Windsor.
Veterinary findings and the subsequent investigation indicate that the dog had starved to death in the accused’s nearby apartment.
He has been charged with causing distress to an animal and failing to provide adequate food under the Ontario SPCA Act.
The causing distress charge carries a possible sentence of two years in jail or a $60,000 fine. It is the policy of the Humane Society not to publish the names of individuals charged until there has been a conviction.
The accused’s first appearance in court will be Aug. 28.
