WATCH: Owners of six dogs wept in a Surrey courtroom today, after hearing that their beloved pets had suffered before they died in the back of a truck. They were in court for the sentencing hearing of Emma Paulsen, the dog walker who let the dogs die — then tried to cover up the crime. Randene Neill reports.
VANCOUVER – Dog walker Emma Paulsen, who left six dogs to die in a hot truck last year and then tried to cover up their deaths, was back in court today.
She was there for a sentencing hearing, but she will not be sentenced until Jan. 28.
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Paulsen was charged last year with six offences under the Criminal Code of Canada and the BC Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act.
WATCH: Six dogs stolen from dog walker’s pickup truck in Langley:
Global News reported previously that Paulsen had apparently left the six animals under her care in the back of her truck in May, 2014, when she went into a store to run an errand. When she returned, they had all died. Paulsen then panicked and allegedly concocted a story about the dogs being stolen, which led to an almost week-long search for the animals.
According to the evidence, she left the dogs in the vehicle for 40 minutes while she was shopping in Costco.
“It’s a catastrophic tragedy she will regret for the rest of her life,” Paulsen’s mother told Global News in 2014.
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Paulsen pleaded guilty to one count of animal cruelty and one count of public mischief. She could face up to five years in jail, a fine of $75,000 and a lifetime ban on owning animals.
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