KAMLOOPS, B.C. – An 81-year-old Kamloops, B.C., man has been fined and placed on probation after admitting to poisoning a dog that ventured onto his southern Interior hobby farm.
The provincial court judge hearing the case against Attilio Sirianni rejected a conditional discharge for the senior, saying the crime is too serious and deterrence is required.
Get daily National news
Instead, Sirianni has been fined $2000 and placed on probation for one year.
The lawyer for Sirianni says his client was trying to protect his chickens and cattle from coyote attacks in November 2010 when he placed a bowl of antifreeze-soaked bread crumbs above his chicken coop.
Mia, a five-year-old lab-cross living next door to the hobby farm, ate the tainted crumbs and died five days later after what veterinarians have described as a slow and agonizing death.
Sirianni is no longer farming and his son now operates the hobby farm. (CHNL)
Comments
Want to discuss? Please read our Commenting Policy first.