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Edmonton woman fined, banned from owning pets in animal cruelty case

File: Animal Care and Control at the Edmonton Humane Society. Credit: Google Maps

A 73-year-old Edmonton woman has been fined more than $1,200 and banned from owning pets for five years after pleading guilty in an animal cruelty case.

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Margaret Dechambre was charged in July with causing or permitting an animal to be in distress after a 20-year-old dog had to be put down due to extreme neglect.

Court heard the husky-collie cross named Sandy was brought to the Edmonton Humane Society in May of 2016 in an emaciated, weak condition with her fur caked in feces and urine.

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Although Dechambre was the dog’s registered owner, the court accepted that she had medical issues that may have limited her responsibility.

A co-accused in the case, John Nadeau, was previously fined $1,200 and handed a 10-year pet ownership ban.

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