Ontario’s Animal Welfare Services has been dispatched to a Haldimand County property after local police discovered a number of deceased during a call on Wednesday night.
OPP say they were called out to an address just before 7 p.m. for a reported landlord-tenant dispute and encountered five deceased calves at the location.
“The surviving animals, including several calves and pigs, a sheep and chickens, were in critical condition,” OPP Const. Mary Gagliardi said in an email.
“Several animals had to be euthanized by a veterinarian called to the scene.”
A provincial team has taken over the investigation.
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Anyone with information can reach out to OPP, Animal Welfare Services or Crime Stoppers.
Ontario in 2019 revised animal welfare legislation, which is now enforced by a specialized team of provincial inspectors.
The legislation stiffened penalties for cruelty offences, including big fines for corporations found guilty — up to $1 million for repeat offenders.
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The laws will also allow inspectors to save pets left in cars in extreme weather conditions in addition to inspecting zoos, aquariums, livestock and horses.
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