Animal Abuse

• Dog kicked in ‘disturbing’ video removed from owner’s care: Sudbury police

  A small black dog that was kicked in a 'disturbing and upsetting' viral video has been removed from the owner’s care, Sudbury police say.

  Crime

  Feb 18
  
• Winnipeg man faces bestiality, animal abuse charges

  A 19-year-old man is facing a number of charges related to animal abuse, including bestiality.

  Crime

  Sep 2, 2025
  
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• 85-year-old Ontario man arrested after dog hit with cane: police

  Ontario Provincial Police in Huron County have arrested and charged an 85-year-old man after reports he attacked a dog and their owners with a cane.

  Crime

  Aug 14, 2025
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• Dog chained to tree in B.C. wildfire zone was only found by her cries for help

  "We went up there with water and food and my friend stayed down at the service road with his dogs, just so we wouldn't intimidate her," Janet O'Reilly said.

  Canada

  Aug 6, 2025
• Police seek man seen kicking, punching his dog in Nanaimo

  The witness did take a photo of the man and his dog and described the man as about 5'11, 175 pounds, with tanned skin, dark hair in a ponytail, with a moustache.

  Crime

  Aug 5, 2025
• Patricia Moore violates lifetime ban, has more horses seized in Parkland County: RCMP

  Patricia Moore is under a lifetime ban from owning, caring for, or being in possession of horses, but RCMP said several were seized from her Parkland County property this week.

  Crime

  Apr 16, 2025
• Nanaimo RCMP looking for man seen ‘beating a small brown dog’

  Police said they received a call at 11:51 a.m. on Feb. 12 about a man "beating a small brown dog" in the 6500 block of Aulds Road.

  Crime

  Feb 19, 2025
• ‘Justice’: B.C. man gets jail time for killing ex-girlfriend’s Chihuahua

  Randeep Ghataura was convicted of killing, wounding or injuring an animal in October 2024. On Friday he was sentenced to four months in jail.

  Crime

  Feb 7, 2025
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• Co-accused in Manitoba animal abuse case denied bail

  In November, Lima and Kabecz were charged with 20 and 25 more charges respectively, including Access Child Pornography, Bestiality, and Conspiracy to Commit an Indictable Offence.

  Crime

  Dec 20, 2024
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• ‘Deeply disturbing’ details emerge in Winnipeg animal cruelty case

  Police allege one suspect created an underground social network, requiring prospective members to kill an animal -- and submit a video of the crime -- in order to gain membership.

  Crime

  Nov 27, 2024