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Board fails to protect puppies from being hurt again

October 25, 2006

Toronto – The Toronto Humane Society is shocked and saddened following the Animal Care Review Board’s decision of October 19, 2006 to require the Society to return two Dalmatian puppies to a man our investigating agent recently charged with cruelty.

In its decision, the Animal Care Review Board (a McGuinty agency that oversees humane societies) failed to protect the puppies from being hurt again. Despite the sworn testimony of an eyewitness, who the board found “honest”, that the dogs’ owner roughly threw the female puppy on the boardwalk and hit her repeatedly.

In its ruling, the Animal Care Review Board stated that the striking of the female dog had not caused external or internal injuries, or discharge from the eyes, ears or mouth. The board also said it did not consider one incident of hitting as grounds for allowing The Toronto Humane Society to retain custody of the puppies and keep them safe.

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