Recently a woman made headlines after a video was posted online showing her hitting her dog on a Toronto subway train. She was later arrested by the Toronto Police and the Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (OSPCA), and the dog was seized. Now, the woman is facing charges.
She is being charged under the OSPCA Act with:
- One count of causing unnecessary suffering to an animal
- One count of causing distress to an animal under the OSPCA Act
She is set to attend court on October 11th, 2017.
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