Officials with the Edmonton Humane Society said an Edmonton man had been fined and banned from owning pets for a decade, after facing charges of causing distress to an animal.
EHS said John Nadeau brought Sandy, a 20-year-old husky-collie cross to the Edmonton Humane Society on May 27, 2016 – her case is considered extreme.
The animal was transported in the back of a truck, and EHS said she was so weak she couldn’t hold her head up. Her fur covered in urine and feces, and it had become so matted it had caused a wound, that was infected. The dog also had open wounds under her eye, around a tooth and around a nail – and they were infested with maggots.
A vet found her teeth were cracked, one of them was growing at a 90 degree angle, and her nails were overgrown.
Staff described her as smelling of “death and rotting flesh”, the stench so overpowering some staff had to leave the room at one point.
The vet determined Sandy was beyond medical treatment, and it was decided she would be euthanized; the veterinarian determined she should have been put down years before.
Nadeau was fined $1,200, and given a 10-year pet ownership ban for charges of causing distress to an animal. Margret Dechambre is also accused in this case, and is set to appear in court later this year.
