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FLETCHERS LAKE:<\/strong> A 23-year-old man from Fletchers Lake has been found guilty of animal cruelty during an appearance in Halifax Provincial Court on July 20, the N.S. SPCA said in a release. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Thai Lowe, 23, was convicted for willfully and without lawful excuse, killing a dog that is kept for a lawful purpose, contrary to section 445 (1) (a) of the Criminal Code of Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lowe was sentenced to a 10-year prohibition from owning, being in the custody or control of, and residing with animals. <\/p>\n\n\n\n ADVERTISEMENT:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”72″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”31″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n He was given a conditional sentencing order of 180-days which includes 60-days of house arrest except for legal or medical counseling, or employment obligations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Lowe will be on 12 months of probation, during which, he must also keep the peace. Lowe was ordered to pay restitution, a victim surcharge, and abide by the court’s conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n On December 27, 2019, the Nova Scotia SPCA responded to a complaint that involved a dog at a veterinary clinic with undetermined medical conditions in need of immediate assistance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n ADVERTISEMENT:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”148″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”34″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n The serious wounds inflicted on the dog led to its passing. SPCA Enforcement Officers conducted a thorough investigation and as a result, animal cruelty charges were laid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cToday shows how a confidential complaint to the SPCA helps to hold individuals responsible for their actions,\u201d Jo-Anne Landsburg, Chief Provincial Inspector at the Nova Scotia SPCA, said in a release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhen you see an animal suffering or being abused, please contact the SPCA. Our officers will investigate.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate group=”6″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”92″] All concerns and complaints submitted to the SPCA are kept confidential. <\/p>\n\n\n\n You can report acts of cruelty by calling the SPCA toll-free at 1-888-703-7722, e-mailing animals@spcans.ca<\/a>, or filling out an online form at www.novascotiaspca.ca\/reportcruelty<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”123″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”84″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" [adrotate banner=”105″] [adrotate banner=”95″] FLETCHERS LAKE: A 23-year-old man from Fletchers Lake has been found guilty of animal cruelty during an appearance in Halifax Provincial Court on July 20, the N.S. SPCA said in a release. Thai Lowe, 23, was convicted for willfully and without lawful excuse, killing a dog that is kept for a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":19135,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,957],"tags":[3957,65,50,1260],"class_list":["post-30092","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-news","tag-animal-cruelty-charges","tag-fletchers-lake","tag-halifax","tag-n-s-spca"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30092","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=30092"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30092\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/19135"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=30092"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=30092"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=30092"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
The Nova Scotia SPCA has a zero-tolerance policy for animal cruelty and neglect. <\/p>\n\n\n\n