Two dying cats seized, 3 kittens dead
Vanier, ON (CA)

Incident Date: Monday, Aug 4, 2008

Disposition: Alleged

Alleged: Jamie-Lee Frizell

A Vanier woman faces two charges of animal cruelty after five cats in her possession were found either dying or dead in July and August this summer.

Investigators from the Ottawa Humane Society charged Jamie-Lee Frizell, 30, on Wednesday [Oct 1, 2008].

Two adult cats seized by society agents at a Vanier apartment on separate occasions were in such poor condition that they had to be euthanized. As well, three kittens were found dead in the same apartment.

Frizell will appear in court on Nov. 11 charged with two counts of animal cruelty under the Criminal Code of Canada, for causing unnecessary pain and suffering to an animal, and for failing to provide suitable and adequate care to the same animal.

She faces a maximum penalty of a $10,000 fine and five years in prison, but it's rare to have the maximum sentence handed out.

References

• Ottawa Citizen - Oct 3, 2008

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