Reward Offered in Cat Killing by the Humane Society of Canada
(firmenpresse) - TORONTO, ONTARIO -- (Marketwire) -- 08/05/11 -- The Humane Society of Canada (HSC) is offering a $1,000 reward through their Victims of Cruelty Program to help bring to justice the person responsible for the reported torturing and killing of an adult male grey tabby cat near Smyth Park in Etobicoke, Ontario on July 26, 2011. Police report the cat was tied, blindfolded and spray painted with purple paint. The reward is for information resulting in the conviction of those responsible for the killing.
"The person who needlessly killed this poor animal needs to be brought to justice and punished to the fullest extent of the law," according to Al Hickey, HSC Western Regional Director.
Besides the sheer cruelty of the act, The Humane Society of Canada believes that society should be concerned because there is a correlation between animal cruelty and violence against people.
Anyone with information pertaining to the killing of this animal is asked to contact, Toronto Police Detective Falconer at 416-808-1200 or The Humane Society of Canada at 1-800-641-KIND (5463).
HSC Chairman & CEO Michael O'Sullivan says that it is these types of crimes involving animals that were responsible for The Humane Society of Canada creating the Victims of Cruelty program. "We're hoping that those responsible for these acts of cruelty in Coombs and Brampton are also apprehended and dealt with accordingly," says The HSC Chairman & CEO Michael O'Sullivan.
The person or persons involved can be charged under the federal Criminal Code of Canada. Penalties include fines, jail terms, seizure of equipment, firearms, and an order prohibiting a convicted offender of working with or owning animals. Having a criminal record results in difficulties when trying to travel to other countries or when applying for jobs and volunteer positions. In the past, rewards offered by The Humane Society of Canada have led to breaks in cases involving cruelty to animals and the organization hopes that it can encourage people to come forward with information.
The Humane Society of Canada will be asking the court to bar any of those found guilty from owning or working with animals for as long as the law will allow and if two people or more planned the killings, they can also be charged with criminal conspiracy.
"Cruelty to animals is a criminal offence," says O'Sullivan. "Recent changes to the Canadian Criminal Code mean that offenders face maximum penalties of up to 5 years in prison for indictable offences and for summary convictions - fines of up to $10,000 and up to eighteen months in jail. In addition to the criminal record and fines, the person convicted can also be prohibited from owning, having the custody or control of or residing in the same premises as an animal or a bird for any period that the court considers appropriate but, in the case of a second or subsequent offence, for a minimum of five years. Damages may be awarded by the court to the person or organization that had to pay for the care of the animal as a result of the offence."
Anyone who would like to donate to The Humane Society of Canada's Victims of Cruelty Reward Program to help solve crimes against animals and nature can contact the organization at 1-800-641-5463 or through their website at .
(For more than 17 years, Al Hickey was the Chief Executive of the BC SPCA and before that headed up the Alberta and BC Chambers of Commerce, and was the Executive Director of the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Vancouver. He has been The HSC Western Regional Director for over 12 years. He has 4 children and 6 grandchildren. For his lifetime of achievement dedicated to helping people, animals and the environment, we have bestowed upon him our prestigious Heroes for Animals Award, shared by only a handful of people and organizations.
A father with two children, and a houseful of dogs and cats, Michael O'Sullivan has worked across Canada and in over 110 countries during the last 40 years helping people, animals and nature.)
The Humane Society of Canada (HSC) works to protect dogs, cats, horses, birds, rabbits and small animals, livestock, lab animals, wildlife and the environment. We carry out hands on programs to help animals and nature, mount rescue operations, expose cruelty through hard hitting undercover investigations, work to pass laws to protect animals, use a multidisciplinary approach, support animal shelters and wildlife rehabilitation centres, and spread the word about how to help animals and nature through humane education.
The only organization of its kind, seven days a week, The Humane Society of Canada (HSC) works across the street, across Canada and around the world helping people, animals and the environment.
The Humane Society of Canada (HSC) depends entirely on donations to support our programs to help animals and the environment. All donations are gratefully acknowledged with a receipt for income tax purposes. If you would like to support our educational campaigns that protect animals and the environment please make a donation at . Because when it comes to fighting cruelty and violence, we don't give up. Ever.
BACKGROUND
The Humane Society of Canada has offered similar rewards for information in the deaths at a rabbit sanctuary in Coombs, BC, the shooting of a dog in Brampton, ON, the deaths of animals at a petting zoo in St Catharines in 2010, the shooting of wild ducks in a pond in Saskatchewan, for the shooting of a cat in Mississauga and the shooting of three wild horses in Sundre, AB in 2009. In addition to the incident of the duck killers, the reward offered in the shootings of four horses in Alberta 2003 and for the shooting of a three-year-old, female Pinto pony in Arden, Ontario in 2002 resulted in the killers being found, convicted, fined and given a prison sentence.
The Humane Society of Canada (HSC) depends entirely on donations to support our programs to help animals and the environment. All donations are gratefully acknowledged with a receipt for income tax purposes. If you would like to support our educational campaigns that protect animals and the environment please make a donation at . Because when it comes to fighting cruelty and violence, we don't give up. Ever.
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Michael O'Sullivan
Toll Free: 1-800-641-KIND
Cell: (416) 876-9685
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