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A suspect, who confessed killing more than 56 sled dogs around April of 2010, is now going to find out the price of his action on Thursday (Nov. 22). Robert Fawcett entered a plea of guilty to all the charges made against him, admitting that he actually did cause unnecessary pain or suffering to an animal, during a court appearance in August. Due to Fawcett’s guilty plea a full trial was avoided.
The Crown Counsel, headed by Nicole Grégoire, estimated that a trial would have taken almost ten days and roughly 15 witnesses for testifying. Facewett, who is a former general manager of Howling Dog Tours, has been charged a fine of $10,000 and is most likely going to face jail time up to five years.
The incident was brought to light after Fawcett applied for assistance through the Workers Compensation Board (WCB), when the details of his application were leaked to reporters. The BC SPCA spent more than $200,000 in investigation based on details Fawcett provided WCB. The SPCA exposed dead remains of 56 sled dogs from a mass grave at the company’s operations base near Highway 99 north of Whistler.
The company, its dogs and operations were handed over to the Sled Dog Foundation as another company, called Sled Dog Co., took over all the remaining dogs. The foundation and the company are now transforming a method for the sled dog industry for fair operation. News of this incident led the B.C. government to create a Sled Dog Task Force, and amendment the B.C.’s Prevention of Cruelty to Animals act.
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