PAWS CHARGES ARE NOT CRIMINAL CHARGES
Many police services throughout Ontario are not aware that Animal Cruelty is part of Canada’s Criminal Code (Sections 445 – 447) and are therefore within their authority and it is […]
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CARLY YOUNG GUILTY – DEATH OF DAKOTA
The Pointer has just published their post verdict story on the case of Dakota. What was uncovered, what punishment is Carly Young facing and the questions that remain unanswered. The […]
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CARLY YOUNG TRIAL – VERDICT
ACCUSED DOG ABUSER FOUND GUILTY NOT FAMILIAR WITH THIS CASE? Start by reading the article in The Pointer first. Article can be found here. April 27, 2026: Carly Young Cruelty […]
Read moreCruelty Trial for Dakota’s Owner Resumes Monday in Welland
The defence has tried continuous delay tactics for many months but on March 2nd, the Justice finally put her foot down. The Court ordered the Barrie resident to appear in […]
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Dog in Cornwall beaten – caught on video. Demand Justice
This poor dog deserves to be removed from this dangerous situation and the person who did this to her deserves to held responsible! Can you spare literally 2 minutes? A […]
Read moreNortheastern Ontario Continues to receive little animal welfare services
Northeastern Ontario has very little presence by Provincial Animal Welfare Services (AWS). Calls for help go unresponded to. Puppy mills, backyard breeders, severe abuse and neglect are simply not answered! […]
Read moreCruelty Penalties – Why Have Guidelines? Why no consistency?
Under the PAWS Act, there are sentencing guidelines provided for Minor and Major Offences (see below). But in the cases we have been following when someone is convicted, the sentence […]
Read moreJudge Just Ignores Sentencing Range – Animal Abuser Walks Free
BELLEVILLE, ONTARIO Many of you saw the horrific video – Earle slamming his dog on the pavement and choking him Belleville police criminally charged Samuel Earle of Causing Unnecessary Suffering […]
Read moreAnimal Abusers continue to play weak animal welfare “justice” system
People in Ontario who horribly mistreat, torture, neglect and even kill animals in Ontario go to TRAFFIC COURT!!! In very rare cases, the individual will be charged under the Criminal […]
Read moreCarly Young’s Animal Cruelty Trial
THIS IS A JOKE! Carly Young was a NO SHOW in Welland this morning. According to her husband Christopher Young, Carly is on a 72 hour hold in Orillia at […]
Read moreCarly Young’s Trial Commences March 2 in horrific death of Dakota
The Pointer has just published an update to their Dakota trial coverage. The continued delay tactics and controlling antics of Christopher Young (the defendants husband) have not gone over well […]
Read moreSudbury Police did it!
CBC just published: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/sudbury-dog-animal-cruelty-sudbury-police-9.7095427 Social Media outrage works!!!! But why must the public push the taxpayer funded agencies whose job it is to protect animals to actually protect the animals […]
Read moreWhy does Ontario refuse to take animal cruelty seriously?
Even though the criminal code is very clear that IT IS A CRIME: From the first moment the province took over the responsibility of animal welfare in Ontario the die […]
Read moreCarly Young Trial – Why won’t the Crown charge criminally???
Last week in Welland (29 Jan 2026) accused animal abuser (killer) Carly Young’s trial continued. Her and her equally guilty husband Christopher appeared virtually DESPITE the Justice being very clear […]
Read moreDakota Update – Carly Young’s Cruelty Trial Resumes This Thursday
This coming Thursday, January 29 in a Welland courtroom the trial of Carly Young resumes. She is charged under the Provincial Offences Act of causing the death of beautiful Dakota…a […]
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Police Across Ontario continue to disregard cases of animal cruelty as CRIMES!
In a meeting with Humane Initiative over 2 years ago, Ontario Solicitor General Michael Kerzner admitted that he was fully aware of the “disconnect” and “lack of consistency” among the […]
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Debunking PC Gov Claims About Ontario’s Animal Welfare Crisis
Humane Initiative was asked by The Pointer newspaper to write an opinion editorial (Op Ed) about the current state of Ontario’s animal Welfare Crisis. We did one previously – in […]
Read moreOntario’s Shameful Animal Welfare Policies – Are they reflecting YOUR values???
On October 20, 2025 – after 137 DAYS ON VACATION our provincially elected officials shuffle back into Queen’s Park to do the people’s business. Yes our business! They work for […]
Read moreAccused animal abuser a No Show in court for a second time.
Accused animal abuser Carly Young of Niagara Falls once again failed to show up for a court date scheduled for July 22, 2025. The horrific death of Dakota, a young […]
Read moreWhy the Charging Inconsistencies?
Criminal Code charge vs Provincial Offence charge vs No charge? The exact same occurrence of animal abuse could be done in 10 different municipalities throughout Ontario and you will not […]
Read moreWhy the Inconsistencies in Charging?
ANIMAL CRUELTY CASES – WHY THE INCONSISTENCY IN POLICE RESPONSE? Just this past weekend (July 5, 2025) a video tape was released on social media showing a man in Belleville, […]
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