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Sled dog killer avoids jail sentence
"The man convicted in connection with the slaughter of 56 sled dogs after the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver has been handed a sentence of three years' probation with no jail time, plus a $1,500 fine.
The sentence was delivered Thursday in a North Vancouver courtroom against former dog handler Robert Fawcett.
Fawcett admitted to slaughtering the sled dogs and burying them in a pit on his property, claiming he had no other option when the sled dog industry collapsed following the Olympics.
He faced a maximum penalty of five years in prison and $75,000 in fines after pleading guilty to causing unnecessary pain and suffering to nine of the animals."
The sentence was delivered Thursday in a North Vancouver courtroom against former dog handler Robert Fawcett.
Fawcett admitted to slaughtering the sled dogs and burying them in a pit on his property, claiming he had no other option when the sled dog industry collapsed following the Olympics.
He faced a maximum penalty of five years in prison and $75,000 in fines after pleading guilty to causing unnecessary pain and suffering to nine of the animals."
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/story/2012/11/22/bc-sled-dogs-slaughter-robert-fawcett.html
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I recall reading about this when the story first broke. The guy who did the shooting, later claimed PTSD for having to do it. But the original story also described quite a brutal blood bath with dogs wounded (some with head shots), suffering and trying to escape.
