The appellant appealed a decision of the Animal Care Review Board confirming the removal of her horses and a goat by the Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (OSPCA) due to chronic distress.
The Superior Court of Justice conducted a new hearing and found that the animals were in distress, lacking proper food, water, and veterinary care, and that the appellant had failed to comply with previous OSPCA orders.
The court upheld the removal and ordered the appellant to pay $62,554.53 in maintenance costs, deducting the costs for two horses that were mistakenly omitted from the removal notice.
