Animal cruelty charges laid after 260 animals removed from farm

The Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals has laid multiple charges after they removed 260 animals from a rural property.

In late August, the OSPCA responded to a complaint about a sheep tangled in baler twine at a Kawartha Lakes farm.

An investigator allegedly discovered emaciated animals on the property that were living without food or water in an unsafe environment.

The OSPCA says a veterinarian was brought in to examine the animals, some of which were in very poor health and could not stand on their own.

A search warrant was executed on September 1 and the OSPCA removed 260 animals for non-compliance with orders issued under the Ontario SPCA Act.

The seizure included 128 sheep, 82 goats, three alpacas, 14 pigeons, four rabbits, five cows, nine ducks and 15 chickens.

A 47-year-old man has been charged with permitting an animal to be in distress, failing to provide adequate and appropriate food and water, failing to provide adequate and appropriate medical attention and failing to provide the care necessary for an animal’s general welfare.