Niagara Falls man charged after puppies abandoned rescued: police

Police have charged a man after five puppies were found abandoned along the Niagara Parkway in Niagara Falls last month.

Reports say the puppies were found on Dec. 28 after someone had heard whimpering coming from the shoreline.

That individual says they saw a white SUV speed off from the parking lot just south of Edgeworth Road before they found the puppies.

Police say that investigations revealed that seven shar-pei puppies had been abandoned. Four of those puppies remain in the care of the Niagara SPCA, while one was found deceased at the scene and two remain unaccounted for.

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On Wednesday, police executed a search warrant at a home in Niagara Falls where they arrested 63-year-old Mario Sid Silva.

He now faces four counts of willfully causing unnecessary pain or injury to an animal and killing an animal other than cattle.

Silva was held in custody pending a bail hearing on Thursday.

Police say the puppies are believed to be six to eight-weeks-old and are doing well. All four will remain in the care of the Niagara SPCA until they reach an adoptable age.

Anyone with further information about this incident is asked to contact the investigating officers at 905-688-4111, option 3, extension 1022200.

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