In January 2011 it was discovered that Robert Fawcett, a man who worked with a Whistler-based company, Outdoor Adventures, slaughtered 56 sled dogs after the 2010 Olympics. In 2011 he was looking at a maximum penalty of 5 years in prison and 75 000 dollars in fines. He pleaded guilty for the unnecessary pain and suffering to nine of the sled dogs. After these killings were detected in 2011, Outdoor Adventures claimed that the sled dog industry collapsed after the Olympics and the efforts of adoption for the sled dogs were unsuccessful.
The case was finally closed, Thursday November 22, 2012 in a North Vancouver courtroom. Fawcett has a three year probation with no jail time and a 1, 500 dollar fine.
http://news.nationalpost.com/2012/11/22/man-convicted-in-post-olympic-sled-dog-slaughter-in-b-c/
This relates to law 12 because killing animals is still illegal. It is only a lesser offense.
How I See It..
This is a an incredibly sad story. It is not okay to kill these innocent animals just because they don't know what else to do with them.
