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Similkameen woman fined after pleading guilty to causing a horse distress

A Cawston woman, Charlotte Joan Patterson, has been fined $200 after pleading guilty to causing distress to her horse, which had to be euthanized.
The horse was found in critical distress, severely underweight, and unable to move due to overgrown hooves, as reported by the BC SPCA.
Patterson is banned from owning any animals, except her two existing cats, for five years following the incident.
The BC SPCA's investigation into Patterson's horse was part of a larger case involving animal welfare in Cawston.

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Similkameen woman fined after pleading guilty to causing a horse distress

The horse was found by BC SPCA officers to be in critical distress during an unrelated investigation

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Penticton Herald

Owner of horse found in critical distress pleads guilty

At the Penticton Law Courts on February 12, Charlotte Joan Patterson pled guilty to one count of causing or permitting an animal to be in distress contrary to section 24(1) Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (PCA) Act.

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South Okanagan horse owner pleads guilty to animal cruelty

A woman has pleaded guilty ot animal cruelty in South Okanagan after her horse had to be euthanized. Charlotte Joan Patterson pleaded guilty to permitting an animal to be in distress at the Penticton Law Courts on Feb. 12. BC SPCA protection officers were investigating a case in Cawston when they saw a 27-year-old bay horse in an open field in very poor condition, according to a press release from the BC SPCA. It was lame and unable to move p…

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