US EditionOnt. Man Faces Animal Cruelty Charges After Dogs Found in Cold Car
Mackenzie Loyst faces charges after leaving two boxer dogs for over two hours in a vehicle at -18 C; dogs survived and are now with a local caregiver.
- A Nipigon police release says Ontario Provincial Police charged a man after officers were called early Saturday to a residence, with dogs found in a-18 C vehicle.
- Police say they got a tip early Saturday that a person in Nipigon was violating a court-ordered release and officers later found the person at a residence they were court-ordered not to attend.
- Officers found two short-haired boxer-breed dogs inside an unheated vehicle for at least two hours, police said the outside temperature was near-18 C and investigators said the dogs appeared unharmed and are being cared for by a local resident.
- Prosecutors charged Mackenzie Loyst, 25, with cruelty to animals, causing unnecessary pain, and two counts of failing to comply with a release order; he was remanded into custody and will face a future court date, with innocence presumed.
- Authorities provided the Ontario Animal Protection Call Centre at 1-833-9-ANIMAL, available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
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Woman charged with animal cruelty after dogs left in freezing vehicle for hours
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Nipigon OPP – Multiple Charges Laid after Dogs found in vehicle at -18C
On January 31, 2026, at approximately 2:00 a.m., members of the Nipigon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received information that an individual may be breaching court‑ordered release conditions. During the investigation, officers located two short‑haired boxer‑breed dogs inside an unheated vehicle. At the time, the outside temperature was approximately -18°C, police determined the ...
Woman charged with animal cruelty after dogs left in freezing vehicle for hours – 105.9 The Region
NIPIGON — A woman has been charged in northwestern Ontario with two counts of cruelty to animals after a pair of dogs were left for hours in a freezing cold vehicle. Ontario Provincial Police say they got a tip early Saturday that a person in the township of Nipigon, northeast of Thunder Bay, was violating court-ordered release conditions. When they arrived on scene, they found two short‑haired boxer‑breed dogs inside an unheated vehicle. Police…
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