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Woman accused of killing dog surrenders
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Kevin Connor ,Toronto Sun First posted: Friday, January 04, 2013 05:49 PM EST | Updated: Friday, January 04, 2013 06:20 PM EST
http://storage.canoe.ca/v1/dynamic_r...y=80&size=420x Rita Mueller, 50, of Bolton, operates Scooby’s Dog House and Rescue. She allegedly choked a dog to death in August at a Toronto Animal Services location on Sheppard Ave. W.
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TORONTO - A Bolton woman accused of killing a dog has surrendered to Toronto Police.
Rita Mueller, 50, who operates Scooby’s Dog House and Rescue, allegedly choked a dog to death in August at a Toronto Animal Services location on Sheppard Ave. W. and then left the scene.
On Thursday, police put out a release asking the public’s help to locate Mueller, who has been charged with killing or injuring and animal, cause or permit unnecessary pain and disobeying a court order.
She turned herself in on Friday morning at 31 Division at Hwy. 400 and Finch Ave.
“She came in between 4:30 and 5 in the morning and she was taken down to College Park for a bail hearing,” Det.-Const. Tamara Lawrynowcz said.
Mueller was convicted in September on a number of counts under the Ontario SPCA Act.
Nineteen dogs were removed from her property for being in poor health and forced to live in an unfit environment.
If convicted of the latest incident, Mueller could face two years in jail, a $60,000 fine and a ban from ever owning another animal.
This uncaring - piece of crap should have been put in jail and fined after the last incident where 19 dogs were found living in an unfit environment at her so-called "rescue"!!!!!! but now if she actually choked a poor dog to death she should definitely be put in jail - that is murder - even if it's not a person she did it to!!! of course she should be banned from owning another animal after all that but I sure hope that's not all they give her............wait and see if the courts:mad:
have the guts to do what's right for once for animal abuse!!!:rant: