GREENSTONE, Ont. – A couple has been arrested on animal cruelty charges after police responded to a report of a group of neglected dogs living in a cabin.
In February, OPP officials began an investigation in a report of neglected dogs located at a cabin north of the Lower Flat Rapids area in Ginnogaming First Nation.
Police located 15 dogs at the cabin with various injuries and health problems. Among the 15, three were deceased.
The OPP continued the investigation with help from the Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals officials from Thunder Bay.
The animals were brought to the Thunder Bay Humane Society for treatment and examination.
As a result of the investigation, 43-year-old John Onabigon of Ginoogaming First Nation was arrested and charged on March 31.
Sixteen additional dogs owned by the couple were surrendered to Greenstone OPP and Thunder Bay SPCA agents and have been transported to the Thunder Bay Humane Society for assessment.
On Wednesday, 45-year-old Gwendolen Onabigon of Ginoogaming First Nation turned herself in and will appear in court on May 17.
