InQuinte.ca | Animal cruelty charges laid against Belleville man

Charges laid after dog, goose choked in separate incidents

Belleville police charged two people in connection with separate investigations involving animals. Saturday morning, police assisted Animal Welfare Officers with an investigation into an animal complaint, discovering that a male had beaten and choked a dog the previous day. Twenty-eight-year-old Samuel Earle of Belleville is charged with cruelty to animals causing unnecessary pain, suffering or injury. The dog was seized and taken into Animal We…

InQuinte.ca | Animal cruelty charges laid against Belleville man

A 28-year-old Belleville man will answer to animal cruelty charges next month. A complaint was made Saturday morning about a man beating and choking his dog the previous day, Belleville Police stated. Following an investigation in conjunction with animal welfare officers, police arrested Samuel Earle and charged with cruelty to animals causing unnecessary pain, suffering or injury. The dog was seized and taken into Animal Welfare's custody and w…