The Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals has seized five dogs from a property in Waterford, Ont., about an hour's drive southwest of Hamilton.
The five were among a larger group of about 26 dogs. Neighbours allege the dogs weren't being fed enough, were malnourished and were left out in frigid temperatures.
Paul Figarido owns a group of racing dogs left out in the cold on a property near Hamilton. Five of the dogs have been seized by the Ontario SPCA. (CBC)
Neighbours say they have complained about the condition of these dogs in the past, and have gone to the Ontario Provincial Police, Animal Control, and the SPCA before.
The CBC's Ivy Cuervo was at the property Monday afternoon and said the Ontario Provincial Police was also at the property and was treating the location as a crime scene.
She said that the dogs were discovered by a neighbour who was out for a walk and saw what she described as malnourished dogs, distressed, scared and very cold. The neighbour posted her concerns to social media and other people in the area took action.
The dog's owner Paul Figarido lives in Kitchener. He told the CBC that these are his racing dogs. "Believe me, I wouldn't have dogs to mistreat them," Figarido said.
"I've been doing this for 25 years and I love these dogs. I love the sport. I sacrificed myself for these dogs."
Cuervo said "I'm no expert but I could tell you that many of those dogs you could see clearly their bones. They were scared. Some of them were even eating their own excrement."
Neighbour Caroline Potts described the dogs as "extremely emaciated, just jumping on the end of its chain. No water. No food."
Tracy Gibson of the Hillside Kennels Animal Control said these were the same dogs that were in her kennel for seven months after being taken away from their owner in 2011. She said "these dogs have obviously not been fed. They do not have a thick coat. This weather is not appropriate for these dogs to be left (out) in."
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