Spring Valley woman pleads not guilty to animal cruelty charge
Sally Pitt | CBC News | Posted: December 19, 2016 6:00 PM | Last Updated: December 19, 2016
Sandra Tomalin's trial set for January in Summerside
A Spring Valley, P.E.I. woman has pleaded not guilty to a charge of animal cruelty.
Sandra Helen Tomalin, 74, entered the plea in Summerside provincial court on Dec. 15.
She is accused of causing pain or injury to a cat.
Tomalin was convicted in two other provinces of neglecting animals.
In 2010 in Ontario she pleaded guilty to failing to provide adequate care to about 100 dogs. She was also handed a lifetime ban from owning any dogs in that province.
Then, in 2011, she was found guilty of mistreating a herd of horses in New Brunswick and was banned from owning any animals for 10 years in that province.
Those bans are only enforceable in the province where they were imposed.
Her trial on the animal cruelty charge is scheduled for Jan. 16 in Summerside, P.E.I.
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