The Toronto Star runs this story about problems in the Big Smoke's Humane Society:
A former supervisor at the Toronto Humane Society is facing charges of animal cruelty after surrendering himself to police Saturday.
Vijay Kumar, accompanied by his lawyer, turned himself into 52 Division. There, he was arrested and charged by OSPCA investigator Kevin Strooband, who is leading the probe of the THS. Launched last June, the investigation has resulted in allegations of animal cruelty against senior management and the shelter’s board of directors.
“Our first priority is the ongoing safety of the animals,” Strooband said in a press release. “We continue to find it necessary to lay charges of this nature because of what we’ve uncovered during the course of this investigation.”
Kumar left the Humane Society in March of last year. He is charged with two counts of animal cruelty, and will appear in court on April 27 at Old City Hall.
His arrest brings to seven the number of current and former Humane Society officials facing charges since the OSPCA made a dramatic raid of the organization’s River St. headquarters last November. Also charged with animal cruelty were controversial former director Tim Trow, who subsequently resigned at the end of January, as well chief [sic] veteranarian Stephen Sheridan.
In a perfect world.
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