A woman who is accused of letting her dog die after she left it in a car last July has been charged with animal cruelty. Stephanie Skinner of Victoria has been charged with causing an animal to continue to be in distress under B.C. SPCA says Skinner left her dog, a Boston terrier, in a car for seven hours on July 23, 2018. If convicted, Skinner faces a $75,000 fine, up to two years in jail and up to a lifetime ban on owning animals. "Even 10 minutes in a hot, unventilated car can be fatal for an animal — an animal left for seven hours in those temperatures would not have stood a chance," Drever said.

Source: CBC News March 15, 2019 01:30 UTC