A man from Alfred, Ontario, located about 70 kilometres east of Ottawa, has been charged with animal cruelty under the Ontario SPCA Act following an investigation into an incident in which a horse fell out of a moving livestock trailer.

On July 14, 2017, the accused was travelling east on Highway 401, just east of Prescott, when the horse fell out through an open door at the back of the trailer. The horse – a mare – was injured, but survived…

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