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One horse killed, others injured in ’disturbing’ animal cruelty case: Niagara police
Author of the article:Canadian Press
Canadian Press
Published Aug 01, 2025 • < 1 minute read
Police have launched an animal cruelty investigation after one horse was killed and several others were injured in Niagara Region.
Niagara regional police say the “disturbing act” occurred at a horse boarding farm near Buchner Road and Highway 140 in Welland.
Police were called Thursday after farm staff found eight horses with injuries and cuts consistent with stab wounds during their routine morning checks.
Investigators say one horse was found dead, one was sent to a veterinary hospital for emergency care, and the others were treated on site.
They say the forensics unit also visited the scene to thoroughly examine the evidence.
Police are asking anyone with information to come forward.
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Author of the article:Canadian Press
Canadian Press
Published Aug 01, 2025 • < 1 minute read
Police have launched an animal cruelty investigation after one horse was killed and several others were injured in Niagara Region.
Niagara regional police say the “disturbing act” occurred at a horse boarding farm near Buchner Road and Highway 140 in Welland.
Police were called Thursday after farm staff found eight horses with injuries and cuts consistent with stab wounds during their routine morning checks.
Investigators say one horse was found dead, one was sent to a veterinary hospital for emergency care, and the others were treated on site.
They say the forensics unit also visited the scene to thoroughly examine the evidence.
Police are asking anyone with information to come forward.
One horse killed, others injured in ’disturbing’ animal cruelty case: Niagara police
Police have launched an animal cruelty investigation after one horse was killed and several others were injured in Niagara Region.
EXCLUSIVE: Puppies secretly tested and killed at Ontario hospital for human heart research
The dogs hidden and killed at the hospital in London, Ont., are among thousands that are subject to scientific testing in Canada every year.
Vigil for dogs killed in research to be held Saturday at St. Joseph's
London's St. Joseph’s Hospital will be the site of a vigil Saturday for dogs and other animals killed in medical experiments shrouded in secrecy, organizers say.
Author of the article:Heather Rivers
Published Aug 08, 2025 • Last updated 18 hours ago • 2 minute read
Photo of puppies in a cage a whistleblower says was taken at the Lawson Research Institute at St. Joseph's Hospital in London, Ont. The dogs are used for heart research. (Contributed)
Photo of puppies in a cage a whistleblower says was taken at the Lawson Research Institute at St. Joseph's Hospital in London, Ont. The dogs are used for heart research. (Contributed)
London’s St. Joseph’s Hospital will be the site of a vigil Saturday for dogs and other animals killed in medical experiments shrouded in secrecy, organizers say.
Organized by national animal advocacy group Animal Justice, the vigil at noon will include a memorial space with a banner, photos of some of the animals that have been killed and flowers.
“This vigil is not just a moment of remembrance, it’s a call for change,” Animal Justice said on a Facebook page. “We will stand in solidarity, share words, and reflect with a moment of silence.”
A story published Thursday in the National Post and other Postmedia papers, including the London Free Press, detailed how Lawson Research Institute – the research arm of St. Joseph’s Health Care London – is secretly testing heart attack recovery in humans using dogs and puppies on its sixth floor.
Researchers induce three-hour-long heart attacks in the animals before euthanizing them and removing their hearts for further study, two current staff members say.
Animal Justice also posted a story and photos about the research at Lawson Research Institute on its website Thursday.
The dogs have shown “troubling repetitive behaviours” such as pacing, tail sucking and repeatedly dunking their faces in water, the story said.
The beagles are heard whimpering and screaming in pain during recovery, Animal Justice said.
“Animal care staff are emotionally devastated when animals they bond with are killed,” the story said.
Alanna Devine, director of campaigns for Animal Justice, said Thursday the organization has “been working hard to find loving homes for the dogs and pigs at St. Joseph’s.
“We have been in communication with the hospital asking they release the dogs and pigs for rehoming since whistleblowers reached out to us a couple of months ago,” she said.
Lori Cohen, founder and executive director of the Beagle Alliance based near Winnipeg, has rescued more than 100 beagles from research facilities and is working with Animal Justice.
She said 93 per cent of dogs used in research are beagles because they are “sweet and docile and don’t bite.
“And also they are a manageable size – so facilities can use more of them at a given time which saves space and money,” she said.
In Canada 16,000 beagles are used in research facilities each year and most are euthanized, Cohen said.
St. Joseph’s Health Care London defended the experiments saying they were “regulated and guided by rigorous policies and procedures for high-quality animal care.”
The canine experiments are done “to accurately image post-heart attack injury and healing that we cannot yet decipher using other models,” St. Joseph’s said in the statement.
The story published by Postmedia was written by two reporters with the Investigative Journalism Bureau at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University of Toronto. Postmedia supports the collaborative investigative newsroom that partners with academics, researchers and journalists.
The vigil will take place outside the hospital at 268 Grosvenor St.
HRivers@postmedia.com
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London's St. Joseph’s Hospital will be the site of a vigil Saturday for dogs and other animals killed in medical experiments shrouded in secrecy, organizers say.
Author of the article:Heather Rivers
Published Aug 08, 2025 • Last updated 18 hours ago • 2 minute read
Photo of puppies in a cage a whistleblower says was taken at the Lawson Research Institute at St. Joseph's Hospital in London, Ont. The dogs are used for heart research. (Contributed)
Photo of puppies in a cage a whistleblower says was taken at the Lawson Research Institute at St. Joseph's Hospital in London, Ont. The dogs are used for heart research. (Contributed)
London’s St. Joseph’s Hospital will be the site of a vigil Saturday for dogs and other animals killed in medical experiments shrouded in secrecy, organizers say.
Organized by national animal advocacy group Animal Justice, the vigil at noon will include a memorial space with a banner, photos of some of the animals that have been killed and flowers.
“This vigil is not just a moment of remembrance, it’s a call for change,” Animal Justice said on a Facebook page. “We will stand in solidarity, share words, and reflect with a moment of silence.”
A story published Thursday in the National Post and other Postmedia papers, including the London Free Press, detailed how Lawson Research Institute – the research arm of St. Joseph’s Health Care London – is secretly testing heart attack recovery in humans using dogs and puppies on its sixth floor.
Researchers induce three-hour-long heart attacks in the animals before euthanizing them and removing their hearts for further study, two current staff members say.
Animal Justice also posted a story and photos about the research at Lawson Research Institute on its website Thursday.
The dogs have shown “troubling repetitive behaviours” such as pacing, tail sucking and repeatedly dunking their faces in water, the story said.
The beagles are heard whimpering and screaming in pain during recovery, Animal Justice said.
“Animal care staff are emotionally devastated when animals they bond with are killed,” the story said.
Alanna Devine, director of campaigns for Animal Justice, said Thursday the organization has “been working hard to find loving homes for the dogs and pigs at St. Joseph’s.
“We have been in communication with the hospital asking they release the dogs and pigs for rehoming since whistleblowers reached out to us a couple of months ago,” she said.
Lori Cohen, founder and executive director of the Beagle Alliance based near Winnipeg, has rescued more than 100 beagles from research facilities and is working with Animal Justice.
She said 93 per cent of dogs used in research are beagles because they are “sweet and docile and don’t bite.
“And also they are a manageable size – so facilities can use more of them at a given time which saves space and money,” she said.
In Canada 16,000 beagles are used in research facilities each year and most are euthanized, Cohen said.
St. Joseph’s Health Care London defended the experiments saying they were “regulated and guided by rigorous policies and procedures for high-quality animal care.”
The canine experiments are done “to accurately image post-heart attack injury and healing that we cannot yet decipher using other models,” St. Joseph’s said in the statement.
The story published by Postmedia was written by two reporters with the Investigative Journalism Bureau at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University of Toronto. Postmedia supports the collaborative investigative newsroom that partners with academics, researchers and journalists.
The vigil will take place outside the hospital at 268 Grosvenor St.
HRivers@postmedia.com
@HeatheratLFP
Vigil for dogs killed in research to be held at St. Joseph's hospital
St. Joseph’s Hospital in London will be the site of a “peaceful” vigil Saturday for dogs killed in medical experiments shrouded in secrecy
Did sex rock couple in parked car to their doom off Brazil cliff?
Author of the article
enette Wilford
Published Aug 11, 2025 • Last updated 22 hours ago • 1 minute read
Adriana Machado Ribeiro. left, and Marcone da Silva Cardoso, who died after car they were believed to be having sex in fell off cliff in Brazil.
Couple Marcone da Silva Cardoso, 26, and Adriana Machado Ribeiro, 42, died on Aug. 4.
A man and woman are dead after a car it’s believed they were having sex in went over a cliff.
Marcone da Silva Cardoso, 26, and Adriana Machado Ribeiro, 42, were in a parked car at Venda Nova do Imigrante scenic overlook in Brazil in the early hours of Aug. 4 when the movement from their intimate moment sent them over the 400-metre (1,300-foot) drop, the U.K. Sun reported.
Cardoso and Ribeiro are said to have been ejected naked from the vehicle after about 100 metres before the car tumbled another 300 metres before coming to a rest, completely destroyed.
The couple of six months had left a party before heading to the area, where the ground was wet, and eventually slid down a hang-gliding ramp, official Alberto Roque Peres told CNN Brazil.
The vehicle was located hours later by a local caretaker.
Cardoso and Ribeiro were found naked at the base of a rock, not far from the mangled wreckage.
“I saw the car’s engine very far away,” witness Tiago Amorim said, according to CNN. “It was a shocking scene, the car was destroyed.”
The case remains under investigation as authorities await forensic reports. There was no initial evidence suggesting others were involved.
“There were no signs of violence at the scene or on the bodies, and the car’s handbrake was engaged,” Peres said, per the Sun.
“Residents reported hearing a loud noise between 1:30 a.m. and 2 a.m., but because it was dark and the vegetation was thick, no one saw anything at the time.”
Ribeiro was a mother of two, while Cardoso was the father of a four-year-old son.
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enette WilfordPublished Aug 11, 2025 • Last updated 22 hours ago • 1 minute read
Adriana Machado Ribeiro. left, and Marcone da Silva Cardoso, who died after car they were believed to be having sex in fell off cliff in Brazil.
Couple Marcone da Silva Cardoso, 26, and Adriana Machado Ribeiro, 42, died on Aug. 4.
A man and woman are dead after a car it’s believed they were having sex in went over a cliff.
Marcone da Silva Cardoso, 26, and Adriana Machado Ribeiro, 42, were in a parked car at Venda Nova do Imigrante scenic overlook in Brazil in the early hours of Aug. 4 when the movement from their intimate moment sent them over the 400-metre (1,300-foot) drop, the U.K. Sun reported.
Cardoso and Ribeiro are said to have been ejected naked from the vehicle after about 100 metres before the car tumbled another 300 metres before coming to a rest, completely destroyed.
The couple of six months had left a party before heading to the area, where the ground was wet, and eventually slid down a hang-gliding ramp, official Alberto Roque Peres told CNN Brazil.
The vehicle was located hours later by a local caretaker.
Cardoso and Ribeiro were found naked at the base of a rock, not far from the mangled wreckage.
“I saw the car’s engine very far away,” witness Tiago Amorim said, according to CNN. “It was a shocking scene, the car was destroyed.”
The case remains under investigation as authorities await forensic reports. There was no initial evidence suggesting others were involved.
“There were no signs of violence at the scene or on the bodies, and the car’s handbrake was engaged,” Peres said, per the Sun.
“Residents reported hearing a loud noise between 1:30 a.m. and 2 a.m., but because it was dark and the vegetation was thick, no one saw anything at the time.”
Ribeiro was a mother of two, while Cardoso was the father of a four-year-old son.
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Marcone da Silva Cardoso, de 26 anos, e Adriana Machado Ribeiro, de 42 anos, morreram após o carro em que estavam despencar de uma rampa de voo livre
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Romping couple plunge to their deaths as car rolled off 1,300ft cliff
A COUPLE died when their car plunged 1,300ft off a cliff while they were having sex. Adriana Machado Ribeiro, 42, and Marcone da Silva Cardoso, 26, had driven to a hang-gliding launch ramp after a …
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Did sex rock couple in parked car to their doom off Brazil cliff?
A man and woman are dead after a car they were believed to be having sex with fell from a scenic overlook off a cliff.
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Wyoming man indicted for allegedly hitting wolf with snowmobile, bringing it to bar and killing it
Author of the article:Associated Press
Associated Press
Mead Gruver
Published Aug 21, 2025 • 2 minute read
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — A Wyoming man who allegedly hit a wolf with a snowmobile, taped the wounded animal’s mouth shut and showed it off in a rural bar before killing it has been indicted on an animal cruelty charge by a grand jury nearly a year and a half after the incident.
Cody Roberts last year paid a $250 fine for illegal possession of wildlife but avoided more serious charges as investigators struggled to find cooperative witnesses. Wyoming law gives wide leeway for people to kill wolves and other predators by a variety of means in the vast majority of the state.
Even so, the 12-person grand jury found enough evidence over the past two weeks to support the charge of felony animal cruelty, Sublette County Attorney Clayton Melinkovich said in a statement Wednesday.
Melinkovich had no further comment on the case. Roberts has not commented on the case and did not have a listed working number, nor an attorney on file in state District Court who might comment on his behalf.
If convicted, Roberts faces up to two years in prison and a $5,000 fine.
Widely circulated photos showed a man identified as Roberts posing with the wolf, its mouth bound with tape, on Feb. 29, 2024, in a bar near Daniel, a town of about 150 people about 50 miles (80 kilometres) south of Jackson.
Video clips showed the same animal lying on a floor, alive but barely moving.
The light punishment against Roberts led to calls for a Wyoming tourism boycott, to little apparent effect. Yellowstone National Park had its second-busiest year on record in 2024, up more than 5% from 2023.
Grand juries in Wyoming are rare. The last one to get significant attention, in 2019, found that a sheriff’s deputy did not commit involuntary manslaughter by killing an unarmed man after a traffic stop.
Government-sponsored poisoning, trapping and bounty hunting all but wiped out wolves in the lower 48 states in the 19th and 20th centuries. Starting in the 1990s, a reintroduction program brought them back to Yellowstone and central Idaho, and their numbers have rebounded.
Though wolves remain listed as a federally endangered or threatened species in most of the country, they have no such protection in Idaho, Montana and Wyoming, where they can be hunted and trapped.
Exceptions include Yellowstone and neighbouring Grand Teton National Park, where hunting is prohibited and the wild canines are a major attraction for millions of tourists. In 85% percent of Wyoming, wolves are classified as predators and can be freely killed by virtually any means.
The so-called predator zone includes Sublette County, where the wolf was killed. Groups including the Humane Society argued that Wyoming’s animal cruelty law could nonetheless apply there.
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Author of the article:Associated Press
Associated Press
Mead Gruver
Published Aug 21, 2025 • 2 minute read
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — A Wyoming man who allegedly hit a wolf with a snowmobile, taped the wounded animal’s mouth shut and showed it off in a rural bar before killing it has been indicted on an animal cruelty charge by a grand jury nearly a year and a half after the incident.
Cody Roberts last year paid a $250 fine for illegal possession of wildlife but avoided more serious charges as investigators struggled to find cooperative witnesses. Wyoming law gives wide leeway for people to kill wolves and other predators by a variety of means in the vast majority of the state.
Even so, the 12-person grand jury found enough evidence over the past two weeks to support the charge of felony animal cruelty, Sublette County Attorney Clayton Melinkovich said in a statement Wednesday.
Melinkovich had no further comment on the case. Roberts has not commented on the case and did not have a listed working number, nor an attorney on file in state District Court who might comment on his behalf.
If convicted, Roberts faces up to two years in prison and a $5,000 fine.
Widely circulated photos showed a man identified as Roberts posing with the wolf, its mouth bound with tape, on Feb. 29, 2024, in a bar near Daniel, a town of about 150 people about 50 miles (80 kilometres) south of Jackson.
Video clips showed the same animal lying on a floor, alive but barely moving.
The light punishment against Roberts led to calls for a Wyoming tourism boycott, to little apparent effect. Yellowstone National Park had its second-busiest year on record in 2024, up more than 5% from 2023.
Grand juries in Wyoming are rare. The last one to get significant attention, in 2019, found that a sheriff’s deputy did not commit involuntary manslaughter by killing an unarmed man after a traffic stop.
Government-sponsored poisoning, trapping and bounty hunting all but wiped out wolves in the lower 48 states in the 19th and 20th centuries. Starting in the 1990s, a reintroduction program brought them back to Yellowstone and central Idaho, and their numbers have rebounded.
Though wolves remain listed as a federally endangered or threatened species in most of the country, they have no such protection in Idaho, Montana and Wyoming, where they can be hunted and trapped.
Exceptions include Yellowstone and neighbouring Grand Teton National Park, where hunting is prohibited and the wild canines are a major attraction for millions of tourists. In 85% percent of Wyoming, wolves are classified as predators and can be freely killed by virtually any means.
The so-called predator zone includes Sublette County, where the wolf was killed. Groups including the Humane Society argued that Wyoming’s animal cruelty law could nonetheless apply there.
Wyoming man indicted for allegedly hitting wolf with snowmobile, bringing it to bar and killing it
A Wyoming man who allegedly killed a wolf has been indicted on an animal cruelty charge.
Blind baby moose rescued near Ottawa dies ’suddenly and unexpectedly’
Author of the article:Canadian Press
Canadian Press
Sharif Hassan
Published Aug 22, 2025 • 1 minute read
A moose named Cedar is pictured in this photo shared on the Facebook account of Holly's Haven Wildlife Rescue.
A moose named Cedar is pictured in this photo shared on the Facebook account of Holly's Haven Wildlife Rescue. Photo by Holly's Haven Wildlife Rescue /Facebook
A blind baby moose that was set to join the Toronto Zoo after being rescued near Ottawa last month has died.
Holly’s Haven Wildlife Rescue says it’s deeply saddened to share the news about the moose named Cedar, who died “suddenly and unexpectedly.”
The rescue organization says Cedar ate and socialized well, and he showed no sign of stress and no indication of an underlying issue.
It says Cedar was “thriving” in the days and weeks before his death, which has been shocking for the “heartbroken” veterinary professionals.
The baby moose was found wandering alone on a rural road in Hawkesbury, Ont., in early July, and was brought to Holly’s Haven Wildlife Rescue, where he had been getting veterinary care ever since.
The Toronto Zoo was expected to welcome the three-month-old moose in a suitable enclosure after a full zoonotic disease scan.
The cause of his death remains unknown, Holly’s Haven said on its website.
“On the day of his passing, and just an hour and a half prior, Cedar appeared healthy. Then he was gone,” read the post written in his memory.
“That is one of the hardest truths of wildlife rehabilitation. You can do everything right and still lose them.”
It said while Cedar’s life was cut short, his last weeks were full of peace, nourishment and support.
“He was protected from predators, from traffic, and from the fences he couldn’t see. He was not alone. He was loved.”
The organization said a living memorial made of plants and trees will be planted to feed and shelter other animals in Cedar’s memory.
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Author of the article:Canadian Press
Canadian Press
Sharif Hassan
Published Aug 22, 2025 • 1 minute read
A moose named Cedar is pictured in this photo shared on the Facebook account of Holly's Haven Wildlife Rescue.
A moose named Cedar is pictured in this photo shared on the Facebook account of Holly's Haven Wildlife Rescue. Photo by Holly's Haven Wildlife Rescue /Facebook
A blind baby moose that was set to join the Toronto Zoo after being rescued near Ottawa last month has died.
Holly’s Haven Wildlife Rescue says it’s deeply saddened to share the news about the moose named Cedar, who died “suddenly and unexpectedly.”
The rescue organization says Cedar ate and socialized well, and he showed no sign of stress and no indication of an underlying issue.
It says Cedar was “thriving” in the days and weeks before his death, which has been shocking for the “heartbroken” veterinary professionals.
The baby moose was found wandering alone on a rural road in Hawkesbury, Ont., in early July, and was brought to Holly’s Haven Wildlife Rescue, where he had been getting veterinary care ever since.
The Toronto Zoo was expected to welcome the three-month-old moose in a suitable enclosure after a full zoonotic disease scan.
The cause of his death remains unknown, Holly’s Haven said on its website.
“On the day of his passing, and just an hour and a half prior, Cedar appeared healthy. Then he was gone,” read the post written in his memory.
“That is one of the hardest truths of wildlife rehabilitation. You can do everything right and still lose them.”
It said while Cedar’s life was cut short, his last weeks were full of peace, nourishment and support.
“He was protected from predators, from traffic, and from the fences he couldn’t see. He was not alone. He was loved.”
The organization said a living memorial made of plants and trees will be planted to feed and shelter other animals in Cedar’s memory.
Blind baby moose rescued near Ottawa dies ’suddenly and unexpectedly’
A blind baby moose that was set to join the Toronto Zoo after being rescued near Ottawa last month has died.
Charges dropped in crash that killed sisters guiding turtle from road
Charges have been dropped against a Chatham-area man in connection with a crash that killed two sisters trying to rescue a turtle from the roadway in May 2024.
Author of the article:Ellwood Shreve • Chatham Daily News
Published Aug 28, 2025 • Last updated 19 hours ago • 1 minute read
Elizabeth Seremak, left, and Teresa Suliga. (Obituary photos)
Elizabeth Seremak, left, and Teresa Suliga. (Obituary photos)
Charges have been dropped against a Chatham-area man in connection with a crash that killed two sisters trying to rescue a turtle from the roadway in May 2024.
Jarred Hammer, 25, of Raleigh Township, who was charged with careless driving causing death, was before the provincial offences court near Blenheim earlier this week.
Prosecutor Mitchell Ackland was given instructions by assistant Crown attorney Sarah Renaud that “there was no reasonable prospect of conviction” and the charges were to be withdrawn.
Hammer was charged by Chatham-Kent police in November 2024 following a crash on May 18, 2024, that claimed the lives of Teresa Suliga of Blenheim and Elizabeth Seremak of Cambridge, who were known for their love of animals.
The sisters, 66 and 68, were walking along Charing Cross Road near Horton Line, police said.
The community is about 10 minutes south of Chatham.
“Emergency personnel attempted lifesaving measures, but the women . . . succumbed to their injuries,” police said.
Suliga’s neighbour, Shelley Webster, said when she heard her close friend was trying to rescue a turtle when she died: “I thought, ‘That’s just like Teresa.’”
If Suliga saw any “animal in distress, she was there right away, quick,” Webster said.
Suliga and her dog Kaya often would go for walks and Suliga loved to see the deer, rabbits and coyotes.
“Teresa’s greatest love was her family and taking care of animals,” Suliga’s obituary said.
Webster said Seremak often visited her sister in Blenheim.
“They were like best friends. . . . The two of them were like two peas on a pod,” Webster said.
Suliga also loved to experience new things, to travel and to garden, her obituary said.
“Elizabeth was known for her generous heart and helping spirit,” Seremak’s obituary said. “She loved to spend time with her family and especially treasured her grandchildren.”
eshreve@postmedia.com
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Charges have been dropped against a Chatham-area man in connection with a crash that killed two sisters trying to rescue a turtle from the roadway in May 2024.
Author of the article:Ellwood Shreve • Chatham Daily News
Published Aug 28, 2025 • Last updated 19 hours ago • 1 minute read
Elizabeth Seremak, left, and Teresa Suliga. (Obituary photos)
Elizabeth Seremak, left, and Teresa Suliga. (Obituary photos)
Charges have been dropped against a Chatham-area man in connection with a crash that killed two sisters trying to rescue a turtle from the roadway in May 2024.
Jarred Hammer, 25, of Raleigh Township, who was charged with careless driving causing death, was before the provincial offences court near Blenheim earlier this week.
Prosecutor Mitchell Ackland was given instructions by assistant Crown attorney Sarah Renaud that “there was no reasonable prospect of conviction” and the charges were to be withdrawn.
Hammer was charged by Chatham-Kent police in November 2024 following a crash on May 18, 2024, that claimed the lives of Teresa Suliga of Blenheim and Elizabeth Seremak of Cambridge, who were known for their love of animals.
The sisters, 66 and 68, were walking along Charing Cross Road near Horton Line, police said.
The community is about 10 minutes south of Chatham.
“Emergency personnel attempted lifesaving measures, but the women . . . succumbed to their injuries,” police said.
Suliga’s neighbour, Shelley Webster, said when she heard her close friend was trying to rescue a turtle when she died: “I thought, ‘That’s just like Teresa.’”
If Suliga saw any “animal in distress, she was there right away, quick,” Webster said.
Suliga and her dog Kaya often would go for walks and Suliga loved to see the deer, rabbits and coyotes.
“Teresa’s greatest love was her family and taking care of animals,” Suliga’s obituary said.
Webster said Seremak often visited her sister in Blenheim.
“They were like best friends. . . . The two of them were like two peas on a pod,” Webster said.
Suliga also loved to experience new things, to travel and to garden, her obituary said.
“Elizabeth was known for her generous heart and helping spirit,” Seremak’s obituary said. “She loved to spend time with her family and especially treasured her grandchildren.”
eshreve@postmedia.com
Charges dropped in crash that killed sisters guiding turtle from road
Charges have been dropped against a Chatham-area man in connection with a crash that killed two sisters trying to rescue a turtle from the roadway in May 2024.
Graham Greene, Oscar-Nominated ‘Dances with Wolves’ Actor, Dies at 73
Graham Greene, a Canadian actor best known for his Oscar-nominated turn in the 1990 film "Dances with Wolves," died on Monday. He was 73.
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Fare thee well, Mr Greene.Graham Greene, Oscar-Nominated ‘Dances with Wolves’ Actor, Dies at 73
Graham Greene, a Canadian actor best known for his Oscar-nominated turn in the 1990 film "Dances with Wolves," died on Monday. He was 73.
May the Creator welcome you with open arms.
Aww, May you RIP Graham!!Graham Greene, Oscar-Nominated ‘Dances with Wolves’ Actor, Dies at 73
Graham Greene, a Canadian actor best known for his Oscar-nominated turn in the 1990 film "Dances with Wolves," died on Monday. He was 73.
May the Creator welcome you with open arms.
Quebec coroner warns of dangers to farmers from manure gases
Author of the article:Canadian Press
Canadian Press
Published Sep 02, 2025 • Last updated 1 day ago • 1 minute read
MONTREAL — A Quebec coroner is urging the province’s professional farmers association to increase efforts to educate its members on the dangers of slurry pits.
Coroner Nancy Bouchard made the recommendation in reports on the deaths of a couple east of Montreal killed from asphyxiation due to exposure to hydrogen sulphide inside a manure pit at their farm.
Bouchard says that on Oct. 4, 2024, a 44-year-old farmer descended a ladder into a slurry pit on his farm in Ste-Christine, Que., probably to conduct repairs because he had tools with him.
The coroner says the man’s 40-year-old partner found him unconscious in the pit and tried to rescue him, but lost consciousness on the ladder and fell backward onto his body.
The man was declared dead at the scene, and the woman died in hospital 18 days later.
Bouchard says manure pits can contain hydrogen sulphide, carbon dioxide, methane, and ammonia, adding that those gases when combined with a lack of oxygen can cause fainting in seconds and death in minutes.
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Author of the article:Canadian Press
Canadian Press
Published Sep 02, 2025 • Last updated 1 day ago • 1 minute read
MONTREAL — A Quebec coroner is urging the province’s professional farmers association to increase efforts to educate its members on the dangers of slurry pits.
Coroner Nancy Bouchard made the recommendation in reports on the deaths of a couple east of Montreal killed from asphyxiation due to exposure to hydrogen sulphide inside a manure pit at their farm.
Bouchard says that on Oct. 4, 2024, a 44-year-old farmer descended a ladder into a slurry pit on his farm in Ste-Christine, Que., probably to conduct repairs because he had tools with him.
The coroner says the man’s 40-year-old partner found him unconscious in the pit and tried to rescue him, but lost consciousness on the ladder and fell backward onto his body.
The man was declared dead at the scene, and the woman died in hospital 18 days later.
Bouchard says manure pits can contain hydrogen sulphide, carbon dioxide, methane, and ammonia, adding that those gases when combined with a lack of oxygen can cause fainting in seconds and death in minutes.
Slurry pit deaths: Quebec coroner warns of dangers to farmers from manure gases
A Quebec coroner is urging the province's farmers association to increase efforts to educate its members on the dangers of slurry pits.
Cat in San Francisco euthanized after latest bird flu infection tied to raw pet food
Author of the article:Associated Press
Associated Press
Jonel Aleccia
Published Sep 03, 2025 • 2 minute read
This colourized electron microscope image released by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases on March 26, 2024, shows avian influenza A H5N1 virus particles (yellow), grown in Madin-Darby Canine Kidney (MDCK) epithelial cells (blue).
This colourized electron microscope image released by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases on March 26, 2024, shows avian influenza A H5N1 virus particles (yellow), grown in Madin-Darby Canine Kidney (MDCK) epithelial cells (blue). Photo by CDC/NIAID via AP, File /THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Federal health officials are warning that certain lots of raw cat food may be contaminated with H5N1 bird flu after a pet cat in San Francisco that ate the food became infected with the virus and had to be euthanized.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday that two lots of RAWR Raw Cat Food Chicken Eats tested positive for the virus. Analysis by San Francisco health department officials showed that the same strain of the H5N1 virus was present in the pet food and in the cat that died.
The incident is the first reported case of an H5N1 infection from raw food in pet cats since March. Dozens of domestic cats, including nearly 70 this year, have been infected with H5N1, according to the U.S. Agriculture Department. Many of the animals became infected after consuming raw milk or raw pet food contaminated with the virus.
The affected lots of RAWR food include CCS 25 077, with a sell-by date of Sept. 18, 2026, and CCS 250 093, with a sell-by date of Oct. 3, 2026. RAWR raw pet food is sold frozen and must be thawed before use. No recall was posted for the products and representatives for the Grass Valley, California, company did not immediately respond to questions about the contamination.
RAWR Raw Cat Food Chicken Eats are sold in frozen 2.5-pound resealable bags containing 40 1-ounce sliders of food. The product is sold in stores nationwide and online.
The U.S. Agriculture Department’s National Veterinary Services Laboratories confirmed the virus in samples from the food and the cat. Genetic sequencing showed that they contained a virus lineage that was detected in November and December and is no longer circulating. The virus is the same type that has been circulating widely in birds and in U.S. dairy cattle, including those in California.
H5N1 infections can cause illness and death in birds, poultry and mammals such as cats. The virus has not been detected in dogs in the U.S., but there have been fatal cases in other countries. Animals that are very young, very old or have weakened immune systems are at risk of becoming seriously ill from an infection.
No human infections from H5N1 bird flu have been identified in people who handled raw pet food, but humans can become infected and sick if active virus gets into their eyes, nose or mouth.
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Jonel Aleccia
Published Sep 03, 2025 • 2 minute read
This colourized electron microscope image released by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases on March 26, 2024, shows avian influenza A H5N1 virus particles (yellow), grown in Madin-Darby Canine Kidney (MDCK) epithelial cells (blue).
This colourized electron microscope image released by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases on March 26, 2024, shows avian influenza A H5N1 virus particles (yellow), grown in Madin-Darby Canine Kidney (MDCK) epithelial cells (blue). Photo by CDC/NIAID via AP, File /THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Federal health officials are warning that certain lots of raw cat food may be contaminated with H5N1 bird flu after a pet cat in San Francisco that ate the food became infected with the virus and had to be euthanized.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday that two lots of RAWR Raw Cat Food Chicken Eats tested positive for the virus. Analysis by San Francisco health department officials showed that the same strain of the H5N1 virus was present in the pet food and in the cat that died.
The incident is the first reported case of an H5N1 infection from raw food in pet cats since March. Dozens of domestic cats, including nearly 70 this year, have been infected with H5N1, according to the U.S. Agriculture Department. Many of the animals became infected after consuming raw milk or raw pet food contaminated with the virus.
The affected lots of RAWR food include CCS 25 077, with a sell-by date of Sept. 18, 2026, and CCS 250 093, with a sell-by date of Oct. 3, 2026. RAWR raw pet food is sold frozen and must be thawed before use. No recall was posted for the products and representatives for the Grass Valley, California, company did not immediately respond to questions about the contamination.
RAWR Raw Cat Food Chicken Eats are sold in frozen 2.5-pound resealable bags containing 40 1-ounce sliders of food. The product is sold in stores nationwide and online.
The U.S. Agriculture Department’s National Veterinary Services Laboratories confirmed the virus in samples from the food and the cat. Genetic sequencing showed that they contained a virus lineage that was detected in November and December and is no longer circulating. The virus is the same type that has been circulating widely in birds and in U.S. dairy cattle, including those in California.
H5N1 infections can cause illness and death in birds, poultry and mammals such as cats. The virus has not been detected in dogs in the U.S., but there have been fatal cases in other countries. Animals that are very young, very old or have weakened immune systems are at risk of becoming seriously ill from an infection.
No human infections from H5N1 bird flu have been identified in people who handled raw pet food, but humans can become infected and sick if active virus gets into their eyes, nose or mouth.
Cat in San Francisco euthanized after latest bird flu infection tied to raw pet food
Federal health officials are warning that certain lots of raw cat food may be contaminated with H5N1 bird flu.