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Woman pleads not guilty to animal cruelty in case of puppies in Alberta outhouse

Article online since September 15th 2008, 23:00
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PINCHER CREEK, Alta. - A 42-year-old Alberta woman charged after five puppies were thrown down an outhouse and left to die last winter has pleaded not guilty to animal cruelty charges.

Samantha Rieberger of Crowsnest Pass faces a trial in Pincher Creek provincial court Feb. 9.

A co-accused, Frederick Hoath, has already gone to trial and a judge is to hand down a verdict Sept. 29.

The two were charged last January after RCMP were called to an outhouse along Highway 3 near the Alberta-British Columbia boundary.

A motorist who had stopped to use the outhouse heard whining coming from inside.

The eight-week-old Lab-cross pups were rescued after a lengthy operation that saw the outhouse taken apart, and all five of them were given a clean bill of health and adopted out.

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