— Animal welfare officials have swooped down on a small central Quebec zoo, seizing lions, tigers and bears while charging the owner of the park with animal cruelty. The Montreal branch of the SPCA said Tuesday that St-Edouard Zoo owner, Normand Trahan, faces two charges under the Criminal Code — one count each of criminal animal neglect and criminal animal cruelty. According to charges filed in court in Trois-Rivieres, Que., the alleged infractions were alleged to have taken place between May 2016 and October 2018. She said SPCA officials were on site as of 7 a.m. conducting inventories. Michel Lebrun, Trahan’s lawyer, told reporters in Trois-Rivieres, Que., his client would need to verify what’s going on with the property.

Source: National Post May 22, 2019 12:31 UTC