Anthony Scissons of Dunrobbin has been convicted to illegal slaughter
of lambs at his farm.
The slaughter was done for celebration of Eid by Muslims in
the community.
Justice of
the Peace Brian Mackey ruled that Scissons could not use the Charter of Rights and
Freedoms as his defence, but deferred his formal decision until March 11.
That’s when
he was judged guilty of violating regulations of the Food Safety and Quality
Act., including carrying on a licensed activity without holding a licence, failure
to ensure pre-slaughter iinspection of food animal and approval for slaughter, failure to ensure after-slaughter inspection
and unlawful selling of a carcass.
The court
ordered Mr. Scissons to pay a total of $1,250. Two additional charges for
selling the carcass of a food animal were stayed.
