Whitehorse woman fined $1,300 for abandoning cat

A Whitehorse womanwho abandoned her aging cat on the edge of the cityhas been finedand barred from keeping pets for two years.

MichelleBaudrypleaded guilty in territorial court this week under the city's Animal Protection Actfor abandoning her unlicensed cat, and failing to provide medical care.

The incident happened in July on the Fish Lake Road.A witness reported seeing a woman dump a cat from her vehicle, then runover the animal as she drove away.

The cat died the next day.

BylawchiefDavePrudensays she should have taken her sick old cat to the vet.

"The animal was unhealthy and she was 'returning it to nature,' and our view on that is that's not acceptable," he said.

Baudrymust pay $800in fines andmust donate an additional $500to the MaeBachuranimal shelter emergency fund.

Her sentence includes a two year ban from owning or caring for any pets in the City of Whitehorse.