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Owner pleads guilty to inadequate care after bleeding dog euthanized

William Sheldon Wheatley, 63, is slated to be sentenced Thursday under P.E.I.'s Animal Welfare Act. The incident took place in May 2017.

The terrier mix was brought to AVC 'bleeding badly' from tumour

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The dog was found in May of 2017 in Dunstaffnage, P.E.I. (Brian Higgins/CBC)

A P.E.I. man is slated to be sentenced Thursday inprovincial court in Charlottetown for failing to provide proper care to hisdog.

Thedog, a terrier mix, had to be put down by staff at the Atlantic Veterinary Collegedue to heavy bleeding froma mammary tumour, according to facts read out in court Monday.

"The dog was bleeding badly," Crown prosecutor Jeff MacDonald told courtduring a brief hearing.

William SheldonWheatley, 63, pleaded guilty Monday to failure to provide adequate care to an injured or sick animal.

Dog taken to AVC

According to facts read in court,the incident happened in May of 2017.

The dog was found by a man in Dunstaffnage who put a bandage on the animal's wound.The dog was taken that day to the Atlantic Veterinary College (AVC) in Charlottetown.

Staff at AVC identified a mammary tumour as the cause of the bleeding and made the decision to euthanize the animal.

Awoman called the vet college the following day and identified her father as the owner of the dog, MacDonald told court.

Wheatleywas subsequently charged under P.E.I.'s Animal Welfare Act.

Hedid not have a lawyer with him Monday and has not yet had an opportunity to tell the courthis side of the story.

The case was adjourned until Thursday for sentencing by Judge John Douglas.

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